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orchard · v1.12.4
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7.0
Native GUI for Apple Containers
brew install --cask orchard 291
30-day installs
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Install trend
Trust Score 7/10
✓ Open source (MIT) +3
✓ Active development +2
✓ Licensed +1
✗ No auto-updates +0
✓ Not deprecated +1
✗ New (<1yr) +0
✗ Low installs +0
Version History
v1.12.4today1.12.3→1.12.4
today1.12.2→1.12.3
17d ago1.12.1→1.12.2
1mo ago1.12.0→1.12.1
1mo ago1.11.7→1.12.0
2mo ago1.11.4→1.11.7
Review
Apr 26, 2026Orchard offers a native macOS GUI for managing Apple Containers, providing developers and system administrators with a user-friendly interface to deploy and monitor containerized applications. Its key features include container management, DNS configuration, and integration with macOS system tools.
Provides a native GUI for managing and monitoring Apple Containers.
Maturity: The project is moderately mature with active development and regular updates, though it lacks automatic updates.
Community: No community discussion found yet.
Pros
- + Native macOS integration for seamless container management
- + User-friendly GUI compared to command-line tools
- + Actively maintained with regular updates
Cons
- - No automatic updates for the application itself
- - Niche audience limited to Apple Container users
Community Mentions
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Apr 2024 Making old orchards new again
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Feb 2021 The APL Orchard
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Jul 2014 Orchard and Fig are joining Docker
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Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown
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