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Podman Desktop 1.27 Release

April 23, 2026 · 21 min read

Sonia Sandler

Associate Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.27 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.27 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

High contrast and accent colors support: High contrast themes (light and dark) and accent colors have been added throughout the application for improved accessibility, visibility, and a uniform color palette.
Navigation history with back and forward controls: Added navigation history dropdown to the back/forward navigation buttons accessible through long-press.
Extension development JSON schema: A JSON schema is now available for the development and validation of Podman Desktop extensions' package.json files.
Security updates: Multiple CVE vulnerabilities resolved in Podman Desktop and its extensions to ensure a safer work environment.

Release details

High contrast theme support

Podman Desktop now includes two new high contrast themes that provide maximum contrast for better visual accessibility. The hc-light theme features white backgrounds with dark borders and text, while hc-dark uses black backgrounds with light elements. Both themes have been integrated throughout the app and its UI components to ensure better visibility and readability.

The app colors have also been updated to use accent colors instead of hardcoded colors to make it easier to manage custom color palettes and support consistent coloring throughout the UI.

Following the introduction of the back and forward navigation controls in 1.25, Podman Desktop now also includes a navigation history dropdown when long-pressing the navigation controls. Users can quickly browse their navigation history using the dropdown, making it easier to navigate across multiple sections.

Extension development JSON schema

JSON schema for Podman Desktop extensions is now available in the SchemaStore website or directly at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/main/schemas/extension-schema.json. This takes away the guesswork and provides autocomplete for available properties while editing the file, streamlining extension development.

Add "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/main/schemas/extension-schema.json" to your extension's package.json file to see all available fields and values.

NOTE: If you are using VSCode, you might need to add https://raw.githubusercontent.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/main/schemas/extension-schema.json to the JSON › Schema Download: Trusted Domains list for it to work.

Community thank you

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

Community meeting

If you would like to discuss any of the new features, issues or other topics, please join us at the monthly community meeting that takes place every 4th Thursday of the month. Here are the meeting details.

Final notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

Get the latest release from the Downloads section of the website and boost your development journey with Podman Desktop. Additionally, visit the GitHub repository and see how you can help us make Podman Desktop better.

Detailed release changelog

feat

feat(extension-api): added optional error property by @gastoner #17115
feat(agents): add AI skill for scaffolding new Podman Desktop extensions by @simonrey1 #17071
feat(main): add schema generation script and CI sync for extension JSON schema by @simonrey1 #17053
feat(ui): redesign LinearProgress component with semantic color tokens and improved accessibility by @vancura #17010
feat: added navigation entries by @gastoner #17006
feat(renderer): add SearchTermParser for filtered search inputs by @simonrey1 #17002
feat(renderer): use SearchTermParser in extension catalog by @simonrey1 #16993
feat(ui): redesign button component with semantic color tokens and improved accessibility by @vancura #16966
feat: expose urlProtocol from product.json through extension-api/env module by @dgolovin #16965
feat(color-registry): add default-text-link and default-item-hover tokens by @vancura #16932
feat(storybook): add high contrast light and dark theme options by @vancura #16923
feat(storybook): auto-regenerate themes.css on color-registry changes by @vancura #16919
feat(ui): add prefers-reduced-motion support to Spinner by @simonrey1 #16888
feat(renderer): replace CSS border spinner with Spinner component in ProviderWidgetStatus by @simonrey1 #16875
feat: add hc-light theme color overrides to ColorRegistry by @vzhukovs #16842
feat(extension-api): add detached option to exec by @simonrey1 #16841
feat(ci): add E2E workflow for testing flatpak bundles by @ScrewTSW #16838
feat: add hc-dark theme color overrides to ColorRegistry by @vzhukovs #16825
feat: support danger message boxes in extension API and internal utilities by @JustMell0 #16822
feat(main): implement pd accent colors as default theme values by @vancura #16749
feat(alert): remove custom aria-label in DeployPodToKube.svelte by @priyanshsao #16724
feat: handle high contrast themes in appearance init and isDark store by @vzhukovs #16721
feat(ui): replace spinner with 8-tick activity indicator by @vancura #16718
feat(telemetry): add telemetry tracking when rootful switch was changed by @JustMell0 #16664
feat(main): add JSON Schema generation for extension manifest by @simonrey1 #16637
feat: added system overview backend by @gastoner #16634
feat(alert): remove aria-label in WarningMessage.svelte by @priyanshsao #16615
feat: add high contrast theme support to ColorRegistry and ColorBuilder by @vzhukovs #16536
feat(Dropdown): added support for longpressing by @gastoner #16512
feat(spinner): replace CSS spinner with Spinner component by @priyanshsao #16486
feat(renderer): add support for danger styling in MessageBox by @JustMell0 #16423
feat(tray-icons): add full color icons by @vancura #16081
feat: added navigation history dropdown when long pressing by @gastoner #15567

