Cluster overview
Summarize pod health, workload mix, node usage, events, and diagnosis status without leaving the workspace.
Local-first Kubernetes diagnostics for macOS
Understand what your cluster is doing before you reach for another terminal.
Hound K8s brings cluster inspection, evidence-based diagnostics, YAML workflows, logs, port forwarding, pod shell, and trace graph analysis into a focused Mac app.
macOS app
Local analysis
AWS EKS sign-in
No cloud account required
Overview
A desktop cockpit for real Kubernetes work.
Hound K8s is designed for DevOps engineers, SREs, platform teams, and developers who need a fast way to inspect resources and reason about runtime state.
Resource workspace
Browse Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, Services, Ingresses, ConfigMaps, Secrets, PVCs, Nodes, and RBAC resources.
Inspector-first workflow
Select a resource and see status, ownership, events, YAML, related objects, and supported actions in one place.
Diagnostics
Evidence-based failure analysis, not noisy guesswork.
Hound combines Kubernetes status, events, ownership, resource references, logs, and relationship context to explain failures conservatively. It avoids promoting weak or unrelated signals into a root cause.
Resource Workspace
Fast scanning for day-to-day cluster operations.
Filter resources, inspect live status, switch cluster context, review ownership, and keep the selected resource details visible while you work.
Trace Graph
Follow traffic, ownership, and dependencies as separate signals.
Trace Graph visualizes how an Ingress reaches a Service, how EndpointSlices publish Pods, which controllers own those Pods, and where Secrets, ConfigMaps, PVCs, PVs, StorageClasses, and Nodes fit into the runtime path.
Local-first
Built for production and private environments.
Hound does not require a hosted backend, a vendor account, or AI diagnosis to provide value. It works with local kubeconfig files and includes built-in AWS EKS connection support.
Private by default
Cluster inspection and diagnosis run locally on your Mac.
Secret-aware
Secret nodes can be referenced for diagnostics without exposing secret values.
App Store friendly
Core flows use built-in app behavior instead of depending on unmanaged shell plugins.
AWS EKS support
Built-in AWS connection support is available for EKS workflows.
Pricing
Free to install. Trial first. Lifetime unlock when it earns a place in your Dock.
Hound K8s uses App Store in-app purchases: a 14-day full-feature trial and a one-time lifetime unlock. Launch pricing is planned at US$19.99 for early adopters.
Early access lifetime
$19.99
One-time purchase through the App Store after the 14-day trial.