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[FEATURE]: : Enable OpenCode Desktop to use WSL environment settings #5718
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OpenCode Desktop currently requires installation/execution via Windows PowerShell and defaults to native Windows settings. It does not recognize or follow the configuration set up within OpenCode in WSL.
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github-actions commentedon Dec 18, 2025
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
Both issues address the need for OpenCode Desktop to work with WSL environments on Windows. #5635 provides detailed implementation proposals for enabling WSL backend support in the Desktop app.
saheljalal commentedon Jan 4, 2026
VSCode and Antigravity appear to work with WSL without issues. I installed OpenCode in WSL and configured everything and then installing the desktop app for Windows none of the config was used. It would be great to have this working similar to other IDEs. That way all of the tooling (npm, bun, etc.) can work seamlessly as expected without installing additional ones.
souhaiebtar commentedon Jan 11, 2026
i used
/mnt/c/Users/tunknown/AppData/Local/OpenCode/OpenCode.exe .in wsl 2 and it did work, the project did open in OpenCode desktop just fine
the path under windows on my pc is
C:\Users\tunknown\AppData\Local\OpenCode\OpenCode.exeOpenCode.exeis the opencode Desktopthdxr commentedon Mar 25, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 90 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.
XedinUnknown commentedon Apr 21, 2026
This one hasn't been closed, though. And I'm very interested in having this. Why wouldn't that be a thing already? The architecture clearly was built for this usecase. It's a part of the reason why I want to continue using OpenCode in Windows too, not just TUI: the UI seems very pretty and more user-friendly on Windows. My whole workflow already revolves around WSL, and both Zed and JetBrains are configured for WSL everywhere. Every project has a Docker environment, running under WSL. This is so convenient with at least basic support that I'm sure most engineers like myself who are on Windows either already do this or they should start - and why there isn't really a good reason anymore not to use Windows (if you're already on it). I would really love this to be a thing in OpenCode too! Such a great product with a lot of potential.
vuhungthang commentedon Apr 21, 2026
@XedinUnknown I just found out they attached instructions here: https://opencode.ai/docs/windows-wsl/#desktop-app--wsl-server
I tried it before, you can take a look at it
XedinUnknown commentedon Apr 22, 2026
@vuhungthang, that's exactly the article I followed, which brought me here. It says:
Connect how? Where is the config file or the settings screen, where I enter the server URL?
andersoal commentedon May 8, 2026
I think this is the option you are missing
Something confused to me was how to open a project. Not sure, but using the WSL path
\\wsl.localhost\...seems the right way to avoid issues.