Does it replace the helm CLI?

It works alongside it: both read and write the same release Secrets.

Can it upgrade charts with subcharts?

Not from the stored release; upgrade to a version from its repository instead.

On a protected cluster, rollback and uninstall ask for the release name first.

Releases, their values, manifests and history are free to read. Upgrade, roll back and uninstall are part of Pro, free for 14 days, no card.

Helm GUI

KubeDrive reads the releases Helm keeps in your cluster and writes revisions the helm CLI understands. No Tiller, no plugin, nothing to install.

brew install --cask aleksskoz/tap/kubedrive

macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · signed and notarized by Apple

Windows 10 1809 or later, Windows 11 · not code-signed yet: More info → Run anyway

sudo apt install ./kubedrive_0.6.7_amd64.deb

Debian 13, Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 40 and newer · GTK 4 and WebKitGTK 6.0 come as dependencies

Free forever for two clusters · Pro free for 14 days, no card

Chart, app version, status and NOTES; Values (set or all), the rendered Manifest, History, and Resources linked to each object.

Pick a revision; Helm writes it as a new one, exactly like helm rollback.

Dry-run render against the cluster and a manifest diff before anything is written.

HTTP repositories, OCI registries, or a folder on your computer.

The upgrade check finds releases whose stored manifest uses removed APIs and maps them, like helm mapkubeapis, reversibly.

Does it replace the helm CLI?: It works alongside it: both read and write the same release Secrets.
Can it upgrade charts with subcharts?: Not from the stored release; upgrade to a version from its repository instead.
Is it safe on production?: On a protected cluster, rollback and uninstall ask for the release name first.
Is Helm support free?: Releases, their values, manifests and history are free to read. Upgrade, roll back and uninstall are part of Pro, free for 14 days, no card.

Use cases

Free for two clusters of any size. No account, no card: open KubeDrive and pick a context.

brew install --cask aleksskoz/tap/kubedrive

macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · signed and notarized by Apple

Windows 10 1809 or later, Windows 11 · not code-signed yet: More info → Run anyway

sudo apt install ./kubedrive_0.6.7_amd64.deb

Debian 13, Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 40 and newer · GTK 4 and WebKitGTK 6.0 come as dependencies