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Mega Collection of PowerShell Scripts

This repository provides more than 250 useful and cross-platform PowerShell scripts in the 📂Scripts subfolder - to be used by command-line interface (CLI), for remote control (e.g. via SSH), by context menu, by voice control (see also the talk2windows repository), by automation software like Jenkins, automatically as daily tasks, or simply to learn PowerShell. See the FAQ page if you need help or have any questions.

Note: the scripts fully support Unicode characters. It's recommended to use a modern console supporting UTF-8 (e.g. Windows Terminal).

🔊 Scripts for Audio & Voice

Script Description Help
list-voices.ps1 Lists the installed text-to-speech voices Help
play-beep-sound.ps1 Plays a short beep sound Help
play-files.ps1 Plays the given audio files Help
play-happy-birthday.ps1 Plays the Happy Birthday song Help
play-imperial-march.ps1 Plays the Imperial March (Star Wars) Help
play-jingle-bells.ps1 Plays Jingle Bells Help
play-mission-impossible.ps1 Plays the Mission Impossible theme Help
play-m3u.ps1 Plays the given playlist (M3U file format) Help
play-mp3.ps1 Plays the given sound file (MP3 file format) Help
play-super-mario.ps1 Plays the Super Mario intro Help
play-tetris-melody.ps1 Plays the Tetris melody Help
speak-checklist.ps1 Speaks the given checklist by text-to-speech Help
speak-countdown.ps1 Starts a countdown by text-to-speech Help
speak-english.ps1 Speaks the given text with an English text-to-speech voice Help
speak-epub.ps1 Speaks the content of the given Epub file by text-to-speech Help
speak-file.ps1 Speaks the content of the given text file by text-to-speech Help
speak-french.ps1 Speaks the given text with a French text-to-speech voice Help
speak-german.ps1 Speaks the given text with a German text-to-speech voice Help
speak-italian.ps1 Speaks the given text with an Italian text-to-speech voice Help
speak-spanish.ps1 Speaks the given text with a Spanish text-to-speech voice Help
speak-test.ps1 Performs a speak test by text-to-speech Help
speak-text.ps1 Speaks the given text by text-to-speech Help
tell-joke.ps1 Tell a joke by text-to-speech Help
tell-quote.ps1 Tell a quote by text-to-speech Help
turn-volume-down.ps1 Turns the audio volume down Help
turn-volume-off.ps1 Turn audio off Help
turn-volume-on.ps1 Turn audio on Help
turn-volume-up.ps1 Turns the audio volume up Help

⚙️ Scripts to Manage Computers

Script Description Help
add-firewall-rules.ps1 Adds firewall rules for the given executables (needs admin rights) Help
check-cpu.ps1 Checks the CPU temperature Help
check-dns.ps1 Checks the DNS resolution Help
check-drive-space.ps1 Checks a drive for free space left Help
check-file-system.ps1 Checks the file system of a drive (needs admin rights) Help
check-health.ps1 Checks the system health Help
check-ping.ps1 Checks the ping latency to the internet Help
check-swap-space.ps1 Checks the swap space for free space left Help
check-windows-system-files.ps1 Checks the validity of the Windows system files (needs admin rights) Help
enable-crash-dumps.ps1 Enables the writing of crash dumps Help
hibernate.ps1 Enables hibernate mode for the local computer (needs admin rights) Help
install-github-cli.ps1 Installs GitHub CLI Help
install-chrome-browser.ps1 Installs the Google Chrome browser Help
install-knot-resolver.ps1 Installs the Knot Resolver (needs admin rights) Help
install-ssh-client.ps1 Installs the SSH client (needs admin rights) Help
install-ssh-server.ps1 Installs the SSH server (needs admin rights) Help
install-signal-cli.ps1 Installs signal-cli from github.com/AsamK/signal-cli Help
install-updates.ps1 Installs updates (need admin rights) Help
install-wsl.ps1 Installs Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), needs admin rights Help
list-cli-tools.ps1 Lists available command-line interface (CLI) tools Help
list-drives.ps1 Lists all drives Help
list-network-shares.ps1 Lists all network shares of the local computer Help
list-installed-apps.ps1 Lists the installed Windows Store apps Help
list-installed-software.ps1 Lists the installed software (except Windows Store apps) Help
list-printers.ps1 Lists all printer known to the computer Help
list-print-jobs.ps1 Lists all jobs of all printers Help
list-processes.ps1 Lists the local computer processes Help
list-services.ps1 Lists the services on the local computer Help
list-system-info.ps1 Lists system information on the local computer Help
list-tasks.ps1 Lists all Windows scheduler tasks Help
list-timezone.ps1 Lists the current time zone details Help
list-timezones.ps1 Lists all time zones available Help
list-user-groups.ps1 Lists the user groups on the local computer Help
poweroff.ps1 Halts the local computer (needs admin rights) Help
query-smart-data.ps1 Queries the S.M.A.R.T. data of your HDD/SSD's Help
reboot.ps1 Reboots the local computer (needs admin rights) Help
remove-print-jobs.ps1 Removes all jobs from all printers Help
restart-network-adapters.ps1 Restarts all local network adapters Help
upgrade-ubuntu.ps1 Upgrades Ubuntu Linux to the latest (LTS) release Help
wakeup.ps1 Sends a magic packet to a computer to wake him up Help

