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Freelens vs K9s: catalog facts
Freelens	K9s
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Graphical view of Kubernetes cluster resources Native packages for three desktop platforms on x86_64 and arm64	Live cluster navigation and log inspection
Clusters older than Kubernetes 1.22 may not work correctly Linux builds need glibc 2.34 or later	Requires access credentials and permissions for a Kubernetes cluster.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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