v0.1.0-beta.23

Released: February 24, 2026

What's New

Per-Tab Filters

Each tab now maintains its own independent filter state. Switching between tabs no longer causes filters to bleed across or reset unexpectedly — your search pills, input, and suggestions stay exactly where you left them.

Revamped Settings Page

The Settings page has been reworked with a focus on keyboard-first navigation:

Keybindings now uses a sortable, virtualized table with arrow key navigation — faster to browse and edit, even with hundreds of bindings.
Tools is a new dedicated tab for managing CLI tools (kubectl, helm, etc.) directly from Kunobi. Install, update, and monitor tool status without leaving the app.

Package Manager Support

Kunobi is now available through native package managers on all major platforms — including Homebrew (macOS), winget (Windows, new), APT (Linux), and mise/aqua (cross-platform). See our installation guide for details.

Improvements

Faster Cluster Connections with Happy Eyeballs

Cluster endpoint connections now use the Happy Eyeballs algorithm (RFC 8305), racing IPv6 and IPv4 simultaneously. If one address family is unreachable — common when using VPNs — the connection completes instantly instead of hanging.

Terminal Rendering Overhaul

The built-in terminal now uses a modern GPU-accelerated renderer and batches rapid output more efficiently. TUI applications render correctly with proper cursor positioning, and fast-scrolling operations no longer produce visual flickering or artifacts.

Smarter Shell Reconnection

Shell sessions now automatically retry when containers are in transient states like ContainerCreating, PodInitializing, or CrashLoopBackOff, with contextual status messages. Pod owner metadata is also auto-populated from Kubernetes, so reconnection to restarted pods works more reliably.

Home shortcut rebound to Mod+Shift+H across all platforms to avoid OS conflicts.
K8s Resources shortcut (Mod+Shift+K) now works without a connected cluster — the page handles the disconnected state.
FilterBar auto-focus on resource navigation prevents the table from stealing keyboard focus.
Node shell now opens the terminal panel instantly instead of waiting for the debug pod to be ready (10-30s).
Action bar selection labels no longer overlap keyboard shortcut hints.

More Efficient Data Delivery

Internal communication between the backend and frontend now uses dedicated channels instead of broadcast events, reducing overhead and improving responsiveness across the app.

Faster App Startup

Optimized how the app loads its UI components, reducing the initial bundle size and improving startup times.

Bug Fixes

Kubernetes

AWS EKS connections no longer fail due to false OIDC provider detection.
Flow view fully restored — node click opens sidebar, actions are visible, split-view layout resizes correctly, and ELK layout waits for node measurement.
ESC key now atomically dismisses the sidebar and clears selection state, with smart bounce-back behavior when navigating between resources.
Crash on resource details page fixed — resolved edge cases that could cause the app to crash when rapidly opening and closing the resource sidebar.
Namespace filters properly reset when switching between resource kinds, preventing stale subscriptions.

Editor & UI

YAML diff viewer no longer collapses when switching between edit and confirm states.
Editor focus fixed — the diff editor no longer steals focus when the sidebar opens, so single-key shortcuts work correctly.
Version display popup no longer renders behind the sidebar.

Desktop

Double app instance on system tray resolved — only one instance runs at a time.
Linux X11 black stripe on the embedded webview overlay fixed.
Terminal overlapping webview on macOS — the native webview now hides when the terminal is maximized.

Installation

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