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Freelens

Free IDE for Kubernetes

by Freelens Authors

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Official site: flathub.org

About Freelens

Freelens is a Kubernetes IDE that provides a graphical interface for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters.

It simplifies cluster operations by offering:

A dashboard with real-time cluster insights

Support for multiple clusters

Built-in terminal access to nodes and pods

Visualization of workloads, networking, storage, and configurations

Extension support to add custom functionality

Freelens is maintained by the community.

Note specific to Flatpak:

The application is sandboxed. It includes bundled kubectl and helm commands and uses ~/.kube/config file by default.

Flatpak adds wrapper for the aws, doctl, gke-gcloud-auth-plugin, glab and kubelogin tools and runs them as a commands from the host system.

The terminal uses /bin/sh by default, but it can be switched to, for example, /bin/bash for sandboxed environment or /app/bin/host-spawn for a host environment.

You can use flatpak-override to give access to the filesystem f.e. if you're missing .minikube certificates. flatpak override --user --filesystem=~/.minikube app.freelens.Freelens.

How to install Freelens

  1. Click Download — the developer's official website opens in a new tab.
  2. Download the latest version there and run it. Choose Custom/Advanced where offered, and skip any bundled extras.
  3. Prefer the command line? With Flatpak you can install and update it with: flatpak install flathub app.freelens.Freelens
  4. Open Freelens once it finishes installing.
How to install Linux apps with Flatpak

Frequently asked questions

Is Freelens free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to flathub.org, the developer's official site, where Freelens is available to download. Flatnic doesn't host or modify any files.

How do I install Freelens from the command line?

With Flatpak, run: flatpak install flathub app.freelens.Freelens. This installs it from the official source and keeps it updated.

Is Freelens safe?

Freelens downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.

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