{"repo":"sneiko/kafkalet","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/sneiko/kafkalet","clone":"git clone https://github.com/sneiko/kafkalet.git","description":"A desktop Kafka client for developers who want clarity, not complexity","language":"TypeScript","stars":89,"topics":["cross-platform","desktop-app","golang","kafka","kafka-client","linux","macos","react","typescript","windows"],"license":null,"category":"data-pipelines","readme_excerpt":"kafkalet A desktop Kafka client for developers who want clarity, not complexity. --- Why kafkalet? Most Kafka GUIs are heavy, slow, or require a running server. kafkalet is a single self-contained binary ( 15 MB) that connects directly to your brokers. kafkalet Others --- --- --- Install size 15 MB binary 200–500 MB + JVM / Docker Startup Instant 5–30 seconds No side effects mode Observer — reads without joining a group Rare or absent Credentials OS keychain — never written to disk Config files Platforms macOS · Windows · Linux Often macOS/Linux only No Docker. No JVM. No cloud account. --- Installation Download the latest build from the Releases page. Platform File Notes --- --- --- macOS (Apple Silicon) kafkalet-darwin-arm64.zip Drag kafkalet.app to Applications macOS (Intel) kafkalet-darwin-amd64.zip Drag kafkalet.app to Applications Windows kafkalet-windows-amd64-installer.exe Requires WebView2 (pre-installed on Win 11) Linux kafkalet-linux-amd64.tar.gz See Linux notes below macOS: on first launch right-click → Open if blocked by Gatekeeper. If you see \"kafkalet.app is damaged and can't be opened\" , run: Linux dependencies: --- Features Stream messages in real time - Observer mode — read without joining a consumer group, zero side effects on your cluster - Consumer mode — join a group and commit offsets when you're ready - Seek to timestamp — jump to any point in topic history by wall-clock time - Live regex filter — filter key/value while the stream is running - Multi-ta","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/sneiko","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/sneiko/kafkalet/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}