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See the whole picture.
A clear overview of your Mac, running containers and resource use. Double-click a container to focus on the details.
Actual host informationYOUR MAC. YOUR CONTAINERS.
Powerful containers.
Beautifully simple.
Meet a calmer way to work with Apple Container. Your containers, images and projects, together in a native Mac app.
macOS 26+ · Apple Silicon · Free & open source
Made for your MacNative SwiftUI experience
Real app captures from version 0.2.0. Host names are masked.
✦Native SwiftUI✦Apple Container✦Apache-2.0
LESS FRICTION. MORE FLOW.
Everything in its place.
The controls you reach for every day, designed to feel at home on your Mac.
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From image to running service.
Search Docker Hub, inspect available architectures, download an image and configure your container in one flow.
Search. Choose. Deploy.03
Make room for your workflow.
Manage files, networks and volumes. Review batch actions, browse logs and open published web ports with a click.
The everyday essentials04
Bring your projects along.
Import supported Compose configurations and review Docker project conversions. Unsupported settings are clearly identified.
Review before you migrateA FEW CLICKS TO YOUR FIRST CONTAINER.
Ready when you are.
Download the app.
Open the DMG and drag Container Desk into Applications.
Connect the engine.
Use Container Engine to connect to or install the supported official Apple Container release.
Make it your workspace.
Choose an image, set resources and ports, then create and start your container.
Read the quick-start guide
The current build is ad hoc signed and is not Apple-notarized. Read the installation guide if macOS blocks it. Apple Container is a separate installation.
A little more to know.
Which Macs are supported?
Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 26 or later. The public release was tested with Apple Container 1.5.0 on the developer’s own M4 Mac mini.
Can every Docker project move over?
Supported Compose settings can be imported and reviewed. Local Docker images and persistent data need separate migration. Selecting ARM64 or AMD64 is not binary conversion.
Is Container Desk an Apple product?
No. Container Desk is an independent, Apache-2.0 open-source application that manages the official Apple Container engine.
Your containers.
A clearer view.
A small app for a more focused workflow.
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