kubens

kubens 0.11.0

Faster way to switch between namespaces in kubectl

  • By Ahmet Alp Balkan
  • Open Source
  • Updated Mar 27, 2026
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About kubens

kubens is a tool to switch between Kubernetes namespaces (and configure them for kubectl) easily.

What's new in 0.11.0

Changelog

  • feature: kubectx -r launches a read-only shell where only edits to the cluster via kubectl are prevented. Demo: https://x.com/ahmetb/status/2036830308587241971

Full release notes »

Technical details

PublisherAhmet Alp Balkan
Version0.11.0
Release date2026-03-27
LicenseApache-2.0
Installer typezip
Architecturex64, arm, arm64
Package IDahmetb.kubens

Links & install command

Install kubens from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=ahmetb.kubens -e

clidevops-toolsgolangkubectlkubectl-pluginskuberneteskubernetes-clustersportable

Older versions

  • 0.10.2
  • 0.10.0
  • 0.9.5
  • 0.9.4