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Freelens

Freelens Authors · A community-maintained graphical IDE for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters; this Homebrew cask installs the nightly macOS build.

CaskVirtualization & ContainersApple silicon · Intel
Homepage
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs6#1885 in App
1-year installs65Last 365 days
Latest version2.0.0-0-nightly-2026-10-122 days ago · Oct 12
Download size203MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadenceDaily26 releases in 30 days

Freelens is a Virtualization & Containers app for Mac. It needs macOS 12 or later.

About

Freelens is a graphical IDE for managing and monitoring Kubernetes clusters, maintained by the community. This listing is specifically for the nightly build, rather than the regular freelens cask.

  • Provides a graphical interface for Kubernetes cluster management and monitoring.
  • Installs Freelens.app from a DMG package.
  • The nightly cask offers builds for Apple silicon and Intel Macs and requires macOS 12 or later.
  • Conflicts with the regular freelens cask; the two casks cannot be installed together.

Install it with brew install --cask freelens@nightly, then open Freelens from your Applications folder. This Homebrew entry installs the macOS nightly build. The official site also lists downloads for Windows and Linux, but those are not installed by this cask.

Official Freelens site · Homebrew cask details

New What’s new in 2.0.0-0-nightly-2026-10-12 OpenNavo editorial

  • ChangesExpose kubectl, Helm, and terminal environment to main-process extensions.
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Install and uninstall

Homebrew installs the app in your Applications folder.

Install without Homebrew

Download the file Homebrew uses for your chip: Apple siliconIntel

SHA-256 only checks that the download is complete; it is not a security certification. See the SHA-256 and download address

Uninstall command
$ brew uninstall --cask \      freelens@nightly

A regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.

Deep clean (optional)
$ brew uninstall --zap --cask \      freelens@nightly

--zap also deletes the settings, caches and other files listed in the Homebrew definition. They can include data shared with other apps and cannot be restored, and it does not guarantee that nothing is left.See which files are removed

Facts and sources

Version 2.0.0-0-nightly-2026-10-12
Recorded by Homebrew on Oct 12

Questions

How do I update Freelens?

Run brew upgrade --cask freelens@nightly to get the latest version Homebrew records.

Can I install Freelens without Homebrew?

Yes, download it from the official website, freelens.app.