💻 Scripts for the Desktop

Script Description Help
close-calculator.ps1 Closes the calculator application Help
close-cortana.ps1 Closes Cortana Help
close-chrome.ps1 Closes the Chrome browser Help
close-program.ps1 Closes the given program gracefully Help
close-edge.ps1 Closes the Edge browser Help
close-file-explorer.ps1 Closes Microsoft File Explorer Help
close-firefox.ps1 Closes the Firefox browser Help
close-microsoft-store.ps1 Closes the Microsoft Store app Help
close-netflix.ps1 Closes the Netflix app Help
close-onedrive.ps1 Closes Microsoft OneDrive Help
close-serenade.ps1 Closes the Serenade application Help
close-snipping-tool.ps1 Closes the Snipping Tool application Help
close-spotify.ps1 Closes Spotify Help
close-system-settings.ps1 Closes the System Settings window Help
close-task-manager.ps1 Closes the Task Manager Help
close-thunderbird.ps1 Closes Mozilla Thunderbird Help
close-vlc.ps1 Closes the VLC media player application Help
close-windows-terminal.ps1 Closes the Windows Terminal application Help
enable-god-mode.ps1 Enables the god mode (adds a new icon to the desktop) Help
list-clipboard.ps1 Lists the contents of the clipboard Help
new-email.ps1 Starts the default email client to write a new email Help
open-amazon-website.ps1 Opens Amazon's website Help
open-default-browser.ps1 Launches the default Web browser Help
open-calculator.ps1 Starts the calculator program Help
open-c-drive.ps1 Opens the C: drive folder Help
open-downloads-folders.ps1 Opens the user's downloads folder Help
open-dropbox-folder.ps1 Opens the user's Dropbox folder Help
open-edge.ps1 Launches the Edge browser Help
open-email-client.ps1 Starts the default email client Help
open-facebook-website.ps1 Opens Facebook's website Help
open-file-explorer.ps1 Opens the File Explorer Help
open-firefox.ps1 Launches the Firefox browser Help
open-fritz-box.ps1 Opens FRITZ!Box's web interface Help
open-github.ps1 Opens GitHub's website Help
open-google-contacts.ps1 Opens Google Contacts Help
open-google-earth.ps1 Opens Google Earth Help
open-google-mail.ps1 Opens Google Mail Help
open-google-maps.ps1 Opens Google Maps Help
open-google-news.ps1 Opens Google News Help
open-google-play.ps1 Opens Google Play Help
open-google-search.ps1 Opens Google Search Help
open-google-translate.ps1 Opens Google Translate Help
open-home-folder.ps1 Opens the user's home folder Help
open-music-folder.ps1 Opens the user's music folder Help
open-netflix.ps1 Starts the Netflix app Help
open-microsoft-store.ps1 Launches the Microsoft Store app Help
open-notepad.ps1 Starts the Notepad app Help
open-onedrive-folder.ps1 Opens the user's OneDrive folder Help
open-pictures-folder.ps1 Opens the user's pictures folder Help
open-recycle-bin.ps1 Opens the user's recycle bin folder Help
open-repos-folder.ps1 Opens the user's Git repositories folder Help
open-snipping-tool.ps1 Starts the Snipping Tool Help
open-speed-test.ps1 Opens Cloudflare's speed test Help
open-spotify.ps1 Opens Spotify Help
open-system-settings.ps1 Opens system settings of Windows Help
open-task-manager.ps1 Starts the Task Manager Help
open-videos-folder.ps1 Opens the user's videos folder Help
open-windows-terminal.ps1 Launches Windows Terminal Help
open-wikipedia-website.ps1 Opens Wikipedia's website Help
open-youtube-website.ps1 Opens YouTube's website Help
remind-me.ps1 Creates a scheduled task that will display a popup message Help
save-screenshot.ps1 Saves a single screenshot Help
set-wallpaper.ps1 Sets the given image as wallpaper Help

