A native desktop Kubernetes manager built for engineers who want a fast, beautiful, and distraction-free way to manage their clusters — no browser, no subscription, no limits.

kubelizeme app screenshot

Everything you need

Built with Rust + Tauri for native performance. No Electron, no browser overhead.

Multi-cluster support

Connect to all your clusters at once with tabbed navigation. Switch instantly with ⌘1–9.

All Kubernetes resources

Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, Services, Ingresses, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Nodes, CRDs and more — all in one place.

Live log streaming

Stream logs from any pod in real time. Multi-pod log viewer lets you watch multiple containers side by side.

Integrated terminal

Exec into any pod directly from the app. Full terminal experience without leaving your workflow.

Global search

Find any resource across all connected clusters instantly with ⌘K.

Native performance

Built with Rust and Tauri v2. Starts in under a second, uses a fraction of the memory of Electron apps.

The full picture

Every capability built into kubelizeme — click any category to explore.

Cluster Management 7 features
Multi-cluster tabs — connect to unlimited clusters with instant switching via ⌘1-9
Color-coded tab groups — organize clusters by environment with drag-to-reorder
Auto-reconnect — persistent connections survive app restarts
Service account token auth — connect via token without kubeconfig files
Multi-kubeconfig merge — auto-discovers KUBECONFIG env, ~/.kube/config, and user-added files
Cluster dashboard — pod phases, node health, resource usage, and warnings at a glance
Health monitoring — per-cluster latency ping with visual status indicators
Resource Browser 5 features
30+ resource types — Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs, CronJobs, Services, Ingresses, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Nodes, Namespaces, HPAs, PDBs, NetworkPolicies, and more
Rich detail panels — click any resource for a kubectl-describe-style side panel with raw YAML view
Owner references — clickable "Owned By" chips to navigate resource hierarchies
CRD browser — discover and browse Custom Resource Definitions grouped by API group
Resource events — view events scoped to any resource directly in the detail panel
Workload Operations 8 features
Edit & apply YAML — in-app YAML editor with direct apply to the cluster
Scale deployments — quick scale dialog for instant replica changes
Rollout restart — one-click rolling restart for deployments and statefulsets
Rollout history — timeline view with live diff between revisions
Patch labels — add or remove labels inline on any resource
Node maintenance — cordon, uncordon, and drain actions
Namespace lifecycle — create and delete namespaces with resource counts and pin/hide
Read-only mode — toggle to prevent accidental mutations
Helm Integration 6 features
Release management — list, inspect, upgrade, rollback, and uninstall Helm releases
Chart browser — search and install charts from configured repositories
Dry-run preview — preview upgrade changes before applying them
Release history — full revision timeline with inline diff viewer
Repo management — add, remove, and update Helm chart repositories
Multi-context aware — all Helm commands scoped to the correct cluster context
RBAC Visualizer 4 features
Subject-first browser — explore permissions by user, group, or service account
Risk scoring — instantly identify overly permissive bindings
Interactive graph — visual RBAC relationship graph scoped to selected subjects
Color-coded roles — distinct colors for Role, ClusterRole, RoleBinding, ClusterRoleBinding
Workload Topology 3 features
Visual dependency graph — Deployments → ReplicaSets → Pods → Services → Ingresses
Per-row overlay — expand the topology graph directly from any deployment row
Theme-aware rendering — nodes, edges, and backgrounds adapt to light and dark mode
Log Viewer 6 features
Multi-pod streaming — stream logs from multiple pods simultaneously, stern-style
Pod sidebar — per-pod color coding with Only / All / None filter controls
Previous container logs — view logs from crashed or restarted containers
Save to file — export logs for offline analysis
ANSI color support — full terminal color rendering in the log viewer
10,000-line buffer — smooth scrolling with high-performance ring buffer
Embedded Terminal 4 features
Local shell — built-in terminal with kubectl context auto-injected
Exec into containers — one-click shell access to running containers
Quake-style panel — slide-down terminal toggled with backtick key
Nerd Font support — proper glyph rendering for powerline prompts
Secrets Management 3 features
Masked by default — values hidden at the Rust backend level, never exposed to the UI
Explicit reveal — click to decode with per-key copy button
Auto-seal countdown — configurable timer re-masks secrets automatically
Search & Command Palette 5 features
Global search — instant cross-namespace resource search with ⌘K
Command palette — kubectl-like command interface with ⌘⇧P and autocomplete
Saved searches — bookmark frequently used queries for instant access
Dynamic API resources — palette auto-discovers CRD kinds from the cluster
History & favorites — recent commands and pinned favorites in the palette
Port Forwarding 2 features
Services & Pods — forward ports with one click from any service or pod
Active session panel — manage all active port forwards in one place
Performance & UX 10 features
Adaptive caching — intelligent polling that adjusts to cluster activity
Active-tab-only fetching — only the visible cluster tab polls the API
Binary detection — auto-detects helm/kubectl and gates UI actions accordingly
Dark & light mode — full theme support across every screen
Accent color picker — customize the app's accent color to your taste
Google Fonts — choose from 12 fonts with 5 size presets
Configurable density — compact to comfortable row spacing
Keyboard shortcuts — comprehensive hotkeys for power users
Dynamic window title — shows active cluster, view, and namespace
Native performance — Rust backend, no Electron, starts in under a second

See it in action

Every screen designed for clarity. Dark and light themes included.

Dashboard - Dark theme
Cluster Dashboard

Pod phases, node readiness, resource usage — everything at a glance.

Pods with integrated terminal
Pods + Integrated Terminal

Exec into any pod with the quake-style terminal panel. Multiple sessions in tabs.

Live log streaming
Multi-Pod Log Streaming

Stream logs from multiple pods simultaneously with color-coded output and filtering.

Deployments view
Deployments

Scale replicas, trigger rollout restarts, and monitor deployment health.

Cluster Manager
Cluster Manager

Connect, disconnect, and manage multiple kubeconfig files and token connections.

Settings panel
Fully Customizable

Themes, accent colors, fonts, density, keyboard shortcuts, and command aliases.

100%

Free forever

0

Telemetry or tracking

Clusters supported

macOS

Native app

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Get started quickly

Available for macOS and Linux — no account, no sign-up, no license key.

# Add the tap
brew tap amioranza/tools
# Install kubelizeme
brew install --cask amioranza/tools/kubelizeme
# Update to latest version
brew upgrade --cask amioranza/tools/kubelizeme

Or download the DMG directly

Download v1.5.0 for macOS

Universal binary — Apple Silicon & Intel

# Download and install the .deb package
curl -LO https://releases.mioranza.tech/kubelizeme-v1.5.0-linux-x86_64.deb
sudo dpkg -i kubelizeme-v1.5.0-linux-x86_64.deb

Choose your package format

x86_64 — Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+, Fedora 38+

Prerequisites — optional CLI tools for specific features
helm optional — Helm write operations (upgrade, install, rollback, uninstall)
brew install helm
kubectl optional — Port forwarding
brew install kubectl

All other features use the Kubernetes API natively and require no additional tools.