docker/for-mac
Bug reports for Docker Desktop for Mac observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
64/100
- Activity 70
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3688
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 184
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2531 stars · 134 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Docker Desktop for Mac is an integrated Docker experience on macOS, bundling the Docker Engine, CLI, Compose, and Kubernetes with a hypervisor-based VM (HyperKit/VPNKit). This repository itself serves as the bug tracker for the product and is being sunset in favor of a new desktop-feedback repository.
Use cases
- run docker containers on mac
- develop with docker on apple silicon
- run kubernetes locally on macos
- report a bug in docker desktop for mac
- build and test containerized apps locally
- manage multi-container apps with docker compose on mac
When to choose
- you need Docker containers on macOS, including Apple Silicon
- you want a bundled local Kubernetes environment for development
- you want a GUI plus CLI for container workflows on a Mac
When to avoid
- you run Linux natively and can use Docker Engine directly
- you need guaranteed support rather than best-effort issue triage
- you want to file new issues - the tracker has moved to the desktop-feedback repository
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
container-runtime developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform docker-desktop issue-tracker containers macos hypervisor kubernetes bug-tracker virtualization devops docker desktop
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/docker/for-mac · fetched 2026-08-28 · 008def87252a
- homepage: https://www.docker.com/products/docker#/mac · fetched 2026-08-29 · d5ea48ec279e
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6db1608b0a2e
- site_page: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/linux/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · 038a5989b222
- site_page: https://www.docker.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 878163833f04
- site_page: https://www.docker.com/pricing/contact-sales · fetched 2026-08-29 · 655d3ff2886c
- site_page: https://www.docker.com/products/extensions · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0402aa589b6a
- site_page: https://www.docker.com/resources/accelerate-innovation-docker-desktop-datasheet · fetched 2026-08-29 · f5ce22c241df
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| docker/for-mac | main | 64 |
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