# docker/for-mac

Bug reports for Docker Desktop for Mac

Repository: https://github.com/docker/for-mac
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/for-mac
Homepage: https://www.docker.com/products/docker#/mac
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-03-02T10:46:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3688, "days_push": 184, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2531, forks 134 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:58.863238+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: container-runtime, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: docker-desktop, issue-tracker, containers, macos, hypervisor, kubernetes, bug-tracker, virtualization, devops, docker, desktop

## Member repositories
- docker/for-mac (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:58.863238+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 2026-08-30T02:25:19.613585+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/docker/for-mac (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:58.863238+00:00, sha 008def87252a)
  - homepage: https://www.docker.com/products/docker#/mac (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:02.419491+00:00, sha d5ea48ec279e)
  - site_page: https://docs.docker.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:02.430380+00:00, sha 6db1608b0a2e)
  - site_page: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/linux/install (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:02.442347+00:00, sha 038a5989b222)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:02.433612+00:00, sha 878163833f04)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/pricing/contact-sales (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:02.435933+00:00, sha 655d3ff2886c)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/products/extensions (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:02.444348+00:00, sha 0402aa589b6a)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/resources/accelerate-innovation-docker-desktop-datasheet (fetched 2026-08-29T10:08:02.446401+00:00, sha f5ce22c241df)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.