Command-line tool

k9s

brew/k9s

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Derailed.k9s -e
scoop install k9s

macOS

brew install k9s

Linux

brew install k9s

Manage a cluster using a kubeconfig context

k9s --context kubeconfig_context_name

Manage a cluster in read-only mode (disabling all commands that may cause modifications)

k9s --readonly --cluster cluster_name

Manage a cluster using a given Kubernetes namespace

k9s -n kubernetes_namespace --cluster cluster_name

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