Freelens is a fork of the popular Kubernetes cluster management tool, Lens. Unlike the original Lens, Freelens is fully open-source, does not require registration or connection to cloud services, and contains no proprietary components.
To install Freelens on macOS using Homebrew:
brew install --cask freelens
On Linux, installation is available via Snap:
snap install freelens --classic
On Windows, use Winget:
winget install Freelensapp.Freelens
Freelens uses the standard kubeconfig
for connecting to clusters. You can store configuration files in the default system directory ~/.kube
, or in any other convenient location.
Download the configuration file from the control panel in the Dashboard section of the created cluster.
If you place the downloaded kubeconfig
in the ~/.kube
directory, Freelens will automatically detect the cluster.
Go to Catalog → Clusters, and the cluster will appear in the list.
You can also access it using the Browse Clusters in Catalog button on the start screen.
If you want to use a separate directory:
~/k8s_config
, and move the downloaded kubeconfig
file into it.kubeconfig
files.