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Podman Desktop vs Davit: catalog facts
Podman Desktop	Davit
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, with no company size restriction.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with no subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux	macOS
No licence fee regardless of company size Installs and updates Podman itself, so there is one thing to manage	Fully native SwiftUI app with no Electron or web views Uses Apple's container engine, no Docker Desktop needed
Electron, so it is heavy for a dashboard Podman's rootless model behaves differently from Docker in ways that surprise people	Requires macOS 15 or later on Apple Silicon Works only with Apple's container platform, not Docker or Podman
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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