Connect
Browse namespaces with Azure Identity or saved connection strings.
Azure Service Bus · Desktop
Every queue, topic & dead-letter in one workspace.
Inspect messages, monitor throughput, recover dead-letter flows, and manage connections — from one fast, cross-platform desktop app for Azure Service Bus.
macOS · Windows · Linux — free & open source
BusLane — Test · myuniquenamespace.servicebus.windows.net
Avalonia UI
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.NET 10
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Azure Identity
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Connection Strings
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MIT Licensed
Daily operations
Move through Service Bus work without switching tools.
One tight operational loop — connect, inspect, recover, monitor — kept a click away.
Inspect
Peek messages, review properties, and format JSON or XML payloads.
Recover
Search, purge, resend, and restore dead-letter flows with confidence.
Monitor
Track depth, charts, alerts, live streams, and activity history.
Capabilities
Built for engineers who live near queues.
Every capability serves a real Service Bus workflow — from secure connection storage to dead-letter recovery.
Message operations, end to end
Peek, send, search, purge, resend from DLQ, and inspect message metadata — no stitching scripts together.
peek
send
search
resend DLQ
purge
Dual connection modes
Azure Identity for RBAC-based access, or direct connection strings for a quicker path.
Full entity coverage
Queues, topics, subscriptions, and session-enabled entities in one tabbed workspace.
Live monitoring
Dashboards, charts, live streaming, alert rules, and activity logs show what changed.
Payload tooling
Read and edit JSON or XML payloads with formatting that keeps debugging tidy.
Secure local storage
Encrypted connection storage kept on-device, with optional launch-time app lock.
Cross-platform & open
One Avalonia build for macOS, Windows, and Linux — MIT-licensed and free.
Screenshots
Dense enough for daily operational work.
Clear panels for entities, message lists, details, dashboards, and alerts — built for repetition.
BusLane — Message workspace
Install
Download a release, or build from source.
Grab a packaged build from GitHub Releases, or run locally with the .NET 10 SDK.
Release builds
Get the latest desktop package from GitHub Releases. On macOS, clear the quarantine flag if Gatekeeper blocks it.
Open Releases →xattr -cr "/Applications/BusLane.app"Build from source
Clone the repository, restore the .NET project, and run the Avalonia desktop app locally.
git clone https://github.com/soliktomasz/BusLane.git
cd BusLane
dotnet build
dotnet run --project BusLane/BusLane.csproj
FAQ
Common questions.
Who is BusLane for?
Engineers and operators who need a focused desktop workflow for Azure Service Bus debugging, message inspection, and daily queue operations.
Which platforms are supported?
BusLane is built with Avalonia and targets macOS, Windows, and Linux from a single codebase.
How is sensitive connection data handled?
Connection strings are stored locally with encryption, and the app supports an optional launch-time app lock.