7 alternatives to macos
dockur/macos — macOS inside a Docker container. (21,663 stars, MIT, infra, auth, database).
These are the closest projects in the JustClaw-It index that we serve licence-cleared code from, ranked by relevance and by our code-quality score (1–10, the mean over each repo's graded components: completeness, code quality, deployability, reusability, strategic value). JustClaw-It also serves 11 licence-cleared components from dockur/macos itself.
| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nerdy-tech-com-gitub/windows | 4.7 | MIT | 2 |
| 2 | abiosoft/colima | 7.3 | MIT | 31,388 |
| 3 | winboat-org/winboat | 6.9 | MIT | 23,267 |
| 4 | portainer/portainer | 4.6 | Zlib | 38,709 |
| 5 | jupyter/docker-stacks | 4.2 | BSD-3-Clause | 8,472 |
| 6 | wagoodman/dive | 3.1 | MIT | 54,662 |
| 7 | ianyh/amethyst | 1.4 | MIT | 16,301 |
The alternatives in detail
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Windows inside a Docker container.score 4.7/10 · MIT permissive · 2 stars · 6 components · search them
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Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
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Run Windows apps on 🐧 Linux with ✨ seamless integration
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Making Docker and Kubernetes management easy.
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Ready-to-run Docker images containing Jupyter applicationsscore 4.2/10 · BSD-3-Clause permissive · 8,472 stars · 39 components · search them
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A tool for exploring each layer in a docker imagescore 3.1/10 · MIT permissive · 54,662 stars · 78 components · search them
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Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.score 1.4/10 · MIT permissive · 16,301 stars · 58 components · search them
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