Aptakube Changelog

Release Notes for Aptakube

Latest ยท Released onJune 1, 2026

1.17.2: HPA on Workload Overview + Bug Fixes

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Added HPA to Workload Overview

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Limit the size of ConfigMap items while in readonly
  • Deployment was unable to be scaled to 0 if managed by KEDA/HPA #545
  • Fix FluxCD Helm Release Status Discord

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May 27, 2026

1.17.1: Integration with Karpenter, KEDA, FluxCD and other improvements

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed target link on KEDA ScaledObject Discord
  • [Windows] Fixed a transient window created during authentication Discord
  • Fixed the list of Jobs that belong to a CronJob Discord
  • Fixed sorting CronJobs by Last Schedule

May 26, 2026

1.17.0: Integration with Karpenter, KEDA, FluxCD and other improvements

โœจ What's new

  • Custom UI for Karpenter (AWS/Azure/GCP) with support for NodeClaims and NodePools #531
  • Custom UI for Keda: ScaledObject
  • Custom UI for FluxCD: GitRepository, Kustomization and HelmReleases and HelmRepository
  • Custom UI for PodDisruptionBudget
  • Added NodeClaims and NodePools to Cluster Overview
  • Added PodDisruptionBudget, Kustomization and HelmReleases to Workload Overview
  • List of nodes now include CPU/Memory allocation as columns

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Rich-text editor for ConfigMap/Secrets: Discord
  • Added debug profiles for Pods and Nodes
  • validate port forward permission Discord
  • added view logs context menu action #541
  • Scaling a Deployment that is managed by HPA or KEDA is now disabled, and replaced with a link to the scaler

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fixed a rendering bug with Log Viewer when filtering is active
  • validate port forward permission before starting the process Discord
  • [macOS] Fixed an issue when nushell is the default shell #543

May 6, 2026

1.16.5: Some improvements and bug fixes

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Improved performance of Log Viewer
  • Added support for resourceFieldRef in Pod environment variables
  • Added option drag and drop YAML files when creating resources
  • Added support for ca.tls in Secrets

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fixed how we display events count
  • fixed Gateway API links in Events list
  • fixed HTTP/GRPC route status with multiple parents Discord

May 1, 2026

1.16.4: HTTP/GRPC rules column + Fixes

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Added "Rules" column to HTTP/GRPC list Discord

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • [macOS] Fixed an issue where Aptakube would sometimes crash when switching context

April 23, 2026

1.16.3: Gateway API UI Improvements

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Various improvements to Gateway API UI Improvements, such as GRPCRoute, HTTP Route Status column, Parent Conditions, and a more complete matching support with Headers and QueryParams
  • CPU and Memory are now fetched much sooner on first load, instead of waiting for first tick on configured interval
  • Added support for Alacritty terminal on Linux, thanks @Daedaluz for the PR https://github.com/aptakube/launch-terminal-rs/pull/7
  • Added a few more CRD icons

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where on first load it would pickup the default namespaces from various clusters, instead of only the selected cluster.

April 22, 2026

1.16.2: Gateway API UI Improvements

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Various improvements to Gateway API UI Improvements, such as GRPCRoute, HTTP Route Status column, Parent Conditions, and a more complete matching support with Headers and QueryParams
  • CPU and Memory are now fetched much sooner on first load, instead of waiting for first tick on configured interval
  • Added support for Alacritty terminal on Linux, thanks @Daedaluz for the PR https://github.com/aptakube/launch-terminal-rs/pull/7
  • Added a few more CRD icons

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed an issue where on first load it would pickup the default namespaces from various clusters, instead of only the selected cluster.

April 15, 2026

1.16.1: Bug Fixes

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed how we parse Event timestamp
  • Fixed how we load the default namespace from Kubeconfig on first launch
  • Fixed the Cluster and Workload Overview pages on ultrawide monitors
  • Fixed the Set Image/Tag function when using init containers

April 13, 2026

1.16.0: Custom UI for ArgoCD, Argo Rollout, Cert-Manager and Gateway API

โœจ What's new

  • Aptakube now has a custom human-friendly UI for Argo Applications, Argo Rollout, Cert-Manager and Gateway API, replacing the previous generic UI that only showed Spec and Status as YAML. Let me know if you have any suggestions on how to make this UI better, or if there's any other CRD you use frequently and would like to see a custom UI.
  • Workload and Cluster Overview now also include status for Argo Applications, Argo Rollout and Certificates, but only if CRD is installed.
  • Migrated events tab from "core/v1" to "events.k8s.io/v1"

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Improved how we display conditions for Deployments making it easier to understand when it's stuck on a rollout
  • Cmd/Ctrl+F will now auto-select existing filter text like browsers do #527

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fixed how we parse โ€œ1Gโ€ on Resource Quota as it was previously being parsed as "1" instead of "1 Billion"
  • fix the "undefined" status on CRD Status Overview #526
  • fixed this navigation bug with Gateway resources #529
  • fixed a display issue with a large number of Pod status on Workload Overview Discord

๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

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March 25, 2026

1.15.2: Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Aptakube now uses use Aggregated discovery whenever possible, falling back to Unaggregated discovery when needed. This should reduce the number of API calls to Kubernetes.
  • [Linux] Aptakube will also look for binaries in /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/ by default.