📁 Scripts for Files & Folders

Script Description Help
cd-autostart.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's autostart folder Help
cd-desktop.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's desktop folder Help
cd-docs.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's documents folder Help
cd-downloads.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's downloads folder Help
cd-dropbox.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's Dropbox folder Help
cd-home.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's home folder Help
cd-music.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's music folder Help
cd-onedrive.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's OneDrive folder Help
cd-pics.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's pictures folder Help
cd-recycle-bin.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's recycle bin folder Help
cd-repos.ps1 Change the working directory to the user's Git repositories folder Help
cd-root.ps1 Set the working directory to the root directory (C:\ on Windows) Help
cd-scripts.ps1 Set the working directory to the PowerShell Scripts folder Help
cd-ssh.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's SSH folder Help
cd-up.ps1 Set the working directory to one directory level up Help
cd-up2.ps1 Set the working directory to two directory levels up Help
cd-up3.ps1 Set the working directory to three directory levels up Help
cd-up4.ps1 Set the working directory to four directory levels up Help
cd-videos.ps1 Set the working directory to the user's videos folder Help
check-symlinks.ps1 Checks every symlink in a directory tree Help
check-xml-file.ps1 Checks the given XML file for validity Help
clear-recycle-bin.ps1 Removes the content of the recycle bin folder (can not be undo!) Help
copy-photos-sorted.ps1 Copy image files sorted by year and month Help
decrypt-file.ps1 Encrypts the given file Help
download-dir.ps1 Downloads a directory tree from the given URL Help
download-file.ps1 Downloads a file from the given URL Help
edit.ps1 Edits the given file with the built-in text editor Help
encrypt-file.ps1 Encrypts the given file Help
get-md5.ps1 Prints the MD5 checksum of the given file Help
get-sha1.ps1 Prints the SHA1 checksum of the given file Help
get-sha256.ps1 Prints the SHA256 checksum of the given file Help
inspect-exe.ps1 Prints basic information of the given executable file Help
list-dir-tree.ps1 Lists the directory tree content Help
list-empty-dirs.ps1 Lists empty subfolders within the given directory tree Help
list-empty-files.ps1 Lists empty files within the given directory tree Help
list-files.ps1 Lists all files in the given folder and also in every subfolder Help
list-folder.ps1 Lists the folder content Help
list-hidden-files.ps1 Lists hidden files within the given directory tree Help
list-recycle-bin.ps1 Lists the content of the recycle bin folder Help
list-unused-files.ps1 Lists unused files in a directory tree Help
list-workdir.ps1 Lists the current working directory Help
make-install.ps1 Installs built executables and libs to the installation directory Help
new-shortcut.ps1 Creates a new shortcut file Help
new-symlink.ps1 Creates a new symbolic link file Help
new-zipfile.ps1 Creates a new .zip file from a directory Help
publish-to-ipfs.ps1 Publishes the given files or directory to IPFS Help
remove-empty-dirs.ps1 Removes empty subfolders within the given directory tree Help
replace-in-files.ps1 Search and replace a pattern in the given files by the replacement Help
search-filename.ps1 Searches the directory tree for filenames by given pattern Help
search-files.ps1 Searches the given pattern in the given files Help
upload-file.ps1 Uploads the local file to the given FTP server Help

