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Pods vs Whaler: catalog facts
Pods	Whaler
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.
Linux	Linux
Native GNOME interface Works with both Podman and Docker, local or remote	Starts and stops containers and compose applications Built-in log viewer
Linux only, distributed mainly as a Flatpak No Compose or Kubernetes management mentioned	Basic feature set compared with full Docker dashboards Requires Docker to be installed separately
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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