WSL for macOS

• OrbStack - "Say goodbye to slow, clunky containers and VMs"

  • OrbStack: lightweight Linux VM for Apple Silicon - "OrbStack shared kernel approach brings WSL 2 to macOS"

  • Orbstack - What Docker Desktop Wishes it Could Be

  • Free for personal, non-commercial use but requires regular network connections to their license server

  • Product Hunt reviews

  • OrbStack vs Colima: Best Docker Desktop Alternative for macOS in 2025?

• Apple Container - "A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon."

  • Apple Container vs OrbStack

  • Apple Containers on macOS: A Technical Comparison With Docker - "Apple's new containerization framework introduces a novel "VM-per-container" architecture, optimized for security and Apple silicon."

  • Apple Container turned my Mac into a self-hosting war machine

  • Getting Started with Apple’s container CLI on macOS: A Native Alternative to Docker

  • Install Apple Container CLI: Running containers natively on macOS 15 (Sequoia) and macOS 26 (Tahoe)

❧ 2025-07-26