♻️ Scripts to Convert Files

Script Description Help
convert-csv2txt.ps1 Converts a given .CSV file to a text file Help
convert-mysql2csv.ps1 Converts a MySQL database table to a .CSV file Help
convert-ps2bat.ps1 Converts a PowerShell script to a .BAT file Help
convert-ps2md.ps1 Converts the comment-based help of a PowerShell script to Markdown Help
convert-sql2csv.ps1 Converts a SQL database table to a .CSV file Help
convert-txt2wav.ps1 Converts text to a .WAV audio file Help
export-to-manuals.ps1 Exports all scripts as manuals Help
export-to-serenade.ps1 Exports all scripts to Serenade for voice control Help

📝 Scripts for Git

Script Description Help
build-repo.ps1 Builds a Git repository Help
build-repos.ps1 Builds all Git repositories in a folder Help
clean-repo.ps1 Cleans a Git repository from untracked files (including submodules) Help
clean-repos.ps1 Cleans all Git repositories in a folder from untracked files (including submodules) Help
clone-repos.ps1 Clones well-known Git repositories Help
configure-git.ps1 Sets up the Git user configuration Help
fetch-repo.ps1 Fetches updates for a Git repository (including submodules) Help
fetch-repos.ps1 Fetches updates for all Git repositories in a folder (including submodules) Help
list-branches.ps1 Lists all branches in a Git repository Help
list-commits.ps1 Lists all commits in a Git repository Help
list-latest-tag.ps1 Lists the latest tag on the current branch in a Git repository Help
list-latest-tags.ps1 Lists the latests tags in all Git repositories under a directory Help
list-submodules.ps1 Lists the submodules in a Git repository Help
list-tags.ps1 Lists all tags in a Git repository Help
new-branch.ps1 Creates a new branch in a Git repository Help
new-tag.ps1 Creates a new tag in a Git repository Help
pick-commit.ps1 Cherry-picks a Git commit into multiple branches Help
pull-repo.ps1 Pulls updates for a Git repository (including submodules) Help
pull-repos.ps1 Pulls updates for all Git repositories in a folder (including submodules) Help
remove-tag.ps1 Removes a tag in a Git repository Help
switch-branch.ps1 Switches the branch in a Git repository (including submodules) Help
sync-repo.ps1 Synchronizes a Git repository by push & pull (including submodules) Help

🔎 Scripts for PowerShell

Script Description Help
daily-tasks.sh Execute PowerShell scripts automatically as daily tasks (Linux only) Help
introduce-powershell.ps1 Introduces PowerShell to new users Help
list-aliases.ps1 Lists all PowerShell aliases Help
list-automatic-variables.ps1 Lists the automatic variables of PowerShell Help
list-cheat-sheet.ps1 Lists the PowerShell cheat sheet Help
list-cmdlets.ps1 Lists the PowerShell cmdlets Help
list-console-colors.ps1 Lists all console colors Help
list-modules.ps1 Lists the PowerShell modules Help
list-profiles.ps1 Lists your PowerShell profiles Help
list-scripts.ps1 Lists all PowerShell scripts in this repository Help
new-script.ps1 Creates a new PowerShell script Help
set-profile.ps1 Updates your PowerShell user profile Help

