docker/for-mac

Bug reports for Docker Desktop for Mac

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Summary Information

Updated 12 minutes ago

Type:Curated List / Learning ResourceCategory(s):Containers & Runtimes Cloud Native & Infrastructure

Added to GitGenius on April 7th, 2021

Created on July 28th, 2016

Open Issues & Pull Requests: 818 (+0)

GitHub issues: Enabled

Number of forks: 133

Total Stargazers: 2,531 (+0)

Total Subscribers: 187 (+0)

Repository Insights (GitGenius)

Median issue/PR response: 4.0 days

Mean response time: 167.2 days

90th percentile: 518.9 days

Tracked items: 714

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Maintainer activity

7 people did triage or write work on this repository in the last 12 months.

Counts unlabeled, assigned, unassigned, milestoned, demilestoned, locked, unlocked over the last 12 months. These are issue and pull request events that require triage or write permission. Commits and code review are not counted. labeled and renamed are excluded because GitHub issue forms record the issue author as the actor. Figures from October 7, 2026. This count is not comparable across projects: each project's automation decides which of these events a person emits.

How this project is maintained

Roughly one issue in five opened in the past year never receives a reply. 100% of open issues come from outside the core team, so the backlog reflects real-world use rather than internal planning. Work labelled "version/4.37.2" is answered fastest, typically in about 9 hours, while "area/gui" waits about 14 days. 80% of tracked open issues have had no activity in three months, so the open count overstates what is actively being worked. Only 34% of issues opened in the past year have been closed.

Issue Activity (beta)

Open issues: 536

New in 7 days: 0

Closed in 7 days: 0

Avg open age: 725 days

Stale 30+ days: 531

Stale 90+ days: 511

Recent activity

Opened in 7 days: 0

Closed in 7 days: 0

Comments in 7 days: 1

Events in 7 days: 1

Top labels

status/triage (601)
needs-triage (107)
area/network (69)
area/gui (68)
area/startup (53)
status/acknowledged (48)
version/4.30.0 (46)
lifecycle/frozen (39)

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Detailed Description

The docker/for-mac repository serves as the official issue tracker and bug reporting system for Docker Desktop for Mac, an integrated Docker experience designed for OS X and macOS systems. The repository is currently in transition, with a note indicating that it is being sunset in favor of a new desktop-feedback repository, though existing issues will remain in place and be migrated as they are updated.

Docker Desktop for Mac is available as a free download and provides users with a comprehensive containerization environment on macOS. The repository's primary function is to collect bug reports and technical issues related to the software, with users encouraged to search existing issues before opening new ones. The documentation for Docker Desktop for Mac is extensive and available separately, serving as the primary resource for understanding features and functionality. Official support is available to Docker customers on Pro or Team plans through a dedicated Desktop support form, while community support is provided through the Docker community Slack for general questions and installation assistance.

The underlying architecture of Docker Desktop for Mac relies on several notable open source components. HyperKit provides a toolkit for embedding hypervisor capabilities, enabling the virtualization layer necessary for running Linux containers on macOS. DataKit orchestrates applications using a 9P dataflow model, while VPNKit ensures that HyperKit virtual machines can properly interoperate with host VPN configurations. A complete list of all components and their associated licenses is accessible directly within the Docker Desktop application through the About Docker Desktop menu.

The repository is classified across multiple domains including software management, platform integration, macOS and Linux container technologies, orchestration, local testing, application isolation, containerization, development environments, Kubernetes support, software deployment, virtualization, and development tooling. This broad classification reflects Docker Desktop for Mac's role as a comprehensive development platform that bridges macOS and Linux container ecosystems, enabling developers to build, test, and deploy containerized applications locally before moving to production environments.