# Litelens

> Litelens is a lightweight, native desktop app for managing Kubernetes clusters — a clean, modern, watch-based UI over your cluster, without the overhead of Electron. Free and open source for macOS and Linux.

## Installation

**macOS**
- Homebrew: 
  ```
  brew tap litelensapp/homebrew-litelens
  brew trust litelensapp/litelens/litelens
  brew install litelens
  ```
- Manual install script: 
  ```
  curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/litelensapp/litelens/main/scripts/install.sh" | bash
  ```
- Or download the Apple Silicon binary directly from the site

**Linux (Ubuntu 24.04 "noble" and derivatives)**
- apt: add the Litelens APT repository, then `sudo apt-get install litelens` (see the site for the exact commands)
- Manual install script: same as macOS
- Or download the amd64 binary directly from the site

**Windows**
- Prebuilt installers are not published yet — check the GitHub releases page for updates.

## Key facts

- Free and open source (license published on GitHub)
- Native app, not Electron-based — lightweight and fast
- Watch-based UI that reflects live Kubernetes cluster state

## Features

**Core Features** (https://litelensapp.github.io/features/core)
- Browse every workload in a live, watch-based view, stream pod logs and exec into a terminal, port-forward with one click, and filter across namespaces — all from the Litelens desktop app.

**Plugins** (https://litelensapp.github.io/features/plugins)
- Add new capabilities to Litelens without waiting on a core release. Install plugins from the official marketplace, or point Litelens at your own custom marketplace.

## Resources

- App: https://litelensapp.github.io/
- Source & releases: https://github.com/litelensapp/litelens