🛒 Various PowerShell Scripts

Script Description Help
add-memo.ps1 Adds the given memo text to $HOME/Memos.csv Help
check-ipv4-address.ps1 Checks the given IPv4 address for validity Help
check-ipv6-address.ps1 Checks the given IPv6 address for validity Help
check-mac-address.ps1 Checks the given MAC address for validity Help
check-subnet-mask.ps1 Checks the given subnet mask for validity Help
check-weather.ps1 Checks the current weather for critical values Help
display-time.ps1 Displays the current time for 10 seconds by default Help
list-anagrams.ps1 Lists all anagrams of the given word Help
list-city-weather.ps1 Lists the current weather of cities worldwide (west to east) Help
list-countries.ps1 Lists details of all countries Help
list-credits.ps1 Shows the credits Help
list-crypto-rates.ps1 Lists the current crypto exchange rates Help
list-environment-variables.ps1 Lists all environment variables Help
list-emojis.ps1 Lists the emojis of Unicode 13.0 Help
list-fritzbox-calls.ps1 Lists the FRITZ!Box calls Help
list-fritzbox-devices.ps1 Lists FRITZ!Box's known devices Help
list-earthquakes.ps1 Lists earthquakes with magnitude >= 6.0 for the last 30 days Help
list-exchange-rates.ps1 Lists the current exchange rates for the given currency Help
list-memos.ps1 Lists the memos at $HOME/Memos.csv Help
list-mysql-tables.ps1 Lists the MySQL server tables Help
list-news.ps1 Lists the latest news Help
list-os-releases.ps1 Lists operating system releases and download URL Help
list-os-updates.ps1 Lists operating system updates Help
list-passwords.ps1 Prints a list of random passwords Help
list-pins.ps1 Prints a list of random PIN's Help
list-sql-tables.ps1 Lists the SQL server tables Help
list-tiobe-index.ps1 Lists the TIOBE index of top programming languages Help
list-weather.ps1 Lists the hourly weather Help
locate-city.ps1 Prints the geographic location of the given city Help
locate-ipaddress.ps1 Prints the geographic location of the given IP address Help
locate-zip-code.ps1 Prints the geographic location of the given zip-code Help
moon.ps1 Prints the current moon phase Help
new-qrcode.ps1 Generates a new QR code image file Help
reboot-fritzbox.ps1 Reboots the FRITZ!box device Help
scan-ports.ps1 Scans the network for open/closed ports Help
send-email.ps1 Sends an email message Help
send-tcp.ps1 Sends a TCP message to the given IP address and port Help
send-udp.ps1 Sends a UDP datagram message to the given IP address and port Help
set-timer.ps1 Sets a timer for a countdown Help
simulate-matrix.ps1 Simulates the Matrix (fun) Help
simulate-presence.ps1 Simulates the human presence against burglars Help
start-calibre-server.ps1 Starts a local Calibre server Help
start-ipfs-server.ps1 Starts a local IPFS server Help
switch-shelly1.ps1 Switches a Shelly1 device in the local network Help
translate-file.ps1 Translates the given text file into other languages Help
translate-files.ps1 Translates the given text files into any supported language Help
translate-text.ps1 Translates the given text in English into other languages Help
weather.ps1 Prints the current weather forecast Help
weather-report.ps1 Prints the local weather report Help
what-is.ps1 Prints a description of the given abbreviation Help
write-animated.ps1 Writes animated text Help
write-big.ps1 Writes the given text in big letters Help
write-blue.ps1 Writes the given text in a blue foreground color Help
write-braille.ps1 Writes the given text in Braille Help
write-calendar.ps1 Writes the calendar (month of year) Help
write-green.ps1 Writes the given text in a green foreground color Help
write-joke.ps1 Writes a random Juck Norris joke Help
write-lowercase.ps1 Writes the given text in lowercase letters Help
write-marquee.ps1 Writes the given text as marquee Help
write-morse-code.ps1 Writes the given text in Morse code Help
write-motd.ps1 Writes the message of the day (MOTD) Help
write-quote.ps1 Writes a random quote Help
write-red.ps1 Writes the given text in a red foreground color Help
write-rot13.ps1 Encodes or decodes the given text with ROT13 Help
write-typewriter.ps1 Writes the given text with the typewriter effect Help
write-uppercase.ps1 Writes the given text in uppercase letters Help
write-vertical.ps1 Writes the given text in vertical direction Help

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