🫖 ktea - kafka terminal client

ktea is a tool designed to simplify and accelerate interactions with Kafka clusters.

Installation

Mac

brew tap jonas-grgt/ktea
brew install ktea

Linux

Binaries available at the release page.

Windows

Coming soon

Usage

Configuration

All configuration is stored in ~/.config/ktea/config.conf

Cluster Management

Multiple clusters can be added. Upon startup when no cluster is configured you will be prompted to add one.

Supported Auth Methods

• No Auth
• SASL (SSL)
  • PLAIN

Switching Tabs

To switch between tabs the meta key is required, which in most terminals needs to be enabled and will map to Alt.

• iterm: https://iterm2.com/faq.html
• kitty: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf/#opt-kitty.macos_option_as_alt
• Mac Terminal: https://superuser.com/questions/496090/how-to-use-alt-commands-in-a-terminal-on-os-x

Features

• Multi-Cluster Support: Seamlessly connect to multiple Kafka clusters and switch between them with ease.
• Topic Management: List, create, delete, and modify topics, including partition and offset details.
• Record Consumption: Consume records in text, JSON, and Avro formats, with powerful search capabilities.
• Consumer Group Insights: Monitor consumer groups, view their members, and track offsets.
• Schema Registry Integration: Browse, view, and register schemas effortlessly.

Todo

• Add more authentication methods
• Add support for more message formats such as protobuf.
• Add ACL management.
• File based import/export of topics.
• Add ability to delete specific schema versions.
• Add consumption templating support.
• Many more, just file an issue requesting a feature!