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6 self-hosted Kitematic alternatives

Discontinued desktop GUI for managing Docker containers and images on macOS and Windows. Originally bundled with Docker Toolbox/early Docker Desktop, it provided a graphical interface for container and image management. The project is discontinued and not offered as a SaaS/cloud service.

Alternatives to Kitematic

Arcane is a modern web interface for Docker management, providing an approachable UI to deploy, manage, and monitor containers and Docker Compose stacks.

Arcane screenshot

7.2k stars290 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted Docker dashboard to open container web UIs, view logs, monitor ports, manage multiple hosts, and check or apply image updates with Traefik label detection.

2.1k stars110 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Oxker is a Rust-based TUI for monitoring and managing Docker containers, including logs viewing, filtering, sorting, and common container actions.

1.8k stars45 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source web app to create, edit, visualize, and share Docker Compose files with an interactive diagram-based GUI and import/export support.

Compose Craft screenshot

1k stars27 forksMITlast commit Slowing down

Self-hosted Docker Compose manager that keeps you in control of your Compose files, letting you browse and operate stacks while maintaining direct access to YAML.

Dockman screenshot

637 stars23 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted container management UI focused on templating and one-click deployments for Docker-based stacks.

60 stars5 forksMITlast commit Slowing down

What replacing Kitematic actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 4 of 6 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: BSD-3-Clause, MIT, AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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