fix

fix: resolve GHSA-39q2-94rc-95cp in dompurify by @benoitf #17159
fix: resolve GHSA-r4q5-vmmm-2653 in follow-redirects by @benoitf #17156
fix: resolve CVE-2026-34043 in serialize-javascript by @benoitf #17150
fix: resolve advisory GHSA-v3rj-xjv7-4jmq in smol-toml by @benoitf #17149
fix(ui): remove space before ellipsis in loading and action button labels by @vancura #17142
fix(troubleshooting): remove malformed leading ellipsis from waiting-for-response strings by @vancura #17141
fix: resolve CVE-2026-34601 in @xmldom/xmldom by @benoitf #17130
fix: resolve CVE-2026-41242 in protobufjs by @benoitf #17125
fix(ui): stop carousel wheel swipes from navigating history by @Zhey-on #17116
fix(compose): show error step when CLI version fetch fails during onboarding by @simonrey1 #17106
fix(compose): sync provider version on CLI tool install/uninstall by @simonrey1 #17094
fix(kubectl-cli): sync provider version on CLI tool install/uninstall by @simonrey1 #17093
fix(kind): sync provider version on CLI tool install/uninstall by @simonrey1 #17089
fix(renderer): preserve original casing of terms in SearchTermParser by @simonrey1 #17052
fix(installer): hyperv only podman install now passes by @bmahabirbu #17028
fix(renderer): deduplicate aria-labels in troubleshooting components by @vancura #17023
fix(renderer): hide update button when provider has no installed version by @simonrey1 #17012
fix(kubectl-cli): show kubectl updates on Resources page by @simonrey1 #16992
fix(compose): show compose updates on Resources page by @simonrey1 #16987
fix: flaky ExtensionDetailsReadme.svelte component test by @dgolovin #16973
fix(kind): use shared temp directory for image push in Flatpak by @vzhukovs #16970
fix: load protocol name from product.json urlProtocol attribute by @dgolovin #16964
fix(main): remove Manage Docker feature card when docker-compat disabled by @JustMell0 #16962
fix: change order of 'Allow' and 'Deny' button in confirmation dialog by @dgolovin #16961
fix: update unit test project names by @SoniaSandler #16954
fix: show default app version in statusbar for any auto updater error by @SoniaSandler #16953
fix(extension/podman): use detached mode for machine autoStart by @simonrey1 #16936
fix(Roseta): fixed Roseta enablement on macOS Tahoe with Podman 5.6+ by @gastoner #16924
fix: recalculate accent1 and accent2 color ramps for better vibrancy by @vancura #16921
fix: openExternal command to use security handler by @dgolovin #16896
fix: refine high contrast theme color definitions by @vancura #16889
fix(kind): avoid FileHandle GC error in image-handler tests by @sAchin-680 #16863
fix: use predefined color instead of hex value for hc dark theme by @vzhukovs #16844
fix(webview): bind on localhost the server by @benoitf #16799
fix(settings): scope feedback dialog preferences to its own section by @JustMell0 #16798
fix(telemetry): rename and rate limit handleContainerEventsFailure by @JustMell0 #16789
fix(svelte): migrate HMR configuration for Svelte 5 compatibility by @fbricon #16753
fix(renderer): respect hidden property in ExperimentalPage by @simonrey1 #16687
fix(frontend): remove async from getImage which is not async by @feloy #16667
fix: pass options when listing images with Docker API fallback by @sheikhlimon #16599
fix(container-registry): handle provider failures gracefully in podmanListImages by @sheikhlimon #16404
fix(tray): fix pixelated tray icon on Windows HiDPI displays by @generalexception #16378
fix(preferences): prevent loss of manual proxy settings on page navigation by @vzhukovs #16117
fix: add bottom spacing to resources page by @shri3016 #15747

chore

chore(fix): fixing compose e2e tests to handle new flow by @cbr7 #17165
chore(main): prefer-import-in-mock by @axel7083 #17133
chore(renderer): prefer-import-in-mock by @axel7083 #17132
chore: resolve CVE-2026-4800 in lodash by @benoitf #17131
chore(deps): update stream-json to v2.1.0 by @benoitf #17129
chore(preload*): prefer-import-in-mock by @axel7083 #17128
chore: update electron app name to be from product.json and use correct logs files paths by @SoniaSandler #17107
chore(registry-setup): writing auth.json file should have proper permissions by @axel7083 #17103
chore(dependencies): updates node-forge to 1.4.0 by @cdrage #17100
chore(fix): ensure reconnection to terminal after container restart by @cbr7 #17076
chore: hide GitHub feedback forms if there are no GitHub feedback links by @SoniaSandler #17062
chore(renderer): add search-string package by @simonrey1 #17026
chore: added lifecycle booleans to provider/connection info types by @gastoner #17020
chore(website): remove 3M downloads celebration banner by @JustMell0 #17011
chore(pr-check): use default types for pull-request trigger by @benoitf #16946
chore: remove labeler PR by @benoitf #16945
chore: update documentation links to be used from product.json by @SoniaSandler #16912
chore(e2e): remove unreliable xterm log validation/modify test skip condition by @amisskii #16890
chore(claude): fix symbolic link by @benoitf #16887
chore(extension/podman): prefer-import-in-mock by @axel7083 #16884
chore(extension/kubectl-cli): prefer-import-in-mock by @axel7083 #16883
chore(extension/kind): prefer-import-in-mock by @axel7083 #16882
chore(extension/docker): prefer-import-in-mock by @axel7083 #16881
chore(extensions/compose): prefer-import-in-mock by @axel7083 #16880
chore(podman/tsconfig): switch to bundler for moduleResolution in extension by @benoitf #16876
chore(deps): update to inversify v8 by @benoitf #16872
chore(fix): ensure correct locator is used in the assert by @cbr7 #16853
chore(deps): update picomatch dependencies by @benoitf #16843
chore(CODEOWNERS): remove the file as it's managed by a GitHub app by @benoitf #16837
chore(main): replace function reference with Symbol for inversify v8 by @benoitf #16834
chore: updated the contributing.md to use new domain labels and user-reported label by @rujutashinde #16791
chore: update SendFeedback to svelte 5 by @SoniaSandler #16770
chore: prevent feedback form from closing when clicking on a non-submission link in the form by @SoniaSandler #16769
chore: remove capitalization in explore-features.json by @priyanshsao #16726
chore(package.json): remove deprecated @types/tar package by @Bingtagui404 #16722
chore: use product.json command palette search entries by @SoniaSandler #16708
chore(fix): fix provider dropdown height when adding a new provider by @cbr7 #16705
chore(main): hide experimental enhanced dashboard setting by @simonrey1 #16688
chore(System overview API): updated definitions by @gastoner #16675
chore(release): release notes for 1.26 by @bmahabirbu #16645
chore: use product name for title bar text by @SoniaSandler #16644
chore: added status background colors by @gastoner #16633
chore: setup eslint no-sync rule and document all sync FS usages by @sAchin-680 #15251

