Davit: A native macOS GUI for running Linux containers on Apple silicon
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Davit is a free, open-source, native macOS app that provides a GUI for Apple's container platform on Apple silicon. It allows users to run Linux containers without Docker Desktop, communicating directly with Apple's container daemon via XPC. The app is MIT licensed, signed and notarized, and requires macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon Macs.
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· 3 pulledA fully native macOS app for Apple's container platform — run Linux containers on Apple silicon, no Docker Desktop required.
Free & open source · MIT licensed · Signed & notarized
Davit talks directly to Apple's open-source container daemon over XPC — the same wire path the CLI uses. No Electron, no web views, no background.
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