# docker-archive/toolbox

The Docker Toolbox

Repository: https://github.com/docker-archive/toolbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-archive-toolbox
Homepage: https://docker.com/toolbox
Language: Inno Setup
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-10-20T15:29:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4083, "days_push": 2143, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3236, forks 1207 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:50.314388+00:00)

## What it is
Docker Toolbox was an installer bundle that set up Docker on Mac and Windows via VirtualBox, including the Docker client, Compose, Machine, Kitematic, and VirtualBox. It has been deprecated and archived since 2016 in favor of Docker Desktop.

## Use cases
- install docker on windows 7 or 8
- run docker on mac with virtualbox
- legacy docker setup for windows home edition
- get docker machine and kitematic installer
- run docker without hyper-v

## When to choose
- you are stuck on a legacy system (Windows 7/8 or VirtualBox-only) that Docker Desktop cannot support
- you need to reproduce a historical Docker Toolbox environment

## When to avoid
- you are on any modern system - use Docker Desktop instead
- you need support, updates, or security fixes
- you are starting a new project

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: container-runtime, developer-tools, deployment
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: docker, virtualbox, installer, deprecated, docker-machine, docker-compose, kitematic, containers, devops, macos

## Member repositories
- docker-archive/toolbox (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:50.314388+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:24:35.327649+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/docker-archive/toolbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:50.314388+00:00, sha 1baea545df5e)
  - homepage: https://docker.com/toolbox (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:46.514323+00:00, sha d5ea48ec279e)
  - site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:46.517235+00:00, sha 6db1608b0a2e)
  - site_page: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/linux/install (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:46.527337+00:00, sha 038a5989b222)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:46.519345+00:00, sha 878163833f04)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/pricing/contact-sales (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:46.521575+00:00, sha 655d3ff2886c)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/products/extensions (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:46.529107+00:00, sha 0402aa589b6a)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/resources/accelerate-innovation-docker-desktop-datasheet (fetched 2026-08-29T09:37:46.531854+00:00, sha f5ce22c241df)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.