refactor

refactor: extracted duplicated code to function by @gastoner #17154
refactor(registry-setup): modernise node:fs usage by @axel7083 #17101
refactor(api): unify DialogType definition in @podman-desktop/core-api by @JustMell0 #17055
refactor(Onboarding): migrated Onboarding component to svelte5 by @gastoner #17036
refactor(renderer): replace hardcoded Tailwind colors in micromark with color-registry tokens by @vancura #17003
refactor(main): extract global timeout utility by @sheikhlimon #16950
refactor: migrated ContainerConnectionSummary to svelte5 by @gastoner #16916
refactor(main): make Exec.exec async by @simonrey1 #16911
refactor: moved connection resource usage to separate file by @gastoner #16908
refactor(website): vi.mock imports by @axel7083 #16885
refactor: simplify troubleshooting zip export by @axel7083 #16878
refactor(ui): replace SMIL animateTransform with CSS @keyframes in Spinner by @simonrey1 #16877
refactor(podman-download): fix the condition logic by @benoitf #16874

test

test(e2e): add managed-configuration tests for extensions catalog and local extensions by @ScrewTSW #17090
chore(test): refactoring of runner factory class by @cbr7 #17045
chore(test): fixing flaky unit test failing on windows runner by @cbr7 #17042
chore(test): ensure app process is terminated after closing by @cbr7 #17037
chore(test): remove duplicate aria labels by @cbr7 #17022
chore(test): increase build timeout to handle cicd lag by @cbr7 #17009
chore(test): added new search bar test suite and POM elements by @cbr7 #17007
fix(tests): use SetupServer interface instead of SetupServerApi class by @simonrey1 #17001
chore(test): replace testing farm npm targets dropdown by @amisskii #16969
test(e2e): add network smoke tests for container network integration by @amisskii #16968
chore(test): Light and dark modes e2e test suite by @cbr7 #16917
chore(test): increase assert timeout to better handle laggy network conditions in cicd by @cbr7 #16907
feat(test): implement a Chrome Devtools protocol test runner by @odockal #16905
feat(test): add text check in PodCreateFromContainers.spec.ts by @priyanshsao #16904
chore(test): refactor filepicker methods and add save/load image e2e test by @cbr7 #16886
chore(test): update playwright trace analysis skill by @cbr7 #16856
chore(test): add advanced navigation history e2e test spec by @odockal #16820
chore(test): new e2e tests for tasks page by @cbr7 #16797
chore(test): update testing skill to better conform to project standards and requirements by @cbr7 #16793
chore(test): cleanup github runner native images before test start by @cbr7 #16788
feat(test): created skill to be used when analyzing playwright trace files by @cbr7 #16773
chore(test): create macos sanity test suite for pr check by @cbr7 #16772
fix(test): Typo: misspelled variable name in PullImage.spec.ts #16741 by @LavenderDuskGlow #16771
chore(test): added new elements to POM and some new e2e tests by @cbr7 #16758
chore(test): add navigation smoke e2e test spec by @odockal #16757
chore(test): include specific AGENTS.md doc under tests/playwright by @odockal #16743
chore(test): enhancing trace naming with workerIndex to distinguish between files with the same name by @cbr7 #16727
chore(tests): managed configuration tests for proxy by @ScrewTSW #16706
chore(test): fixing broken symlink by @cbr7 #16643
feat(test): adding playwright testing claude skill to repository by @cbr7 #16639
chore(test): enhance port forwarding e2e test to cover multiple pods by @JustMell0 #16526

docs

docs: add skill to investigate specific gh run by @serbangeorge-m #16833

Podman Desktop 1.26 Release

March 16, 2026 · 30 min read

Brian Mahabir

Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.26 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.26 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

Host certificate sync to Podman VMs: Synchronize local certificates to running Podman VMs through the command palette.
Extension authentication access control: Extensions now require explicit user permission for authentication access with improved session management.
Pull image workflow improvements: Image pulling now includes a cancel button and quick action buttons for better workflow management.
Environment-based filtering: Container, pod, image, volume, and network pages now support filtering by environment.
Additional managed configuration settings for extensions: Two new managed configuration settings allow administrators to disable custom extension installs and hide the extension catalog.
Troubleshooting section in Settings: A new troubleshooting entry has been added to the settings menu for quicker access to diagnostics.
Confirmation dialog for connection deletion: Deleting a provider connection now shows a confirmation dialog to prevent accidental removal.

Release details

Host certificate sync to Podman VMs

Working behind a corporate proxy or pulling from internal registries? You can now sync your local certificates to running Podman VMs directly from the command palette. Open the command palette with F1 and run the Podman: Synchronize certificates to all VMs command.

Extension authentication access control

Extensions can no longer silently access your authentication sessions. When an extension tries to use an existing account or requests a new sign-in, you'll now see a prompt to allow or deny it. This prevents extensions from accessing credentials without your knowledge.

