Kubyl is a native Kubernetes desktop client for macOS, Windows and Linux. It does the day-to-day work of k9s and the Kubernetes Dashboard, plus selected OpenShift console features such as operators, cluster updates and Routes, in one keyboard-first window.
It is written in Rust on GPUI, the UI framework behind the Zed editor. Every frame is drawn on the GPU, with no Electron and no web view, and the look follows Zed. Kubyl is free for everyone, companies included, and licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0.
What you can do
- Merge every kubeconfig into one sidebar and sign in with OIDC, OpenShift OAuth or cloud exec plugins. See Clusters and kubeconfigs and Authentication.
- Browse live, watch-backed resource tables with filters, bulk actions and a details panel. See Resource lists.
- Edit YAML with schema validation and server-side apply. See YAML editor.
- Stream logs, open a terminal, forward ports and browse pod files.
- Watch cluster health in the overview and metrics, alerts and network flows.
- Manage operators and Helm releases, cluster updates and Argo CD applications.
Conventions in these docs
- Mod means ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl on Windows and Linux.
- Names in
monospaceare settings keys, file names or commands you type. Names in quotes are labels you see in the app. - Everything here describes the current release. Features that depend on a cluster component, such as Prometheus or Argo CD, only appear when that component is present.