kubernetes-sigs/krew

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

7032 stars · 410 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Krew is the package manager for kubectl plugins, helping users discover, install, upgrade, and uninstall kubectl plugins from a centralized index. It also lets plugin developers package and distribute their plugins across multiple platforms.

Use cases

• find and install kubectl plugins
• keep installed kubectl plugins up to date
• search a catalog of kubernetes cli plugins
• distribute my kubectl plugin to users
• manage kubectl plugins on windows mac and linux
• host a private custom kubectl plugin index

When to choose

• you use kubectl and want easy plugin discovery and lifecycle management
• you are a plugin developer wanting multi-platform distribution through a central index
• you want consistent plugin installation across macOS, Linux, and Windows

When to avoid

• you need to manage general CLI tools outside the kubectl plugin ecosystem
• you only use one or two plugins and prefer manual installation
• you need a package manager for non-Kubernetes tooling

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

package-manager cli developer-tools developer-tools windows cli cross-platform kubectl kubernetes plugin-manager k8s-sig-cli command-line devops containers linux macos

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