Extension access control for existing session

Pull image workflow improvements

Users can now cancel image pulls in progress and take immediate actions after successful pulls. A new cancel button allows stopping long-running pulls, and new 'Open Details' and 'Run...' buttons appear after pulling an image, eliminating the need to navigate to the Images page to find and work with newly pulled images.

Pull image in progress with cancel button

Pull image completed with Open Details and Run buttons

Environment-based filtering

In Podman Desktop, you can manage different container environments: Docker, Podman, Apple Container for instance. If you are using Podman Desktop in this situation, you will see a new environment combo box on resource management pages, allowing you to filter containers, pods, images, volumes, and networks by their specific environment. If you have only one environment, this filter will be hidden to keep the screen simple.

Environment filter showing all environments

Environment filter showing Podman resources

Environment filter showing Docker resources

Additional managed configuration settings for extensions

Building on the managed configuration support introduced in 1.23, administrators can now control extension management through configuration files. Two new settings are available:

Disable custom extensions: Prevent users from installing custom extensions by setting extensions.customExtensions.enabled to false.
Disable extension catalog: Hide the extension catalog entirely by setting extensions.catalog.enabled to false.

These settings can be deployed organization-wide through the managed configuration file, giving IT teams tighter control over which extensions are available in their deployment.

Troubleshooting section in Settings

A new troubleshooting entry has been added to the settings menu, providing quicker access to diagnostic tools and information. This helps users find and resolve issues without having to search through multiple pages.

Confirmation dialog for connection deletion

Deleting a provider connection now displays a confirmation dialog, preventing accidental removal. This safeguard ensures users must explicitly confirm before a connection is removed, reducing the risk of unintended data loss.

Confirmation dialog when deleting a connection

Community thank you

🎉 We'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

Community meeting

Final notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here and here.

Detailed release changelog

feat

feat(certificates): add command to palette to sync certificates to podman VMs by @dgolovin #16546
feat: hide Settings > Kubernetes menu when kubernetes-contexts-manager feature is declared by @simonrey1 #16535
feat(main/configuration): add telemetry tracking for experimental configuration by @simonrey1 #16499
feat(renderer/settings): route experimental config updates through dedicated API by @simonrey1 #16480
feat(renderer): add Cancel button in PullImage by @JustMell0 #16437
feat(renderer/stores): add registered features store by @simonrey1 #16417
feat(main): expose IPC to list registered features by @simonrey1 #16401
feat(main): send features through apiSender event by @simonrey1 #16397
feat(Dialogs): standardize cancel button types by @priyanshsao #16364
feat(renderer): add new buttons to PullImage page by @JustMell0 #16281
feat(renderer): add attributes to Input component by @JustMell0 #16209
feat(container-env-filter): filter pods and container by environment by @dgolovin #16155
feat(main): add Zod schema and parse extensions manifest by @simonrey1 #16134
feat(color-registry): add slate Tailwind 4 colors by @vancura #16107
feat(color-registry): add the violet Tailwind 4 color by @vancura #16076
feat(Dashboard): added experimental flag for dashboard enhancement by @gastoner #16066
feat: added troubleshooting section in settings menu by @MarsKubeX #16027
feat: added shorcut arrow icon by @MarsKubeX #16026
feat: troubleshooting fa icon by @MarsKubeX #16021
feat: Updated search placeholder text to just say "Search..." rather than "Search <topic>..." by @GauravR31 #15964
feat(authentication): implement extension allowance and session access control by @dgolovin #15829
feat(storybook): expand Tooltip stories with sizes and contexts by @vancura #15819
feat(storybook): expand Button stories with sizes and contexts by @vancura #15818
feat(storybook): expand Spinner stories with sizes and contexts by @vancura #15816
feat: disable internal Kubernetes Dashboard when extension provides kube dashboard feature by @feloy #15814
feat(renderer): adding confirmation dialog when deleting connection by @axel7083 #15742
feat: added icon examples to code guidelines by @gastoner #15673
feat: Certificates view only preference page by @dgolovin #15671

fix

fix(podman-windows-legacy-installer): remove unnecessary extension-api mock by @axel7083 #16635
fix(renderer): hide empty onboarding container when no providers available by @fbricon #16611
fix(main): check icon type before converting to base64 in onboarding registry by @simonrey1 #16561
fix(certificates-view): remove Certificates preference page and related changes by @dgolovin #16545
fix(configuration-registry): add missing event data by @benoitf #16373
fix(renderer): make correct corners' radius by @JustMell0 #16338
fix(ui): changed wording within darwin socket disconnect ui popup by @amcnutt1996 #16315
fix(renderer): save previously typed title and description in GitHubFeedback by @JustMell0 #16307
fix(Route): initialize the url field in metadata by @benoitf #16245
fix(podman): clear reconnect timeout on disconnect by @LouisLau-art #16230
fix(repository-info): move this util from api to website folder by @benoitf #16195
fix(renderer): open SearchBar on F1 key only by @JustMell0 #16156
fix(main/notification-registry): dispose the right notification by @simonrey1 #16100
fix(Experimental features): disabled feature value udpate by @gastoner #16072
fix: fixed wrong alignment with left icons in setting menu by @MarsKubeX #16057
fix: add primary types to buttons by @JustMell0 #16025
fix(navigation): skipped adding index.html route to navigation history by @gastoner #15983
fix(ci): use github API for choco release by @cdrage #15897
fix(renderer/HelpActionsItems): clean up event listener by @simonrey1 #15876
fix(StatusIcon): fixed icon size in StatusIcon component by @gastoner #15859
fix(ui/spinner): hide decorative SVG from screen readers by @simonrey1 #15836
fix(ui/spinner): fix incorrect ARIA and role by @simonrey1 #15832
fix(plugin): address admzip filename issue on macos by @bmahabirbu #15825
fix: catalog shouldn't expose incompatible extensions by @deboer-tim #15813
fix(renderer): add id plus tag identifer for save images by @bmahabirbu #15749
fix: fixed visibility of task message when being set through API by @gastoner #15725
fix(libpod#kubeplay): invalid content-type by @axel7083 #15617

