arcboxlabs/arcbox
Run AI agents on real and isolated machines — own kernel, filesystem, and network — with <100ms boot. Local first, OCI compatible, pure Rust. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
78/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 17
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 241
- days_rel: 18
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 97
Adoption not part of the score
1102 stars · 17 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ArcBox is an open-source container and VM runtime for macOS written from scratch in Rust, providing a drop-in Docker engine, native Kubernetes, disposable microVM sandboxes for AI agents, and full Linux/macOS VMs. It combines its own VMM, VirtIO devices, filesystem sharing, and network datapath with Apple's Virtualization.framework to run isolated environments with millisecond boot times.
Use cases
- run docker containers on mac without docker desktop
- sandbox untrusted code or ai agents in isolated microvms
- give ai agents a full isolated computer with own kernel and filesystem
- run ephemeral clean environments for ci jobs
- spin up full linux vms on macos quickly
- replace orbstack with an open-source alternative
- snapshot and resume persistent agent machines
- run kubernetes locally on a mac
When to choose
- you need an open-source Docker Desktop or OrbStack alternative on macOS
- you want VM-level isolation for running AI agents or untrusted code
- you need sub-100ms boot microVM sandboxes for ephemeral workloads
- you want containers, sandboxes, and full VMs on one runtime and CLI
- you want snapshot/resume of persistent agent environments
When to avoid
- you need a production-proven container runtime on Linux servers
- you require Windows or iOS guest support today (waitlist/contact sales only)
- you depend on a mature, long-stable tool — ArcBox is in public beta
- you need Docker Desktop features like extensions or GUI management beyond the basic desktop app
Facets
application · maturity experimental
container-runtime cli developer-tools security developer-tools security self-hosted rust cli microvm firecracker docker-desktop-alternative orbstack-alternative agent-sandbox computer-use kubernetes vmm virtio oci-compatible virtualization sandbox containers ai-agents macos docker
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/arcboxlabs/arcbox · fetched 2026-08-28 · bba97fca911a
- homepage: https://arcbox.dev · fetched 2026-08-29 · 934b4f0269df
- site_page: https://arcbox.dev/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 57532ae4ed6e
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/arcbox · fetched 2026-08-29 · 14ff5027af48
- site_page: https://arcbox.dev/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 180ceac203ad
- site_page: https://arcbox.dev/blog/arcbox-desktop-launch · fetched 2026-08-29 · 345fc15704f4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| arcboxlabs/arcbox | main | 78 |
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