# getseabird/seabird

Native Kubernetes desktop IDE designed for seamless cluster exploration

Repository: https://github.com/getseabird/seabird
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/seabird
Homepage: https://getseabird.github.io/
Language: Go
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gui, kubernetes, ide
Last push: 2025-08-13T17:16:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 33/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 36, release rhythm 10, longevity 68
- inputs: {"age_days": 958, "days_push": 385, "days_rel": 385, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1438, forks 43 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.933603+00:00)

## What it is
Seabird is a native desktop IDE for exploring and managing Kubernetes clusters, built with GTK4 for the GNOME desktop. It offers an integrated terminal, log and metrics monitoring, and a manifest editor with API reference at hand.

## Use cases
- browse and manage kubernetes clusters from a desktop app
- exec into pods with an integrated terminal
- view pod logs and cpu/memory metrics
- edit kubernetes manifests with api reference
- explore cluster resources with a gui instead of kubectl

## When to choose
- you want a native, responsive desktop UI for Kubernetes on Linux/GNOME
- you prefer a GUI over kubectl for day-to-day cluster exploration
- you need terminal, logs, metrics, and manifest editing in one tool

## When to avoid
- you need a fully free tool - it is paid software with an unlimited free trial
- you need a web-based or team-shared dashboard
- you primarily work on non-GNOME desktops or want deep IDE integration elsewhere

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, monitoring, terminal-ui
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, go
- tags: kubernetes-ide, gtk4, gnome, cluster-management, k8s-client, flatpak, manifest-editor, kubernetes, devops, containers, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- getseabird/seabird (main) score 33

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.933603+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 2026-08-30T04:36:40.079852+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/getseabird/seabird (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.933603+00:00, sha 66992ce65856)
  - homepage: https://getseabird.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:47:09.704867+00:00, sha e1c3cf7cdb52)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.