Fast Linux virtualization on Mac
Developed by Apple, container allows creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on Mac. Written in Swift language, the tool offers performance optimized for Apple silicon architecture.
Updates
- November 7, 2026: Stars 50,860 → 51,090, latest release 1.7.1 (November 6, 2026).
- October 24, 2026: Stars 50,816 → 50,860, latest release 1.6.1 (October 23, 2026).
- October 20, 2026: Stars 50,374 → 50,816, latest release 1.6.0 (October 20, 2026).
- September 29, 2026: Stars 49,793 → 50,374, latest release 1.5.0 (September 29, 2026).
What you get
- It runs Linux containers as lightweight virtual machines on Mac devices with Apple silicon processors.
- It allows you to extract and use OCI-compliant container images from standard registries.
- It is written in Swift language and offers high performance using macOS virtualization features.
Installation
container system startRunning it
container system startIf you don't write code
How can I manage OCI-compliant Linux containers using the container tool on my Mac with an Apple silicon processor? After using the container system start command to make sure the system is running properly, can you explain what basic steps I should follow to pull and run a container image?
Repository: https://github.com/apple/container. Follow the official instructions in the README of this repository for setup and execution.
Before starting, check which OS we are on and if the necessary tools (e.g., Python, Node.js, Git, Docker) are installed. Install any missing ones step-by-step according to this system.
Create a new, empty folder to work in. Do not touch any files outside this folder and do not delete anything. Tell me what you are going to do in one sentence before running each command.
Tell me what I should see on the screen at the end of each step. If an error occurs, I will paste the error message to you exactly as it is, and we will fix it together.
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