Apple Container

Manage Linux containers, images, and volumes created by Apple's open-source container CLI — straight from Raycast.

This is an unofficial, community-built extension. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple Inc. "Apple" and "Apple silicon" are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Requirements

• macOS 26 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon. The container tool relies on virtualization and networking features that are only available on macOS 26.

• The container CLI installed. Download the signed installer from the GitHub releases page, then start the service once with:

  container system start
  

By default the extension calls the binary at /usr/local/bin/container. If yours lives elsewhere, set the path under Container CLI Path in the extension preferences.

Commands

• Manage Containers — list running and stopped containers, start/stop/restart/kill/delete them, open a shell in Terminal, view logs, and inspect details.
• Manage Images — list images, pull from a registry, run a container, tag, inspect, delete, and prune.
• Manage Volumes — list, create, inspect, and delete volumes.
• Container System — view the daemon status and disk usage, and start/stop/restart the service.
• Running Containers — a menu bar item showing how many containers are running, with quick stop actions.

Preferences

• Container CLI Path — absolute path to the container binary (default /usr/local/bin/container).
• Auto Refresh — periodically refresh lists while a command is open (off by default to save CPU; lists also refresh after every action and via ⌘R).

Notes

• Interactive shells and live log following open in Terminal.app, since Raycast cannot host an interactive terminal session.
• If the system service isn't running, the extension shows a recovery screen with a one-click Start Container Service action.