"Docker Desktop" is free to download.
If you don't understand something about Docker Desktop for Windows, the extensive documentation is a great place to look for answers.
Users from the Docker Desktop community trade tips and tricks and discuss Docker Desktop for Windows in the user forum.
Problems with the Docker Desktop for Windows software can be filed as issues in this (docker/for-win) repository.
This repository contains an issue tracker for Docker Desktop for Windows -- an
integrated Docker experience on Microsoft Windows. If you find a problem
with the software, first browse the existing
issues or search from the bar
at the top (s to focus) and then, if you don't find your issue, open
a new issue.
Initially, issues are unlabeled. Issues are labeled in order to make tracking them easier. The meaning of the labels is roughly:
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| area/compose | related to docker/compose |
| area/database | related to the configuration database |
| area/docker | related to the Docker engine (docker/docker) |
| area/firewall | related to Firewall |
| area/gui | related to the Graphical User Interface |
| area/linux | related to the Linux component |
| area/mounts | related to -v bind mounts |
| area/network | related to container networking |
| area/notary | related to docker/notary |
| area/storage | related to image and container storage (storage drivers) |
| area/volumes | related to Docker volumes (volume drivers) |
| area/wincon | related to Windows Containers |
| area/windows | related to Windows integration |
| area/installer | related to the installer/un-installer |
| kind/bug | this issue describes a defect |
| kind/docs | this issue describes a documentation change |
| kind/enhancement | this issue describes a change to existing functionality |
| kind/feature | this issue describes totally new functionality |
| kind/performance | this issue describes a performance problem or measurement |
| status/0-triage | The issue needs triaging |
| status/0-wont-fix | This issue will not be fixed and therefore can be closed |
| status/0-more-info-needed | The issue needs more information before it can be triaged |
| status/1-acknowledged | The issue has been triaged and is being investigated |
| status/2-in-progress | The issue has been assigned to a engineer and is waiting a fix |
| status/3-fixed | The issue has been fixed in master |
| status/4-fix-released-beta | The fix has been released! |
| status/4-fix-released-stable | The fix has been released! |
| status/5-will-be-closed | The issue will be closed in a few days |
Docker Desktop for Windows uses many open source components. A full list of
components and licenses is available inside of Docker from About Docker -> Acknowledgements in the 🐳 menu.
Some notable components include: