Free & open source · macOS 26 · Apple Silicon

Container Desktop

A native macOS app for Apple's container CLI. Think Docker Desktop — but built with SwiftUI, and reimplementing nothing: every action runs the official CLI, so the app always shows exactly what the CLI sees.

Not notarized yet — on first launch use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway, or build from source with xcodegen generate && xcodebuild.

Container Desktop main window — containers list with a colorful sidebar

Everything the CLI can do, one window away

Containers

Run, stop, restart, recreate with edited configuration. Logs, file browser, inspect and an embedded terminal (exec -it) per container.

Live statistics

CPU, memory, network and disk charts refreshed every second, with time windows and hover tooltips. Native Swift Charts.

Docker Compose

Paste a docker-compose.yml — project network, dependency order, grouped containers, one-off x-init setup tasks, host.containers.internal alias and automatic service-hostname wiring.

Images

Pull and build from a Dockerfile with progress streamed live into the dialog. Run a container straight from any image.

Volumes & networks

Create, inspect, prune. Mount a named volume or any local folder in the run dialog.

Registries & machines

Private registry logins (password via stdin) and full container-machine lifecycle.

System & menu bar

Service control with verified stop, disk usage, service logs, local DNS — plus a menu bar extra with one-click actions. English & Polish.

A quick look

Live charts

Per-second CPU, memory, network and disk throughput with a selectable time window — hover any chart to inspect a sample.

Live statistics charts

Run dialog

Ports, env, volumes, resources, amd64 + Rosetta — with a copy-pasteable preview of the exact CLI command it will run.

Run container dialog

System at a glance

Service and builder status explained in plain words, disk usage with reclaimable space, readable system properties and service logs.

System view