Kubernetes tooling

Package manager for Kubernetes; charts template, version and release apps with their dependencies.

Template-free YAML overlays for customizing Kubernetes manifests per environment; built into kubectl.

Terminal UI for navigating, observing and managing Kubernetes clusters in real time.

Extensible Kubernetes web and desktop UI under SIG UI; the official successor to Kubernetes Dashboard.

Free, open-source fork of the Lens Kubernetes IDE, created after Lens went closed source.

Desktop Kubernetes IDE from Mirantis for multi-cluster management; proprietary with paid tiers.

Runs local Kubernetes clusters using Docker containers as nodes; the standard for testing and CI.

Runs a local single- or multi-node Kubernetes cluster for development and learning on any OS.

Declarative spec for deploying many Helm releases across environments with diff and sync.

Automates the inner dev loop on Kubernetes with live updates, a web UI and a Starlark Tiltfile.

Runs a local process in the context of a remote Kubernetes cluster to debug without deploying.

Former official Kubernetes web UI; archived in January 2026 with Headlamp as the recommended successor.