# Install kdash with Homebrew, MacPorts Simple and fast dashboard for Kubernetes. Version 2.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-22. Also installable with macports: sudo port install kdash. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kdash ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kdash ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install kdash ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/kdash/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kdash - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1.1 - **Source summary:** Simple and fast dashboard for Kubernetes - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-22T20:59:01Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - kdash (cli) - kdash (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 2.1.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kdash-rs/kdash - Upstream latest detected: v2.1.1 (current) ## 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 Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kdash. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - kdash: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/kdash/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://pkg.so/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://pkg.so/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [rust](https://pkg.so/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kty](https://pkg.so/brew/kty/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, terminal, tui. - [k9s](https://pkg.so/brew/k9s/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, tui. - [kubetail](https://pkg.so/brew/kubetail/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, dashboard, kubernetes. - [kubetui](https://pkg.so/brew/kubetui/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, tui. - [click](https://pkg.so/brew/click/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, rust. - [e1s](https://pkg.so/brew/e1s/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, terminal, tui. - [kubesess](https://pkg.so/brew/kubesess/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, rust. - [dcp](https://pkg.so/brew/dcp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kdash.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/kdash.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph