install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kdash

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install kdash

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/kdash/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Simple and fast dashboard for Kubernetes

Project links

Commands and aliases

kdash

history

Project history and usage

KDash is a Rust terminal dashboard for Kubernetes. The README describes it as a simple and fast dashboard and shows a keyboard-driven TUI for inspecting Kubernetes resources.

Project history

The repository was created in April 2021 and the first tagged release, v0.0.1, was published on April 17, 2021. The project grew as a terminal alternative to graphical Kubernetes dashboards, adding broader resource support, filtering, YAML/log/describe views, custom resource support, and cross-platform binary distribution.

The 1.0.0 release on April 9, 2026 added a troubleshoot tab, shell access, aggregate logs, deeper navigation, configurable keybindings/themes, and live kubeconfig watching. The 2.0.0 release on June 15, 2026 changed the app from mostly observational to operational by adding resource actions, edit, delete, rollout restart, scaling, port-forwarding, and confirmation prompts for impactful actions.

Adoption history

KDash is distributed through Homebrew, MacPorts, Cargo, Scoop, Chocolatey, AUR, Docker, manual release binaries, and an install script documented in the README. The README also displays crates.io, GitHub download, Docker pull, and crates.io download badges, which reflects packaging as a first-class part of the project.

How it is used

Users run kdash in a terminal with Kubernetes credentials available through kubeconfig. The interface supports keyboard navigation across resources, logs, YAML, describe output, filtering, namespace changes, context switching, copying, secret decoding, port-forwarding, and action menus.

Why package nerds care

KDash sits in the modern Rust TUI category alongside other single-binary operations tools. It is package-interesting because it offers Kubernetes observability and some day-to-day actions without a browser dashboard, while still fitting neatly into Homebrew, Cargo, Docker, Windows package managers, and release-binary workflows.

Timeline

2021-04-13: GitHub repository created.
2021-04-17: v0.0.1 release published.
2023-07-04: v0.4.0 added basic Custom Resource Definition support.
2026-04-09: v1.0.0 release added troubleshoot, shell, aggregate logs, and custom configuration support.
2026-06-15: v2.0.0 release added resource management actions and port-forwarding.
2026-06-29: v2.0.2 release published.

Related projects

KDash is part of the Kubernetes CLI ecosystem and relies on users' kubeconfig context; its README also references kubectl-backed actions and related package channels such as Cargo, Docker, Scoop, Chocolatey, and AUR.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kdash. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kdash`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version2.1.1

manager updated2026-07-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.1.1

https://github.com/kdash-rs/kdash

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kdash
Version	2.1.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kdash
Homepage	https://kdash-rs.github.io/
Repository	https://github.com/kdash-rs/kdash
Upstream docs	https://kdash-rs.github.io/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/kdash-rs/kdash/archive/refs/tags/v2.1.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-22T20:59:01Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	kdash
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

MacPorts95%

kdash

sudo port install kdash

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kdash

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/kdash/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/kdash.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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