Podscape - A beautiful Kubernetes desktop app for engineers

Podscape is a free, open-source Kubernetes desktop app for macOS, Windows & Linux. • Browse 27+ resource types with live filtering • Stream logs, exec into containers, forward ports • Manage Helm releases & GitOps resources • Auto-detects Istio, Traefik & NGINX • RBAC-aware — hides what you can't access • Network topology graph built in

Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I built Podscape because every Kubernetes UI I tried felt like it was designed for a demo, not daily use. Lens is heavy. k9s requires learning a new TUI. Web dashboards need cluster-side setup. I wanted something that felt like a real native app — fast, polished, and actually complete. A few things I'm proud of: - It's genuinely all-in-one. Logs, exec, port-forward, Helm, GitOps, network graph, security scan — no plugins, no extensions. Everything is there on day one. - It respects your RBAC. If your kubeconfig doesn't have access to certain resources, Podscape detects it and quietly hides those sections instead of flooding you with permission errors. - Provider detection is automatic. If your cluster runs Istio, Traefik, or NGINX — their CRDs appear in the sidebar automatically. No configuration needed. I use this daily on my own clusters and ship updates regularly based on real feedback. Would love to know what's missing for your workflow — drop a comment or open an issue on GitHub. Happy to build it. 🚀

Podscape - A beautiful Kubernetes desktop app for engineers

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