v1.9.0 · freelensapp freelens · Discussion #1835 · GitHub

dex4er
May 3, 2026
Maintainer

What's new:

Pods can be resized by patching their resources or container resources. See Support pod resize subresource editing #1805, Support pod-level resize edits #1840
Logs can be wrapped for better readability. See Add word wrap toggle to pod logs #1674
When pressing Ctrl+F/Cmd+F in the pod logs view, the search input is now prefilled with the currently selected text. See Prefill log search with selected text on Ctrl+F / Cmd+F #1672
Fixed search input when too fast typing caused dropping characters while typing. See Fix persistent search dropping characters while typing #1646, Smoother log search pattern updates #1809
OpenShift Prometheus support with bearer token authentication. See Add OpenShift Prometheus support with bearer token authentication #1647
Prometheus HTTP request method can be switched from GET to POST. See Prometheus request method in settings #1824
Correct service labels are used to detect Helm chart with Prometheus. See Change Prometheus Helm service label filters #1783
Gracefully exiting remote shell to prevent orphaning shell sessions. See Fix pod shell leak on tab close by gracefully exiting remote shell #1691
Better handling for high-volume terminal traffic during large file transfers. See Fix backpressure handling for kube API upgrade streams #1694
Added a warning column for pods with K8s warning events. See Add warning column for pods with K8s warning events #1540, [FeatureRequest] Warning UI Element if pod is not ready and has warning events #1539
The default color theme now is "Sync with system". See The default theme is set to "Sync with system" #1834
109 dependencies have been updated in total.
Uses Electron v39.8.9 with Chrome v142.0.7444.265 and Node v22.22.1
Has bundled kubectl v1.36.0 and Helm v4.1.4

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dex4er
May 3, 2026
Maintainer Author

Nightly build to test: https://github.com/freelensapp/freelens-nightly-builds/releases/tag/v1.9.0-0-nightly-2026-05-03

Confirmed manual tests:

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MatiasRoje
May 4, 2026
Collaborator

Linux amd64 looks good to me. Tested it today with production workloads and everything went fine.

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dex4er
May 5, 2026
Maintainer Author

Full release notes:

What's Changed

Features

Normalize package.json files by @dex4er in Normalize package.json files #1657
Add word wrap toggle to pod logs by @MatiasRoje in Add word wrap toggle to pod logs #1674
Add OpenShift Prometheus support with bearer token authentication by @pezzking in Add OpenShift Prometheus support with bearer token authentication #1647
Prefill log search with selected text on Ctrl+F / Cmd+F by @bnainar in Prefill log search with selected text on Ctrl+F / Cmd+F #1672
Fix persistent search dropping characters while typing by @pezzking in Fix persistent search dropping characters while typing #1646
Fix pod shell leak on tab close by gracefully exiting remote shell by @MatiasRoje in Fix pod shell leak on tab close by gracefully exiting remote shell #1691
fix: category menu item text is hard to read by @tuananhlai in fix: category menu item text is hard to read #1697
Fix backpressure handling for kube API upgrade streams by @MatiasRoje in Fix backpressure handling for kube API upgrade streams #1694
Speeded up Electron app compilation time in integration tests by @dex4er in Speeded up Electron app compilation time in integration tests #1714
Update dependency node to 22.22.1 by @dex4er in Update dependency node to 22.22.1 #1751
Fix black border in terminal after upgrade of @xterm/xterm to v6 by @dex4er in Fix black border in terminal after upgrade of @xterm/xterm to v6 #1752
CI: Use prebuild script before running electron-build by @dex4er in CI: Use prebuild script before running electron-build #1753
Install pnpm with mise-en-place and use it directly rather than via corepack by @dex4er in Install pnpm with mise-en-place and use it directly rather than via corepack #1754
Regenerate allowBuilds for pnpm by @dex4er in Regenerate allowBuilds for pnpm #1755
Add warning column for pods with K8s warning events by @robertdyr in Add warning column for pods with K8s warning events #1540
Add pnpm store directory detection when called from subdir by @dex4er in Add pnpm store directory detection when called from subdir #1812
Test only 1 extension during integration tests on Windows by @dex4er in Test only 1 extension during integration tests on Windows #1813
Use GET instead of POST for Prometheus query_range requests by @joggeli34 in Use GET instead of POST for Prometheus query_range requests #1786
Fix namespace filter pasted selection when "All Namespaces" is active by @Tal-Naeh in Fix namespace filter pasted selection when "All Namespaces" is active #1685
Prometheus request method in settings by @dex4er in Prometheus request method in settings #1824
Smoother log search pattern updates by @ErionBajrami in Smoother log search pattern updates #1809
Support pod resize subresource editing by @kappa8219 in Support pod resize subresource editing #1805
Change Prometheus Helm service label filters by @torrescd in Change Prometheus Helm service label filters #1783
The default theme is set to "Sync with system" by @dex4er in The default theme is set to "Sync with system" #1834
Update Trunk Check verification link in CONTRIBUTING.md by @robertobandini in Update Trunk Check verification link in CONTRIBUTING.md #1837
Support pod-level resize edits by @kappa8219 in Support pod-level resize edits #1840

