Docker Toolbox overview

Legacy desktop solution. Docker Toolbox is for older Mac and Windows systems that do not meet the requirements of Docker Desktop for Mac and Docker Desktop for Windows. We recommend updating to the newer applications, if possible.

Docker Toolbox is an installer for quick setup and launch of a Docker environment on older Mac and Windows systems that do not meet the requirements of the new Docker Desktop for Mac and Docker Desktop for Windows apps.

What’s in the box

Toolbox includes these Docker tools:

• Docker Machine for running docker-machine commands

• Docker Engine for running the docker commands

• Docker Compose for running the docker-compose commands

• Kitematic, the Docker GUI

• a shell preconfigured for a Docker command-line environment

• Oracle VirtualBox

You can find various versions of the tools on Toolbox Releases or run them with the --version flag in the terminal, for example, docker-compose --version.

Ready to get started?

1. Get the latest Toolbox installer for your platform:

   Toolbox for Mac	Toolbox for Windows
   Get Docker Toolbox for Mac	Get Docker Toolbox for Windows

2. Choose the install instructions for your platform, and follow the steps:

   • Install Docker Toolbox on macOS

   • Install Docker Toolbox for Windows

Next steps

• Try the Get started tutorial.

• Dig in deeper with more tutorials and examples on building images, running containers, networking, managing data, and storing images on Docker Hub.

• Learn about Kitematic

• Learn about Docker Machine

• Learn about Docker Compose