chore

chore: added api for enhanced dashboard by @gastoner #16632
chore: use latest version of electron-builder-squirrel-windows by @benoitf #16583
chore: update qs to v6.15.0 by @benoitf #16582
chore: update dompurify to v3.3.3 by @benoitf #16580
chore: update ajv to recent versions by @benoitf #16578
chore: update to serialize-javascript v7.0.4 by @benoitf #16571
chore(rollup): update rollup to v4.59.0 by @benoitf #16570
chore(deps): fix minimatch dependency by @benoitf #16569
chore(tray): cleanup tray items on stop by @benoitf #16568
chore(kubernetes): cleanup resources when stopping by @benoitf #16567
chore(filesystem-monitoring): cleanup watchers on close by @benoitf #16566
chore(container-registry): cleanup event on close by @benoitf #16565
chore(webview-registry): cleanup connections on dispose by @benoitf #16564
chore(deps-dev): update electron-builder from 26.7.0 to 26.8.2 by @benoitf #16554
chore(ci): fixing misspelled variable, adding version comments for external actions by @ScrewTSW #16550
chore: update email label in feedback form by @deboer-tim #16533
chore: update svgo from 3.3.2 to 3.3.3 by @benoitf #16511
chore(eslint): disable new recommended rule by @benoitf #16510
chore(ListOganizer): replace Set by SvelteSet for undef error of eslint by @benoitf #16509
chore(no-unassigned-vars): remove dead code by @benoitf #16507
chore(no-useless-assignment): remove useless assignement by @benoitf #16504
chore(deps): bump eslint plug-ins to recent versions by @benoitf #16501
chore: update storybook to v10.2.16 by @benoitf #16496
chore(managed-config): add configuration to disable local extensions by @cdrage #16457
chore(config): add setting to disable extension catalog by @cdrage #16425
chore: fix typo in readme file by @priyanshsao #16416
chore(api): export configuration models Zod schemas by @simonrey1 #16369
chore(ui): change image page to secondary buttons by @cdrage #16363
chore(ui): change volume to secondary buttons by @cdrage #16362
chore(imports): remove (or ignore) relative imports in main package by @benoitf #16337
chore(alias): add tests alias in main package by @benoitf #16336
chore(watch): move core-api watcher first by @benoitf #16324
chore(main): declare command interface with Zod by @simonrey1 #16323
chore(tsconfig): remove ../api imports by @benoitf #16322
chore(ci,test): switch navigation dashboard to exact locator by @ScrewTSW #16306
chore: add extensions.customExtensions.enabled check for install custom extensions button by @SoniaSandler #16296
chore(main): add zod package by @simonrey1 #16280
chore(api): declare view info interface with Zod by @simonrey1 #16272
chore(api): declare theme interface with Zod by @simonrey1 #16271
chore(api): declare menu interface with Zod by @simonrey1 #16270
chore(api): declare onboarding interface with Zod by @simonrey1 #16268
chore(api): add zod dependency by @simonrey1 #16266
chore(pnpm): remove duplicate tar package by @simonrey1 #16263
chore(docs): added share feedback section to readme by @rujutashinde #16250
chore(api): enforce avoiding relative imports in api package by @benoitf #16249
chore(preload-webview): use nodenext as module(resolution) in tsconfig by @benoitf #16233
chore(preload-docker-extension): use nodenext resolution in tsconfig by @benoitf #16232
chore(alias): remove api alias in main,preload & renderer packages by @benoitf #16218
chore(main): replace relative ../ imports by path alias by @benoitf #16216
chore(renderer): ensure there is no relative ../ imports by @benoitf #16215
chore: try to mock MonacoEditor to see if it changes for a borked test by @benoitf #16213
chore(ci): fix next build gha repo reference by @amisskii #16202
chore: build api module as a post-install step by @benoitf #16200
chore(preload): import api using package rather than alias by @benoitf #16199
chore(renderer): import api using package rather than alias by @benoitf #16198
chore(argos): remove mermaid diagram from screenshots by @benoitf #16181
chore(api): add missing exports by @benoitf #16178
chore: add imports to core api from other packages by @benoitf #16175
chore: fixup rules for eslint-plugin-file-progress plug-in by @benoitf #16167
chore(deps): update electron-builder from v26.0.12 to v26.7.0 by @benoitf #16166
chore(ui): add Icon to index.ts by @JustMell0 #16164
chore(dependencies): cleanup root dependencies by @benoitf #16157
chore: ensure two-way value binding for enum items by @SoniaSandler #16154
chore(package.json): introduce missing dependencies in packages/* folders by @benoitf #16143
chore(extension-api): enhance PodInspectInfo by @axel7083 #16139
chore(watcher): add packages/api into the watcher by @benoitf #16137
chore: add entries in package.json to build/test/typecheck package/api by @benoitf #16136
chore: remove some unused exports by @simonrey1 #16116
chore(deps): update to webpack v5.105.0+ by @benoitf #16115
chore(renderer/tests): use assert from vitest by @simonrey1 #16114
chore(deps): update lodash to v4.17.23 by @benoitf #16113
chore: introduce AGENTS.md file by @benoitf #16098
chore(deps): update @isaacs/brace-expansion to v5.0.1+ by @benoitf #16096
chore(renderer): remove unused Kube components by @simonrey1 #16088
chore(renderer): remove unused empty svelte component by @simonrey1 #16087
chore(renderer): remove unused field validation by @simonrey1 #16086
chore(api): remove unused exports by @simonrey1 #16085
chore(main): remove unused exports by @simonrey1 #16084
chore(renderer): remove Kubernetes pod page moved warning by @JustMell0 #16082
chore(extensions): remove unused exports by @simonrey1 #16080
chore(renderer/webview): remove unused component by @simonrey1 #16078
chore(renderer/stores): remove unused exports by @simonrey1 #16077
chore(renderer/context): remove unused exports by @simonrey1 #16074
chore(website): remove unused exports by @simonrey1 #16073
chore(StatusBar): switched to enabled by default by @gastoner #16067
chore(preload): remove unused exports by @simonrey1 #16065
chore(docs): updated triage manager task in the contributing.md file by @rujutashinde #16028
chore: fixed navigating over kubernetes submenu by @gastoner #16024
chore(ci,test): 15985 task extend managed configuration tests to cover mixed scenario by @ScrewTSW #16001
chore(main): update express major version by @simonrey1 #15991
chore: fix capitalization of Image to pull by @cdrage #15946
chore(website): added links to the icons under adopters section by @rujutashinde #15945
chore: remove kind labels from issue templates by @deboer-tim #15944
chore(ui): show disabled Create new button with warning by @vzhukovs #15940
chore: generate files being exported by package.json file by @benoitf #15935
chore: add the option to adjust the icon button size by @SoniaSandler #15912
chore: add GOVERNANCE.md by @deboer-tim #15910
chore(kind): configure provider warnings based on the dependent container connections by @vzhukovs #15909
chore: add github type to design issues by @deboer-tim #15908
chore: include author to fix publisher's name on Windows binary by @benoitf #15903
chore(website): added adopters section to the community page by @rujutashinde #15894
chore: update SECURITY.md by @deboer-tim #15878
chore: introduce package.json file in packages/api by @benoitf #15874
chore: update telemetry link and add privacy link to feedback form by @deboer-tim #15864
chore: fix pnpm-lock.yaml file by @benoitf #15855
chore(fix): adding missing permissions compared to flathub repo by @ScrewTSW #15834
chore(renderer/ProviderResultPage): explicit spinner size in px + self-closing tag by @simonrey1 #15827
chore(website): added section for learning videos on the community page by @rujutashinde #15822
chore(api): add tsconfig options by @benoitf #15815
chore(release): release notes for 1.25 by @MarsKubeX #15781
chore: fix lock file duplicate entry by @simonrey1 #15777
chore(api): add index files when we have multiple files in folder by @benoitf #15775
chore(website): added changes for attend community event section by @rujutashinde #15687
chore(ui/progress/Spinner): add label property by @simonrey1 #15662
chore(kind): update kind provider state based on the dependent container connections by @vzhukovs #15637
chore: check valid registries on registration by @SoniaSandler #15569
chore: update tooltip component design by @SoniaSandler #14819

