Install kubectl on macOS

Homebrew

Works on Apple Silicon and Intel.

1. Install
bash
```
brew install kubectl
```

Verify install

bash

kubectl version --client

MacPorts

1. Install
bash
```
sudo port install kubectl
```

Direct binary (curl) — Apple Silicon

1. Download

bash

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.36.1/bin/darwin/arm64/kubectl"

2. Verify checksum

bash

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/v1.36.1/bin/darwin/arm64/kubectl.sha256"
echo "$(cat kubectl.sha256)  kubectl" | shasum -a 256 --check

3. Install

bash

chmod +x ./kubectl
sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
sudo chown root: /usr/local/bin/kubectl

Verify install

bash

kubectl version --client

Direct binary (curl) — Intel

1. Download

bash

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.36.1/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl"

Always verify your binary

Treat every command on the internet with care. Each install command here is mirrored from official Kubernetes documentation. When piping a remote script to a shell, click View script to read it first, or download and verify the binary directly using the steps on the Verify page.