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Windows.","crossover","26.3.0","2026-10-07T09:38:27.243348Z",{"accentColor":596,"autoUpdates":54,"deprecated":54,"disabled":54,"displayName":597,"editorChoice":54,"iconUrl":598,"installs30d":599,"isFont":54,"isLibrary":54,"kind":88,"machineTranslated":54,"name":597,"primaryCategory":600,"rank30d":601,"sourceLocale":109,"summary":602,"token":603,"version":604,"versionChangedAt":605},"#23A59D","Freelens","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.opennavo.com\u002Ficons\u002Fuploads\u002F620ba0074749\u002F67a93012d9e7-256.png",826,{"icon":53,"machineTranslated":54,"name":55,"slug":56,"sourceLocale":57},192,"Free Kubernetes desktop GUI for inspecting workloads, logs, metrics and resources across your existing clusters.","freelens","1.10.3","2026-10-07T09:38:36.653349Z","\u003Cp>Rancher Desktop is an open-source desktop environment for building and running containers and a local Kubernetes cluster. On macOS it runs the Linux container environment inside a virtual machine. It provides a container dashboard, image management, Kubernetes settings, port forwarding and bundled command-line tools including kubectl, Helm, nerdctl and Docker-compatible tools. It is intended for local development and testing, not a managed production Kubernetes service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 class=\"on-md-heading-1\">Container engines and Kubernetes\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Choose one container engine at a time. containerd uses nerdctl and container namespaces; dockerd (Moby) provides the Docker Engine API and Docker CLI workflow. Docker Desktop is not required. Images and workloads created under one engine are not available after switching to the other engine; engine selection is not a migration of their storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kubernetes is optional and can be enabled or disabled separately. When enabled, Rancher Desktop manages a local K3s-based cluster and its version, exposing it through kubectl and the Cluster Dashboard. Select the intended Kubernetes context before applying manifests so commands do not target a different cluster. Published ports and mounted host directories give workloads access outside the VM according to your configuration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 class=\"on-md-heading-1\">Installation and resources\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Rancher Desktop requires macOS 13 Ventura or later, an Apple Silicon or Intel x86-64 processor with virtualization support, and a persistent internet connection. The documentation recommends at least 8 GB RAM and four CPUs; workloads may need more memory, CPU and disk space. Downloads are architecture-specific: the 1.24.0 Apple Silicon DMG is 648,410,732 bytes and the Intel DMG is 701,015,407 bytes, before VM images and container data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Copy the application from its DMG to Applications and open it. Choose the engine and Kubernetes settings, allocate VM resources, and let the environment initialize and download required components. Registry downloads and private registries can require internet access and their own credentials. Rancher Desktop itself is free and does not require a paid Rancher or Docker Desktop subscription to run locally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 class=\"on-md-heading-1\">Permissions and coexistence\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Administrative Access is optional for many workflows. Without it, the Docker socket is at ~\u002F.rd\u002Fdocker.sock and Docker tools use the rancher-desktop context. Enabling it creates \u002Fvar\u002Frun\u002Fdocker.sock and enables a bridged address reachable from the local network, prompting for administrator credentials. The vmnet bridged-network path also uses macOS mDNSResponder on port 53, preventing forwarding a container DNS server to host port 53 in that configuration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Docker Desktop and other local container tools can compete for the default Docker socket, CLI context, published ports and substantial VM resources. Stop the competing environment when necessary and explicitly check the active Docker and Kubernetes contexts. Rancher Desktop does not merge the other tool's images, volumes or containers. Treat container engines and extensions as powerful local software: containers with host-directory mounts can change those files, and published services can expose data. Factory resets and environment deletion can remove local containers, images and cluster data, so preserve important data first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 class=\"on-md-heading-1\">License and updates\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The application is licensed under Apache License 2.0; bundled tools and images retain their own licenses. Registries, cloud services and optional external services can have separate charges or account requirements. Anonymous usage-statistics collection is controlled in Preferences, as are automatic updates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 1.24.0 release fixes an auto-update failure in 1.23.0 and 1.23.1. Users on those versions who cannot download the update through the app need the official installer. The separately announced Rancher Desktop 2.0 alpha is an early technology preview, not this 1.24.0 package or a production-ready replacement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Official sources: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Francherdesktop.io\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.rancherdesktop.io\u002Fgetting-started\u002Finstallation\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Installation requirements\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.rancherdesktop.io\u002Fui\u002Fpreferences\u002Fcontainer-engine\u002Fgeneral\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Container engines\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.rancherdesktop.io\u002Fui\u002Fpreferences\u002Fapplication\u002Fgeneral\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Administrative access and preferences\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Francher-sandbox\u002Francher-desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source and license\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Francher-sandbox\u002Francher-desktop\u002Freleases\u002Ftag\u002Fv1.24.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.24.0 release\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n"]