KubeUI

KubeUI is a desktop Kubernetes client built for day to day cluster work. It combines resource browsing, YAML editing, operational actions, and cluster-aware tooling in a native cross-platform UI.

It is aimed at the common workflow of:

• connecting to one or more clusters
• browsing and filtering resources
• inspecting workload state
• editing manifests safely
• validating changes before applying them
• performing operational tasks without dropping to the terminal for every step

What KubeUI Does

KubeUI provides a cluster workspace for exploring and operating Kubernetes resources with a strong focus on:

• fast resource discovery
• practical workload operations
• YAML-first editing with Kubernetes-aware assistance
• support for built-in resources and CRDs
• working correctly in environments with limited RBAC permissions

Core Features

Cluster and Workspace

• Connect to Kubernetes clusters from a desktop UI
• Multi-window and multi-monitor friendly workspace
• Dockable layout for working with multiple tools and views at once
• Automatic updates

Resource Browsing

• Browse cluster resources in tabular views
• Filtering, sorting, and search across resource lists
• Namespace-aware navigation
• Support for Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)
• Resource visualization features for understanding relationships between objects

YAML Editor

• View and edit resources as YAML
• Kubernetes-aware completion for built-in resources and CRDs
• Field documentation inside completion tooltips
• YAML-specific editing behavior:
  • 2-space indentation
  • list continuation
  • smart list exit
  • block indent and unindent
• Validation while editing
• Inline validation feedback in the editor
• Server-side dry run from edit mode before saving

Resource Operations

• Create, inspect, edit, and apply resources as YAML
• Dry run manifests against the API server
• Import YAML into the cluster

Workload Tooling

• Pod logs
• Pod console / exec
• Pod port forwarding
• Service port forwarding
• Pod CPU and memory usage when metrics are available

Resource-Specific Actions

• Node cordon
• Node uncordon
• Node drain
• Secret certificate inspection, including certificate detail views such as expiry

Security and RBAC

• Works with limited permission sets
• Handles clusters where namespace list/watch access is restricted
• Supports namespace-scoped permissions and reduced-access workflows

Supported Platforms

Releases are available for AMD64 and ARM64 on:

• Linux
• macOS (known issue note)
• Windows
  • winget install KubeUI
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Download binaries from Releases.

Build

Prerequisites:

• .NET SDK 10.0
• Docker

Build steps:

1. Install the .NET SDK from dotnet.microsoft.com
2. Open the repository in your preferred .NET IDE or editor
3. Restore, build, and run the solution

Project Structure

• src/KubeUI.Kubernetes Kubernetes runtime, cluster integration, serialization, and shared domain logic
• src/KubeUI.Avalonia Avalonia UI, view models, behaviors, and resource-specific features
• src/KubeUI.Desktop Desktop host and application startup

License

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