Krew
A plugin manager for kubectl that finds, installs and updates kubectl plugins from a central index.
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2 more ways to get Krew
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install krew - Homebrew
brew install krew
About Krew
Krew is the plugin manager for the kubectl command-line tool. It lets you discover kubectl plugins, install them on your machine and keep the installed plugins up to date, all from kubectl itself. It runs on macOS, Linux and Windows.
For plugin authors, Krew handles packaging a plugin for several platforms and listing it in a central plugin repository where users can find it. It suits anyone who works with Kubernetes clusters from the command line and wants extra kubectl commands without installing each one by hand.
Strengths
- Installs and updates kubectl plugins with one command each
- Central index makes plugins easy to discover
- Works on macOS, Linux and Windows
- Helps plugin authors package for several platforms
Limitations
- Only useful if you already use kubectl
- Plugins in the index come from many third-party authors
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to use as a Kubernetes community project.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Krew contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Kubernetes users who want to add and maintain kubectl plugins
- Categories
- CLI tools, Container tools, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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