test

chore(test,hotfix): disable registries.conf verification for platforms other than linux by @ScrewTSW #16612
chore(test): refactor runner close method by @cbr7 #16609
chore(test): extend managed configuration tests for registries by @ScrewTSW #16593
chore(test): use podman/hello image from ghcr.io by @odockal #16592
chore(test): make startup sequence be more robust to environment system lag by @cbr7 #16591
chore(test): enable retry for some e2e test suites by @cbr7 #16589
test(main): add tests for ExtensionManifestSchema and loadManifest by @simonrey1 #16579
chore(test): increase timeout for image download completion by @cbr7 #16573
chore(test): disable fail fast for e2e test matrix by @cbr7 #16572
chore(test): prolong afterAll hook and runner.close timeout by @odockal #16452
chore(test): attempting to fix a race condition in e2e tests by @cbr7 #16450
chore(test): attempts button reclick in case of initial failure by @cbr7 #16440
chore(test): create new e2e tests for preferred registry repository functionality by @cbr7 #16436
chore(test): increase test timeout in order to not be flaky in cicd by @cbr7 #16385
chore(test): create e2e test case for build image with specific target by @cbr7 #16283
chore(test): handle kubectl download failure by @cbr7 #16206
chore(test): validate that compose is installed previously by @cbr7 #16180
chore(test): ensure confirmation dialog is handled by using string comparison for enums by @amisskii #16176
chore(test): fixing e2e test issues by @cbr7 #16174
chore(test): ensure registry cleanup on test failure by @cbr7 #16161
chore(test): fixing some flakyness issues by @cbr7 #16158
chore(test): explicit wait before moving forward by @cbr7 #16015
chore(test): Fix k8s e2e tests for kind cluster deletion confirmation dialog by @amisskii #15986
chore(test): fixes UI stress test failures caused by list scrolling by @serbangeorge-m #15922
test: update assertion to handle system images by @serbangeorge-m #15904
chore(test): skip test when usermode networking is enabled by @cbr7 #15888
chore(test): create replace yaml e2e test case by @cbr7 #15773

