Orchard
Orchard is a free, open-source developer tool for macOS. The native UI for Apple Containers and (o)MLX sandboxes, written in swift as a replacement for docker desktop. It has 1,634 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at andrew-waters/orchard.
About Orchard
Orchard is a native (Swift) macOS application for managing containers, machines and local AI models using Apple's container tooling.
Install Orchard
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What is Orchard?
Orchard is a free, open-source developer tool for macOS. The native UI for Apple Containers and (o)MLX sandboxes, written in swift as a replacement for docker desktop. It has 1,634 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at andrew-waters/orchard.
Is Orchard free and open source?
Yes. Orchard's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Orchard?
Homebrew: brew install --cask orchard. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.5.1).
Is Orchard still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.