Show HN: Berth – A native macOS app for managing containers with Apple/container

Category: devtools

Tags: container-management, macos-app, apple-silicon

Score: 7.5/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 8)

Berth is a native macOS GUI for managing Linux containers using Apple's containerization framework, providing a Docker-Desktop-like experience with live logs, stats, and full container lifecycle management. It innovatively uses Apple's XPC-based Swift client library for direct communication with the container engine, avoiding daemons or shell commands for most operations. This project is particularly interesting as it targets the new Apple container ecosystem on macOS 26, filling a gap for developers needing a polished interface for Apple's container technology.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, platform engineers

Repository: https://github.com/tofa84/berth · Swift · MIT

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