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Rancher Desktop

1,944installs in the last 30 days. Kubernetes and container management on the desktop.

Is Rancher Desktop growing? It is holding steady. Its share of all app installs went from 0.093% in the two months before to 0.092% in the last 30 days.

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  • Installs, 90 days
    4,718
  • Installs, 365 days
    29,421
  • Share of all installs
    0.092%
    Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
  • Type
    Mac app

History

Installs in each recorded 30-day window.

No data in this spanNo data in this span2.5KNov 26 20253.9KJun 16 20261.9KOct 28

Average per 30 days

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

2,695Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 1,387Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 1,944Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026
2,695Days 91–365Oct 28 – Jul 29 1,387Days 31–90Jul 30 – Sep 27 1,944Last 30 daysSep 28 – Oct 28, 2026

Rancher Desktop: details

Website
rancherdesktop.io
Category
Containers and virtualization
Type
Mac app
Installs, 30 days
1,944
Installs, 90 days
4,718
Installs, 365 days
29,421
Trend
Get it
Download from the official website
Install from Terminal instead
brew install --cask rancher
Needs Homebrew, a free tool for installing apps by typing commands.
Source
formulae.brew.sh/cask/rancher

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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