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advisory: toolbox
description: Documentation that provides an overview of Toolbox
keywords: docker, documentation, about, technology, kitematic, gui, toolbox
title: Docker Toolbox overview
---
Docker Toolbox is an installer for quick setup and launch of a Docker environment on older Mac and Windows systems that do not meet the requirements of the new [Docker for Mac](/docker-for-mac/index.md) and [Docker for Windows](/docker-for-windows/index.md) apps.
![Toolbox installer](images/toolbox-installer.png)
## What's in the box
Toolbox includes these Docker tools:
* Docker Machine for running `docker-machine` commands
* Docker Engine for running the `docker` commands
* Docker Compose for running the `docker-compose` commands
* Kitematic, the Docker GUI
* a shell preconfigured for a Docker command-line environment
* Oracle VirtualBox
You can find various versions of the tools on [Toolbox Releases](https://github.com/docker/toolbox/releases) or run them with the `--version` flag in the terminal, for example, `docker-compose --version`.
## Ready to get started?
1. Get the latest Toolbox installer for your platform:
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Toolbox for Mac</th>
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Toolbox for Windows</th>
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<a class="button outline-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/mac/stable/DockerToolbox.pkg">Get Docker Toolbox for Mac</a>
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<a class="button outline-btn" href="https://download.docker.com/win/stable/DockerToolbox.exe">Get Docker Toolbox for Windows</a>
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2. Choose the install instructions for your platform, and follow the steps:
* [Install Docker Toolbox on macOS](toolbox_install_mac.md)
* [Install Docker Toolbox for Windows](toolbox_install_windows.md)
## Next steps
* Try the [Get started](/get-started/) tutorial.
* Dig in deeper with [more tutorials and examples](/engine/tutorials/index.md) on building images, running containers, networking, managing data, and storing images on Docker Hub.
* [Learn about Kitematic](/kitematic/userguide.md)
* [Learn about Docker Machine](/machine/overview.md)
* [Learn about Docker Compose](/compose/overview.md)