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Podman

Podman is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods. It has 33,009 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at podman-container-tools/podman.

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About Podman

Podman (the POD MANager) is a tool for managing containers and images, volumes mounted into those containers, and pods made from groups of containers. Podman runs containers on Linux, but can also be used on Mac and Windows systems using a Podman-managed virtual machine. Podman is based on libpod, a library for container lifecycle management that is also contained in this repository. The libpod library provides APIs for managing containers, pods, container images, and volumes.

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Podman FAQ

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What is Podman?

Podman is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods. It has 33,009 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at podman-container-tools/podman.

Is Podman free and open source?

Yes. Podman's source code is public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Podman?

Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: v6.1.3) or the project website.

Is Podman 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.