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HeadlampKDash
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Command line
  • Works as a desktop app or deployed in-cluster
  • Multi-cluster support using an existing kubeconfig
  • Runs in the terminal with no web server
  • Fast and lightweight Rust implementation
  • Desktop apps are unsigned and trigger OS warnings
  • Limited-permission tokens may not show all resources
  • Fewer features than larger Kubernetes dashboards
  • Requires a working Kubernetes config
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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