Run Linux containers on your Mac, each in its own VM
Container creates and runs Linux containers as lightweight VMs on a Mac.
Written in Swift for Apple silicon, it gives each container its own VM instead of one shared VM. It pulls, builds and pushes standard OCI images, so any registry works. Open source under Apache 2.0. Requires Apple silicon and macOS 26.
For developers who run Linux workloads on a Mac and want a native, Apple-made option.
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Tim has led the company since 2011 and helped it grow from a $350B company to a $4T giant. However, they are currently having a problem and are stagnating even in AI.
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC26) kicks off June 8.
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Reviewers broadly praise Apple for polished design, ease of use, strong performance, long battery life, and an ecosystem that makes devices and features like AirDrop work smoothly together. Users also highlight reliability, security, and useful work setups, including Vision Pro with Mac. The main complaints are familiar: high prices, a closed system, costly upgrades, limited storage, and repairability concerns such as battery replacement. Makers of Typeahead and Nativeline add that Apple’s hardware and Swift tooling make native, on-device apps feel fast and practical.
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ecosystem connectivity (11)
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minimal UI design (3)
seamless integration (3)
high quality native APIs (2)
macOS compatibility (2)
M-series chips (2)
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high pricing (5)
closed ecosystem (4)
high maintenance costs (2)
limited storage space (2)
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Hey Product Hunt, I'm hunting Container from Apple.
I picked it because it changes how containers work on a Mac. Most tools run all containers inside one shared Linux VM. Container gives each container its own lightweight VM, so each one is isolated from the others. It still uses standard OCI images, so your existing images and registries work as they are.
It's fully open source and written in Swift, so you can read how it works. It needs Apple silicon and macOS 26.
If you run Linux containers on a Mac, I'd like to hear how it compares with what you use now.
Currently using a macbook Pro late 2015 model, 8GB of RAM.
My experience has been mixed. The OS and bundled software is mostly of good quality, the hardware is now seven years old and still going strong apart from the original battery which needs replacing... that brings me on to the less attractive parts of Apple's products.
Removing the battery, which was a piece of cake in earlier models (circa 2007), is a major repair job. They've gone backwards here. Batteries are probably the first thing that will need replacing given they wear out the fastest.
That said I've had to replace the power adapter once as the original failed after about a year. Their materials are not always durable. Take cables and grommets made in their white rubber material. Over time this rots and disintegrates. I have older equipment that doesn't suffer this issue.
They also charge more than other vendors for things like RAM and storage. Its also laughable that they still have product SKUs in their store that come with 8GB of RAM. This may have been sufficient in 2015, but we're 8 years on now, and RAM hungry apps make for a disappointing experience on my machine.
I'd buy another macbook, but only because we require it to support our plugin software that we make.
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high pricing (5)high maintenance costs (2)limited storage space (2)
Re: Vision Pro, it's a product I use a lot for work. I pair my Macbook and use the widescreen virtual display. I crank up some good music and head into Yosemite. I used to use Quest Pro for this use case, but the resolution wasn't there for it to be really useful. With Vision Pro we get our retina display moment for AR/VR for work.
It's already 2026, but 8GB of RAM is a significant drawback. But in return, we have a price that fits our budget. For an office worker with basic features and no need to perform heavy tasks on a laptop, this is a great deal. Not to mention, it has a color I like (blush) and truly impressive battery life
Hey Product Hunt, I'm hunting Container from Apple.
I picked it because it changes how containers work on a Mac. Most tools run all containers inside one shared Linux VM. Container gives each container its own lightweight VM, so each one is isolated from the others. It still uses standard OCI images, so your existing images and registries work as they are.
It's fully open source and written in Swift, so you can read how it works. It needs Apple silicon and macOS 26.
If you run Linux containers on a Mac, I'd like to hear how it compares with what you use now.