macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dockvizlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 9937
Install dockviz with Homebrew, apk
Visualizing docker data. Version 0.6.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add dockviz.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dockvizAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dockviz · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
overview
Package summary
Visualizing docker data
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dockviz
history
Project history and usage
Dockviz is a Go command-line tool for visualizing Docker image and container data. It belongs to the early Docker utility wave: small CLIs that made Docker's layer and container relationships easier to inspect before those views were common in mainstream tooling.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in April 2014 and describes the project as a way to present Docker image and container information in different forms. Its README documents image trees, Graphviz DOT output, short summaries, and container-link diagrams, all centered on making Docker's local state visible from the terminal.
Adoption history
Dockviz became a niche but well-known Docker helper rather than a general-purpose platform tool. The repository still has more than a thousand stars, and Homebrew continues to package release 0.6.4, but Homebrew analytics show modest recent installs, which fits a mature specialist tool.
How it is used
Typical usage is interactive inspection: `dockviz images --tree` for a terminal tree, `dockviz images --dot | dot ...` for rendered graphs, and `dockviz containers --dot` for container relationship diagrams. It can read Docker daemon data directly or accept Docker JSON on standard input.
Why package nerds care
Dockviz is package-nerd interesting because it captures a specific moment in Docker history: image layers were central to understanding builds, and a small Go binary plus Graphviz was enough to turn opaque local Docker state into inspectable structure.
Timeline
- 2014: GitHub repository created for visualizing Docker data.
- 2010s: README documents Docker image trees, Graphviz output, and container diagrams.
- 2026: Homebrew packages stable release 0.6.4 with low but continuing install activity.
Related projects
- Dockviz is closely related to Docker itself and to Graphviz, which the README uses for rendering DOT output. Its examples also reference older Docker environment tooling such as boot2docker and docker-machine.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dockviz | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.6.4
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dockviz |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/justone/dockviz |
| Repository | https://github.com/justone/dockviz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T14:21:58-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
apk95%
dockviz 0.6.4-r33
Visualizing Docker Data
https://github.com/justone/dockviz
sudo apk add dockviz- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dockviz
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dockviz
source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation