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Colima vs Podman Desktop: catalog facts
Colima	Podman Desktop
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, with no company size restriction.
macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Multiple instances with automatic port forwarding	No licence fee regardless of company size Installs and updates Podman itself, so there is one thing to manage
The Docker runtime requires a Docker client.	Electron, so it is heavy for a dashboard Podman's rootless model behaves differently from Docker in ways that surprise people
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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