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Orchard vs Podman Desktop: catalog facts
Orchard	Podman Desktop
Free Free to install; the source code is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, with no company size restriction.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Native Swift interface instead of an Electron wrapper Built on Apple's own container tooling	No licence fee regardless of company size Installs and updates Podman itself, so there is one thing to manage
macOS only and tied to Apple's container tooling Not a drop-in for Docker-based workflows	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
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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