refactor

refactor(pull-image.spec.ts): use userEvent and mock missing method by @benoitf #16586
refactor(main): avoid in-place mutation of extension configuration by @simonrey1 #16562
refactor(main/extension): use readFile in promise by @simonrey1 #16395
refactor(api-sender): introduce type checking on channels by @benoitf #16392
refactor: extract local status and id variables in handleEvents by @thamrx #16387
refactor(api-sender): introduce index file to export files by @benoitf #16374
refactor(api-sender): make the data parameter optional by @benoitf #16372
refactor(Dashboard): changed setup dashboard registry init by @gastoner #16340
refactor(main+api): declare icon contribution interface with Zod by @simonrey1 #16269
refactor(compose-details-test): mock Monaco editor component in test by @benoitf #16238
refactor(renderer): rewrite tests using automatic mocking by @benoitf #16217
refactor(logtype): move declaration of LogType to api package by @benoitf #16211
refactor(dd-extension): avoid to use Electron import in renderer part by @benoitf #16210
refactor(tsconfig): update preload module/moduleResolution by @benoitf #16201
refactor(api): use ES format rather than CommonJS (cjs) by @benoitf #16196
refactor(core-api): fix mismatch between package.json and build files by @benoitf #16193
refactor(compose): fix the original intent of describe methods by @benoitf #16191
refactor(filesystem-tree): add conditional assignment for optional property by @benoitf #16130
refactor(SlideToggle): migrate to Svelte 5 by @JustMell0 #16129
refactor(main/telemetry): merge event types in one object by @simonrey1 #16097
refactor(renderer): optimize onProxyStateChange iteration and type safety by @vzhukovs #16079
refactor(extension/podman): make darwin-socket-compatibility.ts use execPodman by @axel7083 #15993
refactor(extension/podman): mv darwin test to dedicated file by @axel7083 #15987
refactor(extension/podman): mv LinuxSocketCompatibility to dedicated file by @axel7083 #15981
refactor: migrated WelcomePage to svelte5 by @gastoner #15978
refactor(extension/podman): extract DarwinSocketCompatibility to dedicated file by @axel7083 #15951
refactor(extension/podman): extract abstract SocketCompatibility to dedicated file by @axel7083 #15942
refactor(extension/podman): mv compatibility-mode.ts by @axel7083 #15941
refactor(chevronExpander): introduce expandable chevron icon by @jiridostal #15938
refactor(CopyToClipboard): migrate to Svelte5 by @axel7083 #15934
refactor: migrated ConnectionStatus component to svelte5 by @gastoner #15933
refactor: update containers routes to be nested by @SoniaSandler #15930
refactor: update images routes to be nested by @SoniaSandler #15929
refactor: update volumes routes to be nested by @SoniaSandler #15928
refactor: update extensions routes to be nested by @SoniaSandler #15927
refactor(IconImage): migrated IconImage to svelte5 by @gastoner #15925
refactor(WelcomePage): migrated to product.name by @gastoner #15924
refactor: migrated WelcomePage to svelte5 by @gastoner #15923
refactor(renderer/status-bar): migrate to svelte 5 by @MarsKubeX #15858
refactor(semver): switches from compare-versions to semver by @gastoner #15857
refactor(mock): generate @podman-desktop/api mock from its definition by @benoitf #15670
refactor(renderer): migrated from Fa to Icon component by @gastoner #15659
refactor(appearance-settings): move to API package by @benoitf #15537
refactor: updateImage to latest build backend by @bmahabirbu #15363
refactor(extension-kube-context): reuse global mock for @podman-desktop/api by @benoitf #14950

docs

docs(storybook): update Spinner stories with a11y documentation by @vancura #16454
docs: modified README to point to a recent image and update the title to add a dash by @rujutashinde #16426
docs: updated the CLI installation part for kind and minikube by @shipsing #16101
docs: corrected the procedural workflows for installation by @shipsing #16009

ci

ci: update podman installer to msi for windows runners by @serbangeorge-m #16264
ci: update versions of packages in packages/folder when releasing by @benoitf #16133

Podman Desktop 1.25 Release

January 19, 2026 · 23 min read

Marcel Bertagnini

Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.25 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.25 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

Navigation history controls: Move back and forward through the app and navigation history using toolbar buttons, keyboard shortcuts, or the command palette.
Advanced network creation options: Configure networks with greater flexibility using new options for network drivers (bridge, macvlan, ipvlan), dual-stack IPv6, internal networks, custom IP ranges, gateways, and DNS settings—all directly from the UI.
New and improved Kubernetes capabilities: The enhanced Kubernetes features are now enabled by default, providing better stability and full Kubernetes API support for a more reliable experience.
Kube play is now cancellable: Stop long-running Kube Play operations at any time with the always-enabled cancel button, reducing wasted time on incorrect or stuck deployments.
Windows Podman installer update: The included Windows Podman installer has been updated to the MSI which removes the need for Admin privileges during installation.

Release details

Moving through the app is now faster with dedicated back/forward controls. Use the toolbar arrows, jump via the command palette, or rely on shortcuts to quickly return to previous views and re-open recently visited pages.

Keyboard shortcuts:

Windows/Linux: Alt + Left / Right
macOS: Cmd + Left / Right
macOS (alternate): Cmd + [ / ]

Navigation history controls toolbar arrows

Navigation history controls command palette

Advanced network creation tab

Creating networks is now more flexible with a new advanced tab that exposes additional configuration options directly in the UI. Previously, you only set the network name and subnet. The advanced tab now adds:

Network driver: Choose bridge, macvlan, or ipvlan.
Subnet: Specify the network range.
IPv6 (Dual Stack): Enable IPv6 alongside IPv4.
Internal network: Disable external connections.
IP range: Limit the pool of assignable IPs.
Gateway: Set the default gateway.
DNS servers: Enable custom DNS servers.

