There are many tools available to write PowerShell code or even to create PowerShell-based GUIs. Many administrators just stick to the PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), but there are also a lot of other different tools available. Therefore, I want to give an overview with a small description of each tool and also make a recommendation.Â
The following list is not an exhaustive list of tools but includes tools the authors have personal experience with. When choosing the proper tool for scripting, we can only recommend testing the tool in your day-to-day work properly before. Free and open source tools might, for example, be superior to paid tools or might be a better fit for your scripting style:
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PowerShell Console |
Free |
The PowerShell Console is the most basic tool for executing PowerShell commands. Just open... |
