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Headlamp vs Seabird: catalog facts
Headlamp	Seabird
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license.	Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Linux
Works as a desktop app or deployed in-cluster Multi-cluster support using an existing kubeconfig	Native GNOME interface rather than a web view Graphical cluster exploration without kubectl
Desktop apps are unsigned and trigger OS warnings Limited-permission tokens may not show all resources	Designed around the GNOME desktop Smaller project than established Kubernetes dashboards
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account 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 24, 2026

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