apple/container

Worth installing(Strong adoption and recent activity)

A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon.

Why this repo matters

Enables native Linux container execution on Apple Silicon via lightweight virtual machines written in Swift.
Offers optimized performance for macOS developers avoiding traditional Docker Desktop overhead and licensing constraints.
Demonstrates strong community adoption with nearly fifty thousand stars and consistent recent development activity.

Key Metrics

Stars: 49.6k
Forks: 1.8k
Open Issues: 511
Stars (7d delta): 0
Stars (30d delta): 0

Scores & Metadata

Trend Velocity Score: 0.00
Opportunity Score: 10.00
Confidence Score: 100.00
Language: Swift
License: Apache-2.0
First Seen: 4 months ago

Star History

49.6k stars+11.6k over 38 snapshots6/17/2026 – 9/5/2026

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