k9s
Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!
INSTALLATION
$ brew install derailed/k9s/k9s$ snap install k9s --devmode$ pacman -S k9s$ wget https://github.com/derailed/k9s/releases/latest/download/k9s_linux_amd64.deb && sudo apt install ./k9s_linux_amd64.deb && rm k9s_linux_amd64.deb$ winget install k9s$ # NOTE: The dev version will be in effect! go install github.com/derailed/k9s@latest$ curl -sS https://webinstall.dev/k9s | bash
DESCRIPTION
K9s provides a terminal UI to interact with your Kubernetes clusters. The aim of this project is to make it easier to navigate, observe and manage your applications in the wild. K9s continually watches Kubernetes for changes and offers subsequent commands to interact with your observed resources.
DETAILS
- Repository
- derailed/k9s (2026-11-08)
- Website
k9scli.io
- Author
- derailed
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Category
- DevOps & Cloud
- Language
- Go
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Version
- v0.51.0 (2026-06-06)
- Repo Age
- 7 years old
STAR HISTORY
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SEE ALSO
- Featured in Kubernetes and cloud TUIs
- Featured in CLI and TUI tools for Windows
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