pixel-point/kube-forwarder
Easy to use Kubernetes port forwarding manager observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2656
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 845
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1127 stars · 193 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Kube Forwarder is an open-source Electron desktop app that manages Kubernetes port forwarding with a graphical interface. It lets users bookmark and forward services from multiple clusters without installing kubectl, with auto-reconnect and bookmark import/export.
Use cases
- forward kubernetes services to localhost without kubectl
- manage port forwarding across multiple k8s clusters
- debug a pod locally via port-forwarding
- share kubernetes service bookmarks with my team
- access grafana or postgres in a cluster without exposing it publicly
- auto-reconnect dropped kubernetes port-forward sessions
When to choose
- you want a GUI alternative to kubectl port-forward
- you work with several clusters and need bookmarked forwards
- you want zero native dependencies and no kubectl install
- you need cross-platform desktop support (macOS, Windows, Linux)
When to avoid
- you need headless or scripted port-forwarding in CI
- you prefer kubectl or a CLI workflow
- you need ingress/reverse-proxy features rather than local forwarding
- you need actively developed features - the project is in maintenance mode
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
networking developer-tools gui configuration-management developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform kubernetes port-forwarding k8s electron-app vue kubectl-alternative cluster-bookmarks devops containers macos linux electron desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pixel-point/kube-forwarder · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2ab9a5ab4a2e
- homepage: https://kube-forwarder.pixelpoint.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · a5f8a117b457
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pixel-point/kube-forwarder | main | 23 |
For agents
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