Spotlight on OrbStack

Performance

• Lightning fast startup times
• Optimized networking and file sharing
• Smooth Rosetta x86 emulation
• Less than 0.1% background CPU usage
• Minimal memory consumption

Key Features

• Drop-in replacement for Docker Desktop
• Seamless container management
• Linux machine support
• Native Swift app
• Two-way CLI integration
• VS Code and SSH integration
• VPN-friendly networking
• IPv6 support

Development Experience

• Instant container startup
• Fast image building
• Easy debugging with volume access
• Compose and other tools included
• 15 Linux distros available
• Remote development support

System Integration

• Native menu bar app
• Command line tools
• File sharing between Mac and Linux
• SSH agent forwarding
• Local domain names
• Dynamic disk management