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kubectl vs Freelens: catalog facts
kubectl	Freelens
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Official client maintained by the Kubernetes project Thorough documentation in many languages	Graphical view of Kubernetes cluster resources Native packages for three desktop platforms on x86_64 and arm64
Command line only, with no graphical interface Needs access to a running Kubernetes cluster to be useful	Clusters older than Kubernetes 1.22 may not work correctly Linux builds need glibc 2.34 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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