# lensapp/lens

Lens - The way the world runs Kubernetes

Repository: https://github.com/lensapp/lens
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lens
Homepage: https://lenshq.io
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, kubernetes-ui, kubernetes-dashboard, cloud-native, devops, containers
Last push: 2025-02-11T11:21:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 26/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 6, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2851, "days_push": 568, "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 23228, forks 1479 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:34.571618+00:00)

## What it is
Lens is a desktop Kubernetes IDE for managing, debugging, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters through a context-aware graphical UI, with multi-cluster management, Helm support, real-time logs, and metrics. It also offers AI-agent integrations and commercial tiers under Mirantis.

## Use cases
- manage multiple kubernetes clusters from one desktop app
- visualize kubernetes resources and metrics with a gui
- debug kubernetes workloads and view real-time pod logs
- deploy and manage helm charts
- port forward to kubernetes services and edit resources
- learn kubernetes with a visual dashboard instead of kubectl

## When to choose
- you want a polished GUI alternative to kubectl and the vanilla dashboard
- you manage many clusters across teams and need a unified workspace
- you want built-in Helm, log streaming, metrics, and terminal in one tool

## When to avoid
- you need a fully free tool for a large organization (paid license required above $10M revenue)
- you prefer lightweight CLI-only workflows or headless environments
- you need a web-based dashboard rather than a desktop application

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, monitoring, developer-tools, container-orchestration
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: kubernetes, kubernetes-dashboard, kubernetes-ide, helm, cloud-native, electron, multi-cluster-management, devops, containers, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- lensapp/lens (main) score 26

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.571618+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 2026-08-29T16:56:46.289564+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lensapp/lens (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.571618+00:00, sha 3273ef81016c)
  - homepage: https://lenshq.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:03.698808+00:00, sha 77d3be075aa7)
  - site_page: https://lenshq.io/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:03.711552+00:00, sha c80fa202258e)
  - site_page: https://lenshq.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:03.709119+00:00, sha e461156335e1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.