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix how we parse Memory usage as it was causing a display issue in some cases Discord
  • fixed a race condition that could cause Pods from other namespaces to appear when they were created or deleted during a namespace switch Discord

March 16, 2026

1.15.1: Set Image Tag + Fixes

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Image Tag can now be updated independently of the Image name and registry

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed an issue with not being able to reorder Favorites
  • Fix a UI issue with Favorites when connected to 2+ contexts Discord
  • Fixed an issue where Proxy Basic Authentication was not working
  • Fixed an issue with Editor highlight glitch on Windows: Discord
  • [Linux] Fixed a Drag/Drop issue on Discord

๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

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March 9, 2026

1.15.0: Set Image, CRD Filter and Favorites QoL

โœจ What's new

  • Favorite items can now be accessed via keyboard shorts
  • You can also add/remove favorites from the resource grid, without having to open an object
  • There's also a new menu filter for CRDs, pretty useful for those with lots of CRDs #520
  • Deployments/DaemonSet/StatefulSet now show the list of containers on their overview tab
  • Kind of related to above, you can now also change the container image from the overview tab

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Annotations that looks like link will now be rendered as a link
  • HPA resources are now sorted using a smarter algorithm based on their actual usage Discord

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed a bug where OpenInNewWindow/See YAML context menu was not working for some CRDs
  • Fixed an issue where the container tab on Pods were showing a different status compared to Overview

February 24, 2026

1.14.4: Platform Update

This release does not contain any new feature, it's just an update for all dependencies.

February 18, 2026

1.14.3: VolumeAttributesClass, Image Volume and bug fixes

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Aded hostPath to Volume Card in Pod View Discord
  • Added support for Kubernetes Image Volume in Pod View Discord
  • Added Link to CRD Definition when the list is empty #515
  • Added button to close all active Port Forward sessions #518
  • Added support for VolumeAttributesClass v1 (not Beta/Alpha) #506

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed window shortcuts when using multi-window #514
  • Fixed a crashing bug when deleting a StatefulSet
  • Fixed a Helm bug when the values field is empty #523
  • [macOS] Fixed a bug unable to close the app on macOS Discord
  • [Windows] Fixed a bug that prevented scrolling on tables Discord

December 10, 2025

1.14.2: Bugfixes and SSO for Google Workspaces

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Refresh Helm release after upgrade/downgrade #503
  • SSO now works with Google Workspace using Client ID + Client Secret

December 9, 2025

1.14.1: Bugfixes and SSO for Google Workspaces

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Suppress error message when metrics server not installed / accessible
  • Fix for objectstorage/size format in Resource Quota #254
  • SSO now works with localhost redirect_uri, which should now support OIDC via Google Workspace

December 2, 2025

1.14.0: Configurable Metrics Server Interval + SSO flow changes

โœจ What's new

  • It's now possible to configure (and even disable) how often Aptakube fetches metrics from the Kubernetes API. There's also now a button to manually refresh metrics using a button.
  • SSO Activation now exchanges OIDC token from the client instead of the server, which supports more complex IDP rules.

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • There's a now a refresh button to retry connections instead of forcing users to go back to home screen and refreshing it #495 and Discord

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix how we parse Helm releases created by Helm 4
  • The TLS Certificate view on Secrets now use human friendly formats for IPv4/IPv6 instead of Hex. Discord

November 7, 2025

1.13.6: General Fixes and SSO in Beta ๐Ÿ”‘

โœจ What's new

  • SSO Activation is in Beta. Participating users will get an email soon about it.

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Port Forward will now use Target Port when suggesting a Local Port Discord
  • Add Copy functionality to error popups
  • Larger scrollbars on Log Viewer
  • SSO Activation now supports the state parameter

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix for very long error message not being fully visible

October 16, 2025

1.13.5: Sort Favorites, foundation for SSO and bug fixes!

โœจ What's new

  • You can now sort of favorite items with drag and drop! #488
  • This releases includes some foundation changes that will soon allow you to activate Aptakube with SSO credentials instead of using a License Key. If you're on a Team License and interested in SSO activation, reach out to me goenning@aptakube.com

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Secret/ConfigMap item names are selectable so you can copy them

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix a bug with Port Forwarding failing with a timeout of 10 seconds #490

October 9, 2025

1.13.4: Patching!

โœจ What's new

  • The YAML is now editable when launching a new Job via the CronJob trigger Discord

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix a bug when using Line Wrap on the log viewer Discord

September 30, 2025

1.13.3: Favorites Menu and Resources โญ๏ธ

โœจ What's new

  • You can now pin menu items and resources to the top of the left side bar using the new Favorites feature!