Dependencies

Automated npm version v1.8.2-0 by @freelensbot in Automated npm version v1.8.2-0 #1644
Automated trunk upgrade actionlint 1.7.10 → 1.7.11 [skip ci] by @freelensbot in Automated trunk upgrade actionlint 1.7.10 → 1.7.11 [skip ci] #1645
Update dependency electron to v39.6.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency electron to v39.6.1 #1656
Update dependency tar to ^7.5.9 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency tar to ^7.5.9 [SECURITY] #1653
Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.3.6 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.3.6 [SECURITY] #1652
Update dependency glob to ^13.0.6 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency glob to ^13.0.6 #1640
Update dependency electron to v39.8.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency electron to v39.8.0 #1687
Update dependency @electron/asar to v4.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @electron/asar to v4.1.0 #1686
Update electron-builder bundle to ^26.8.2 and pnpm to ^10.32.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update electron-builder bundle to ^26.8.2 and pnpm to ^10.32.1 #1592
Automated trunk upgrade markdownlint 0.47.0 → 0.48.0, trunk-io/plugins v1.7.4 → v1.7.6 [skip ci] by @freelensbot in Automated trunk upgrade markdownlint 0.47.0 → 0.48.0, trunk-io/plugins v1.7.4 → v1.7.6 [skip ci] #1679
Update dependency turbo to v2.8.16 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency turbo to v2.8.16 #1662
Update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.6 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.6 #1636
Automated biome migrate [skip ci] by @freelensbot in Automated biome migrate [skip ci] #1689
Update dependency webpack to ^5.105.4 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency webpack to ^5.105.4 #1641
Update dependency @electron/rebuild to ^4.0.3 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @electron/rebuild to ^4.0.3 #1581
Update dependency webpack-dev-server to ^5.2.3 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency webpack-dev-server to ^5.2.3 #1602
Update tailwindcss monorepo to ^4.2.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update tailwindcss monorepo to ^4.2.1 #1666
Update dependency node-abi to ^4.27.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency node-abi to ^4.27.0 #1574
Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.3.8 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.3.8 [SECURITY] #1675
Update dependency knip to v5.87.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency knip to v5.87.0 #1665
Update dependency tar to ^7.5.11 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency tar to ^7.5.11 [SECURITY] #1681
Update dependency dompurify to ^3.3.2 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency dompurify to ^3.3.2 [SECURITY] #1682
Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.5.7 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.5.7 [SECURITY] #1695
Automated update of kubectl versions (bundled 1.35.3) by @freelensbot in Automated update of kubectl versions (bundled 1.35.3) #1676
Update dependency jsdom to ^28.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency jsdom to ^28.1.0 #1664
Update kindest/node Docker tag to v1.35.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update kindest/node Docker tag to v1.35.1 #1663
Update dependency helm/helm to v4.1.3 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency helm/helm to v4.1.3 #1706
Update dependency turbo to v2.8.20 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency turbo to v2.8.20 #1709
Update dependency electron to v39.8.4 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency electron to v39.8.4 #1705
Update dependency @types/node to ~22.19.15 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @types/node to ~22.19.15 #1704
Update dependency moment-timezone to ^0.6.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency moment-timezone to ^0.6.1 #1707
Update dependency handlebars to ^4.7.9 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency handlebars to ^4.7.9 [SECURITY] #1713
Update dependency node-pty to v1.2.0-beta.12 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency node-pty to v1.2.0-beta.12 #1708
Update dependency @xterm/xterm to v6 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @xterm/xterm to v6 #1509
Update dependency pnpm to v10.33.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency pnpm to v10.33.0 #1715
Update dependency electron to v39.8.5 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency electron to v39.8.5 #1716
Update google/osv-scanner-action action to v2.3.5 by @renovate[bot] in Update google/osv-scanner-action action to v2.3.5 #1732
Update EndBug/add-and-commit action to v10 by @renovate[bot] in Update EndBug/add-and-commit action to v10 #1746
Update dependency turbo to v2.8.21 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency turbo to v2.8.21 #1731
Update dependency tar to ^7.5.13 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency tar to ^7.5.13 #1728
Update dependency fs-extra to ^11.3.4 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency fs-extra to ^11.3.4 #1727
Update dependency command-line-args to ^6.0.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency command-line-args to ^6.0.2 #1724
Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.5.9 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.5.9 #1726
