Alternatives to kubectx
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. kubectx itself: install kubectx.
kubectl-tree
kubectl plugin to browse Kubernetes object hierarchies as a tree 🎄 (star the repo if you are using)
kubelogin
kubectl plugin for Kubernetes OpenID Connect authentication (kubectl oidc-login)
diff-so-fancy
Make your diffs human readable for improved code quality and faster defect detection. :tada:
pybind11
Seamless operability between C++11 and Python
matterbridge
bridge between mattermost, IRC, gitter, xmpp, slack, discord, telegram, rocketchat, twitch, ssh-chat, zulip, whatsapp, keybase, matrix, microsoft team
kubent
Easily check your clusters for use of deprecated APIs
typeshare
Typeshare is the ultimate tool for synchronizing your type definitions between Rust and other languages for seamless FFI
unoconv
Universal Office Converter - Convert between any document format supported by LibreOffice/OpenOffice
Fluor
A handy tool for macOS allowing you to switch Fn keys' mode based on active application
jump
Jump helps you navigate faster by learning your habits. ✌️
kubeaudit
kubeaudit helps you audit your Kubernetes clusters against common security controls
dep-tree
Tool for helping developers keep their code bases clean and decoupled. It allows visualising a code base complexity using a 3d force-directed graph of
imgdiff
Faster than the fastest in the world pixel-by-pixel image difference tool
ccm
Apache Cassandra® Cluster Manager (CCM) – easily create and destroy clusters on localhost
cromwell
Scientific workflow engine designed for simplicity & scalability. Trivially transition between one off use cases to massive scale production environme
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
go
The Go programming language
node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
rust
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software
typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
openai-whisper
Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision
deno
A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
neovim
Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than kubectx — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
kubectx is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.