Docker

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Docker packages applications and their dependencies into portable containers, so they run the same way in development, CI, and production.

Latest Version: 27.4
Release Date: March 18, 2026
Maintainer: Docker, Inc.
Type: Container Platform

Quick Links

Official Website Documentation GitHub Repository

Installation

brew install --cask docker

What's New in 27.4

New Features

Docker Compose Watch for automatic rebuilds on file changes
Improved Docker Desktop resource usage dashboard

Improvements

Faster `docker build` cache invalidation for multi-stage Dockerfiles
Clearer error messages for port-binding conflicts

Performance

Reduced BuildKit cache export size
Faster container startup on Apple Silicon via Virtualization.framework

Bug Fixes

Fixed a volume-mount permission issue on WSL2
Corrected `docker compose down` cleanup for orphaned networks

Docker 27 refines the Compose v2 CLI, improves BuildKit's caching for multi-stage builds, and continues rolling out Docker Desktop's resource-usage dashboard for local development.