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Docker Desktop

39,916installs in the last 30 days. App to build and share containerised applications and microservices.

Is Docker Desktop growing? No. Its share of all app installs went from 2.3% in the two months before to 1.9% in the last 30 days (−18%).

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  • Installs, 90 days
    108,562
  • Installs, 365 days
    529,607
  • Share of all installs
    1.9%
    Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
  • Type
    Mac app

History

Installs in each recorded 30-day window.

No data in this spanNo data in this span36KNov 26 202550KJun 16 202640KOct 28

Average per 30 days

Three periods: the last 30 days, the two months before, and the nine months before that.

45,932Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 34,323Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 39,916Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
45,932Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 34,323Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 39,916Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026

Docker Desktop: details

Website
www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop
Category
Containers and virtualization
Type
Mac app
Installs, 30 days
39,916
Installs, 90 days
108,562
Installs, 365 days
529,607
Trend
Get it
Download from the official website
Install from Terminal instead
brew install --cask docker-desktop
Needs Homebrew, a free tool for installing apps by typing commands.
Source
formulae.brew.sh/cask/docker-desktop

Install counts come from Homebrew, a free tool many Mac users install apps with, so they describe those people, not every Mac owner. How we count

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