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Update to the Docker Desktop terms
Commercial use of Docker Desktop in larger enterprises (more than 250 employees OR more than $10 million USD in annual revenue) now requires a paid subscription. {: .important}
Docker Desktop is an easy-to-install application for your Mac or Windows environment that enables you to build and share containerized applications and microservices.
Docker Desktop includes:
- Docker Engine
- Docker CLI client
- Docker Compose -Docker Content Trust
- Kubernetes
- Credential Helper.
Docker Desktop works with your choice of development tools and languages and gives you access to a vast library of certified images and templates in Docker Hub. This enables development teams to extend their environment to rapidly auto-build, continuously integrate, and collaborate using a secure repository.
Key features of Docker Desktop:
- Ability to containerize and share any application on any cloud platform, in multiple languages and frameworks
- Easy installation and setup of a complete Docker development environment
- Includes the latest version of Kubernetes
- Automatic updates to keep you up to date and secure
- On Windows, the ability to toggle between Linux and Windows Server environments to build applications
- Fast and reliable performance with native Windows Hyper-V virtualization
- Ability to work natively on Linux through WSL 2 on Windows machines
- Volume mounting for code and data, including file change notifications and easy access to running containers on the localhost network
- In-container development and debugging with supported IDEs
Download and install
Docker Desktop is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows. For download information, system requirements, and installation instructions, see:
For information about Docker Desktop licensing, see Docker Desktop License Agreement.
For information about new features, improvements, and bug fixes in Docker Desktop releases, see Release notes.