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix for lead whitespace missing on logs
  • fix for empty space when zooming in/out on the log viewer #482
  • fix bug pod status showing as Complete when there are other containers still running #483

๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

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September 16, 2025

1.13.2: Improvements and bug fixes

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Aptakube now remembers which containers you have enabled/disable during a Log Stream session. So if you enable a istio-proxy container during a log streaming session, it'll remain enabled when you come back. Discord
  • Replaced the custom aptakube.com/restartedAt annotation with the standard kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt during a restart action
  • added ServiceAccount hyperlink in Pod Overview Discord

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed an issue when launching Node Shell pods on nodes with custom taints #479
  • Fixed an issue where log stream sessions would remain active even when no longer visible Discord
  • Fixed an issue with how we compute status for StatefulSet Discord
  • Fixed a bug with ConfigMap / Secret link from environment variables Discord
  • Fixed a bug with HTML logs Discord

August 28, 2025

1.13.1: Fixing some bugs!

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • remember Open in Browser settings whenever starting new port forward Discord
  • start connections in parallel #468

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix for JSONPath columns in CRD using escape chars #476
  • fix secret decoding of non-ASCII chars Discord

August 19, 2025

1.13.0: Auto-reconnect on timeout

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • automatically reconnect after timeout during a watch or log streaming session Discord
  • improved performance for Workloads Overview page

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix font loading Discord
  • remove X25519MLKEM768 kx group #473

August 11, 2025

1.12.6: Multi-column filter, auto-reconnect and other fixes

โœจ What's new

  • add Tolerations and NodeSelector data to Pod View
  • support for multi-column filter. E.g: prod-us keda will look for objects with both prod-us AND keda. This can be useful to filter by context, namespace and name.
  • Resource Watcher and Log Streamer will now automatically reconnect after a timeout

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix column reordering feature Discord
  • fix parsing for "k" suffix quantities #465
  • fix bulk uninstall Helm Releases Discord
  • fix env and envFrom order on Pod View

August 5, 2025

1.12.5: Support for Bold/Dim on Log Viewer

โœจ What's new

  • Log Viewer now supports Bold and Dim ANSI escape codes #469
  • Moved the log filter to the top so all controls are close together

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix a recent regression when namespace and cluster share the same name
  • fix for Job/CronJob menu highlight
  • fix for some edge cases logs rendering
  • potential fix for how we parse cpu/memory on resource quotas #465

July 31, 2025

1.12.4: Deep Link (aka: Magnet Link ๐Ÿงฒ)

โœจ What's new

  • added support for Deep Linking / Magnet Links in Aptakube #308
  • every page on Aptakube has a link button at top right that can be used to quickly link users from anywhere directly to a Kubernetes resource in Aptakube

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix for log viewer not using the correct font

๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

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July 29, 2025

1.12.3: Some more fixes

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Added more space to the Volume Card under the container tabs

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fixed an issue on how we parse resource quota values #465
  • [macOS] fixed an issue with the copy button clickable area

โš™๏ธ Miscellaneous

  • Updated all dependencies to get ready for new stuff!

July 24, 2025

1.12.2: Customize Log Font Size

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Log font size is now customizable: Small / Default / Large

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fixed an issue with the log viewer being cut off when using line wrap

July 23, 2025

1.12.1: The usual patch after a major release :)

Break fast, fix faster!

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • default font size for the log viewer is smaller than before
  • added Context to Recent Restarts panel on Workload Overview

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fixed an issue with the new log viewer being unresponsive when using with an unstable number of pods.
  • fixed an issue with contrast between the log viewer and the popup panels

๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

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July 22, 2025

1.12.0: All-New Log Viewer if finally here!

๐Ÿ™Œ Log Viewer v2

We completely rebuild the Log Viewer in Aptakube to support a lot of features that were not possible before.

Here's a limited list of things available on the new Log Viewer:

  • Toggle On/Off Line Wrap
  • Go Full Screen
  • Coloring/Syntax Highlight for JSON, logfmt and ANSI colors
  • Filter or Highlight search terms, with the option to move forward/back
  • Much better performance on containers with high log throughput
  • Better Pod / Container selector
  • Multiple timestamp options: Local, UTC or Off
  • Press Space to add a visual mark
  • and a lot more... go give it a try :)

โœจ What's new

  • add Logs tab to Job #255
  • add Resource Quota to Overview
  • Improved Resource Quota List and View to make easier to use
  • add sidecar container to Pod View tabs #456
  • add context to Pod Abnormal Resource Usage #461
  • Add labels filters to popular views like Pods, Deployment, Service, and many others #90 and #177

๐Ÿ˜Ž Improvements

  • Improve Port Forward UI to make it easier to use Discord
  • Use Fuzzysort for namespace filter, it's much smarter and powerful now!
  • Added Conditions to Deployment View
  • Add Owner column to Job List
  • Highlight Delete action in red Discord
  • add missing Namespace column to HPA #460

๐Ÿž Bugs Fixed

  • fix Job showing status as Running instead of Pending
  • fix Deployment List desired/replicas column
  • fix Helm display error Discord
  • [macOS] CMD+W no longer closes the last window, so you can easily reopen it

๐Ÿ“ธ Screenshots

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