Install orchard with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

Project history

Orchard was developed as an open-source Swift and SwiftUI application focused exclusively on Apple's container runtime. Its architecture uses ContainerAPIClient over XPC for typed access to containers, images, networks, statistics, logs, and system health, with limited CLI use where the API lacks coverage.

Adoption history

The official project README reports recurring Homebrew installations and interest from engineers across major technology and cloud-native organizations. Orchard remains a comparatively young, focused tool rather than a general multi-runtime desktop platform.

How it is used

Developers use Orchard to inspect and manage Apple containers, images, networks, machines, logs, and resource statistics from a graphical macOS application. Apple's container runtime is a prerequisite.

Why package nerds care

Orchard packages a native macOS control surface for Apple's container runtime, an ecosystem that otherwise centers on the container command-line interface. It is notable for using the same typed Swift XPC APIs as the CLI for most operations instead of emulating Docker or parsing command output.

Timeline

• Undated: Orchard launched as an open-source, native Swift/SwiftUI frontend for Apple's container runtime.

Related projects

• Apple container
• ContainerAPIClient
• Podman Desktop
• Docker Desktop
• OrbStack

Sources

• Official repository README: https://github.com/andrew-waters/orchard#readme
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• source_facts.repo