# pixel-point/kube-forwarder

Easy to use Kubernetes port forwarding manager

Repository: https://github.com/pixel-point/kube-forwarder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kube-forwarder
Homepage: https://kube-forwarder.pixelpoint.io/
Language: Vue
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, devops, port-forwarding, k8s, macos, linux, windows, electron, vue
Last push: 2024-05-11T02:01:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2656, "days_push": 845, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1127, forks 193 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:41.395072+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking, developer-tools, gui, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, port-forwarding, k8s, electron-app, vue, kubectl-alternative, cluster-bookmarks, devops, containers, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- pixel-point/kube-forwarder (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.395072+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:38:53.067358+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pixel-point/kube-forwarder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.395072+00:00, sha 2ab9a5ab4a2e)
  - homepage: https://kube-forwarder.pixelpoint.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:43:38.542475+00:00, sha a5f8a117b457)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.