Update dependency @electron/asar to v4.1.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @electron/asar to v4.1.2 #1721
Update dependency cronstrue to ^3.14.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency cronstrue to ^3.14.0 #1734
Update dependency dompurify to ^3.3.3 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency dompurify to ^3.3.3 #1725
Update dependency rimraf to v6.1.3 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency rimraf to v6.1.3 #1661
Update dependency rfc6902 to ^5.2.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency rfc6902 to ^5.2.0 #1737
Update dependency sass to ^1.98.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency sass to ^1.98.0 #1738
Update dependency @types/lodash to ^4.17.24 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @types/lodash to ^4.17.24 #1723
Update dependency @types/color to ^4.2.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @types/color to ^4.2.1 #1722
Update dependency @async-fn/jest to v1.6.5 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @async-fn/jest to v1.6.5 #1719
Update dependency joi to ^18.1.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency joi to ^18.1.1 #1735
Update dependency tar-stream to ^3.1.8 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency tar-stream to ^3.1.8 #1730
Update dependency tar-fs to ^3.1.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency tar-fs to ^3.1.2 #1729
Update dependency type-fest to ^5.5.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency type-fest to ^5.5.0 #1739
Update dependency ws to ^8.20.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency ws to ^8.20.0 #1740
Update dependency webpack-cli to v7 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency webpack-cli to v7 #1745
Update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.9 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.9 #1720
Automated biome migrate [skip ci] by @freelensbot in Automated biome migrate [skip ci] #1747
Update dependency jsdom to v29 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency jsdom to v29 #1742
Update tailwindcss monorepo to ^4.2.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update tailwindcss monorepo to ^4.2.2 #1733
Update dependency postcss-loader to ^8.2.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency postcss-loader to ^8.2.1 #1660
Update dependency knip to v6 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency knip to v6 #1743
Update dependency node-abi to ^4.28.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency node-abi to ^4.28.0 #1710
Update dependency copy-webpack-plugin to v14 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency copy-webpack-plugin to v14 #1741
Update dependency mini-css-extract-plugin to ^2.10.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency mini-css-extract-plugin to ^2.10.2 #1605
Automated trunk upgrade actionlint 1.7.11 → 1.7.12, taplo new → 0.10.0 [skip ci] by @freelensbot in Automated trunk upgrade actionlint 1.7.11 → 1.7.12, taplo new → 0.10.0 [skip ci] #1756
Update dependency lodash to ^4.18.1 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency lodash to ^4.18.1 [SECURITY] #1764
Update dependency @electron/asar to v4.2.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @electron/asar to v4.2.0 #1760
Update dependency electron to v39.8.6 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency electron to v39.8.6 #1765
Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.5.10 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.5.10 #1766
Update dependency ts-jest to ^29.4.9 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency ts-jest to ^29.4.9 #1767
Update dependency sass to ^1.99.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency sass to ^1.99.0 #1769
Update dependency turbo to v2.9.3 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency turbo to v2.9.3 #1762
Update dependency knip to v6.3.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency knip to v6.3.0 #1761
Update dependency ts-loader to ^9.5.7 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency ts-loader to ^9.5.7 #1768
Update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.10 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.10 #1758
Update dependency @types/node to ~22.19.17 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @types/node to ~22.19.17 #1770
Automated biome migrate [skip ci] by @freelensbot in Automated biome migrate [skip ci] #1771
Update dependency playwright to ^1.59.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency playwright to ^1.59.1 #1606
Update dependency dompurify to ^3.4.0 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency dompurify to ^3.4.0 [SECURITY] #1781
Update dependency http-proxy-middleware to ^3.0.5 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency http-proxy-middleware to ^3.0.5 [SECURITY] #1775
Automated update of kubectl versions (bundled 1.35.4) by @freelensbot in Automated update of kubectl versions (bundled 1.35.4) #1780
Update dependency html-webpack-plugin to ^5.6.7 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency html-webpack-plugin to ^5.6.7 #1089
Update dependency pnpm to v10.33.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency pnpm to v10.33.2 #1811
Automated update of kubectl versions (bundled 1.36.0) by @freelensbot in Automated update of kubectl versions (bundled 1.36.0) #1808
