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Run docker and docker compose on macOS, backed by Apple's native container CLI. No Docker Desktop.
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Fast, lean, open-source Docker Desktop alternative for Apple Silicon Macs.
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Native macOS GUI for Apple's container runtime. A lightweight Docker Desktop alternative for Apple Silicon: manage containers, images, volumes and logs with a modern SwiftUI interface. No Electron, ~4 MB, free.
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Container Desktop is a native SwiftUI app for Apple's container runtime. Run and inspect containers, images, volumes, networks, and machines — launch whole Compose stacks, watch live stats, and keep everything a click away in the menu bar.
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A small, local GUI for Colima & Docker that's also an MCP server. Manage containers from a browser, or let your AI do it. Open-source Docker Desktop alternative; ~13 MB, macOS & Linux.
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Reclaim your resources. A minimalist, zero-bloat alternative to Docker Desktop for Windows.
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A free Docker Desktop alternative for Windows, Apache-2.0. Preflight checks, an owned WSL2 distribution, a tray icon carrying the engine's state, and one window for containers, images and volumes. Per-user install, no admin prompt, no telemetry.
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A fast, Linux-first desktop client for the Docker Engine API — a lightweight alternative to Docker Desktop.
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Native macOS GUI for Docker & Kubernetes — built with SwiftUI. Bug reports & feature requests.
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Convert Docker commands and Compose files to wslc, the native WSL container runtime on Windows 11. CLI (PyPI + npm), MCP server, VS Code diagnostics.
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Docker Scout is a lightweight, self-hosted Docker management platform, built for developers working with microservice-heavy backend systems.
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Run the upstream Docker Engine on Windows via WSL2 — the real Docker API, so compose, Testcontainers and your IDE just work. No license fees, no Electron, no Kubernetes.
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Docker & Linux VMs on Apple Silicon — free, open-source Docker Desktop alternative. ~5 MB native app, real dockerd, k3s/k8s machines, no Homebrew.
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