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npiperelay is a lightweight open-source utility that bridges the gap between Windows named pipes and command-line environments, enabling transparent access to Windows-side pipes from within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Developed by albertony, the tool exposes standard input and output streams to WSL processes and relays the data bidirectionally to a Windows named pipe, making it possible to integrate Windows services and applications that communicate over pipes into typical Unix-style shell workflows. Typical use cases include forwarding Docker for Windows’ named pipe endpoint into WSL so that Linux distributions can run the Docker CLI natively, attaching debugging or logging agents that reside on Windows, or scripting interactions with any Windows process that exposes a pipe interface. Because npiperelay acts as a simple relay, it pairs naturally with the socat multipurpose socket handler already present in most WSL distributions, allowing users to construct one-line commands that appear to local Linux tools as ordinary stdin/stdout streams. The program is classified under System Utilities / Network Tools and is currently offered in version 1.11.0, the sixth public release, reflecting incremental improvements in stability, performance, and compatibility with recent WSL and Windows builds. All prior versions remain documented for users who need to match specific environments. npiperelay is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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