Update actions/github-script action to v9 by @renovate[bot] in Update actions/github-script action to v9 #1802
Update dependency electron to v39.8.9 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency electron to v39.8.9 #1788
Update electron-builder bundle to ^26.9.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update electron-builder bundle to ^26.9.0 #1801
Update dependency turbo to v2.9.6 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency turbo to v2.9.6 #1796
Update dependency knip to v6.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency knip to v6.7.0 #1798
Update dependency prettier to v3.8.3 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency prettier to v3.8.3 #1795
Update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.13 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @biomejs/biome to v2.4.13 #1787
Automated biome migrate [skip ci] by @freelensbot in Automated biome migrate [skip ci] #1814
Update dependency webpack to ^5.106.2 - autoclosed by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency webpack to ^5.106.2 - autoclosed #1800
Update dependency jsdom to ^29.0.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency jsdom to ^29.0.2 #1793
Update dependency form-data to ^4.0.5 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency form-data to ^4.0.5 #1789
Update dependency brace-expansion@^2.0.1 to ^2.1.0 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency brace-expansion@^2.0.1 to ^2.1.0 [SECURITY] #1774
Update dependency jest-mock-extended to ^4.0.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency jest-mock-extended to ^4.0.1 #1792
Update dependency helm/helm to v4.1.4 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency helm/helm to v4.1.4 #1790
Update dependency @electron/rebuild to ^4.0.4 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @electron/rebuild to ^4.0.4 #1815
Update dependency http-proxy to ^1.0.6 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency http-proxy to ^1.0.6 #1791
Update dependency openid-client to ^6.8.3 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency openid-client to ^6.8.3 #1794
Update dependency type-fest to ^5.6.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency type-fest to ^5.6.0 #1799
Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.7.0 [SECURITY] by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.7.0 [SECURITY] #1806
Update dependency dompurify to ^3.4.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency dompurify to ^3.4.1 #1816
Update tailwindcss monorepo to ^4.2.4 by @renovate[bot] in Update tailwindcss monorepo to ^4.2.4 #1817
Update dependency node-gyp to v12.3.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency node-gyp to v12.3.0 #1818
Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.7.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency fast-xml-parser to ^5.7.2 #1797
Update dependency freelensapp/freelens-k8s-proxy to v1.6.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency freelensapp/freelens-k8s-proxy to v1.6.0 #1820
Update dependency moment-timezone to ^0.6.2 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency moment-timezone to ^0.6.2 #1821
Update hapijs monorepo by @renovate[bot] in Update hapijs monorepo #1759
Update dependency openid-client to ^6.8.4 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency openid-client to ^6.8.4 #1826
Update dependency jsdom to ^29.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency jsdom to ^29.1.0 #1827
Update dependency tar-stream to ^3.2.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency tar-stream to ^3.2.0 #1829
Update dependency knip to v6.9.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency knip to v6.9.0 #1828
Update dependency zod to ^4.4.1 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency zod to ^4.4.1 #1830
Automated trunk upgrade trunk-io/plugins v1.7.6 → v1.8.0, python 3.11.9 → 3.14.4 [skip ci] by @freelensbot in Automated trunk upgrade trunk-io/plugins v1.7.6 → v1.8.0, python 3.11.9 → 3.14.4 [skip ci] #1831
Update dependency @async-fn/jest to v1.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in Update dependency @async-fn/jest to v1.7.0 #1822
Automated npm version v1.9.0-0 by @freelensbot in Automated npm version v1.9.0-0 #1832
Automated npm dedupe by @freelensbot in Automated npm dedupe #1690
Automated npm version v1.9.0 by @freelensbot in Automated npm version v1.9.0 #1841

New Contributors

@bnainar made their first contribution in Prefill log search with selected text on Ctrl+F / Cmd+F #1672
@tuananhlai made their first contribution in fix: category menu item text is hard to read #1697
@robertdyr made their first contribution in Add warning column for pods with K8s warning events #1540
@joggeli34 made their first contribution in Use GET instead of POST for Prometheus query_range requests #1786
@Tal-Naeh made their first contribution in Fix namespace filter pasted selection when "All Namespaces" is active #1685
@ErionBajrami made their first contribution in Smoother log search pattern updates #1809
@kappa8219 made their first contribution in Support pod resize subresource editing #1805
@torrescd made their first contribution in Change Prometheus Helm service label filters #1783

Full Changelog: v1.8.1...v1.9.0

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