For full details on these options, see the podman network create documentation.

Advanced network tab in network creation

New and improved Kubernetes capabilities

The enhanced Kubernetes features are now enabled by default, providing better stability and full Kubernetes API support for a more reliable experience. The legacy Kubernetes mode will be removed in an upcoming release, so now is the time to switch and provide feedback if you encounter any issues. You can still temporarily revert to the previous mode in Settings if needed.

Kube play is now cancellable

Long-running Kube Play operations can now be cancelled. The cancel button remains enabled while a Kube Play run is in progress, so you can stop it at any time, and the UI provides feedback after the cancellation completes.

Windows Podman installer update

Podman Desktop now uses a single MSI installer on Windows that supports both user-scope (no admin) and machine-scope installs. When updating, Podman Desktop will remove the legacy installer and migrate you to the new MSI; your containers, images, machines, and other data are preserved.

Community thank you

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

Roshan-anand in fix: fix bottom spacing in preferences page

Community meeting

Final notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

Detailed release changelog

feat

feat: register features declared by extensions by @feloy #15738
feat: added class prop to CronJob and Job icons by @gastoner #15721
feat: added product name from product json in onboarding component by @MarsKubeX #15709
feat(extension-api): expose navigateToImageBuild by @axel7083 #15698
feat(product.json/release-notes): add overrides for product release notes by @simonrey1 #15680
feat(HelpMenu): adding LinkedIn item by @axel7083 #15661
feat(extension/podman): introduce PodmanWindowsLegacyInstaller by @axel7083 #15655
feat(storybook): add theme switcher addon and light/dark background toggle by @vancura #15616
feat(storybook): add accessibility testing addon by @vancura #15611
feat: added back/forward commands to command palette by @gastoner #15609
feat: added shortcuts to navigation history by @gastoner #15605
feat: added button history navigation by @gastoner #15600
feat: added docker compatibility icon for settings menu by @MarsKubeX #15592
feat: bumped up storybook to v10 by @gastoner #15587
feat: added helper text to CommandPalette by @gastoner #15565
feat(extension-api): add apiVersion by @axel7083 #15563
feat(color-builder): add fluent API for transparent color registration by @vancura #15549
feat(product/help-menu): add help menu items to product definition by @simonrey1 #15531
feat(renderer/help-menu): get items from backend for experimental by @simonrey1 #15524
feat(main/help-menu): expose a method to get the items (empty for now) by @simonrey1 #15514
feat(ui): allow FontAwesome brands in Icon component by @simonrey1 #15511
feat(renderer): link experimental help menu to preference feature by @simonrey1 #15506
feat(renderer): create empty experimental productized help menu by @simonrey1 #15505
feat(ipc): expose cancellableTokenId in window#playKube by @axel7083 #15489
feat(container-registry): expose abortSignal option by @axel7083 #15487
feat(main/libpod): make playKube cancellable by @axel7083 #15465
feat: make kube play cancellable by @axel7083 #15464
feat(main): create a task for podman kube play action by @axel7083 #15459
feat(extension/podman): switch to podman msi installer by @axel7083 #15441
feat(main/help-menu): new experimental option for working on help menu by @simonrey1 #15414
feat(managed-config): add visual indicators for proxy locked values by @cdrage #15378
feat: settings menu icons by @MarsKubeX #15329
feat: add kubernetesExperimentalMode in telemetry by @feloy #15295
feat(download-extension-remote): stronger validation of product.json by @axel7083 #15274
feat(download-extension-remote): auth support through --registry-user & --registry-secret by @axel7083 #15270
feat(api): add engineid to networkcreateresult by @bmahabirbu #15233
feat(renderer): added advanced feature tab to network create by @bmahabirbu #15186
feat: set kubernetes experimental mode by default by @feloy #15141
feat: bumped up to node 24 and electron 40 by @gastoner #15119
feat: add update image build to backend by @bmahabirbu #14905

fix

fix(DockerCompat): fixed visibility when not defined by @gastoner #15705
fix: typo in krunkit error message by @Justintime50 #15686
fix(DropdDownMenuItem): unified icon size by @gastoner #15681
fix: fixed navigating to kubernetes by @gastoner #15638
fix(renderer): introduce Kubernetes root component to fix side effect in router by @simonrey1 #15615
fix: use info icon for internal navigation links by @vancura #15584
fix: support all characters in args of command passed to osascript by @feloy #15583
fix: even spacing for separators in Resources page by @F4tal1t #15570
fix(electron-builder): bundle extensions-extra in extraResources by @axel7083 #15568
fix: switch to span for string icons by @deboer-tim #15555
fix(cli-tool-registry): trigger on update and uninstall by @axel7083 #15520
fix(renderer): align string icon. by @simonrey1 #15518
fix(renderer/help-menu): provide names of font awesome icons by @simonrey1 #15513
fix(renderer): replace Terminal#reset by Terminal#clear by @axel7083 #15463
fix: handle sha in extension image links by @benoitf #15437
fix: add get networkdrivers to index files and replace engineid by @bmahabirbu #15431
fix(extension-loader): avoid cascade failure when an extension cannot be loaded by @axel7083 #15404
fix: fix bottom spacing in preferences page by @Roshan-anand #15401
fix: fix visiblity of help menu by @Roshan-anand #15400
fix(website): make release notes shorter to fit in podman desktop by @simonrey1 #15372
fix(website): update release notes with PM comments by @simonrey1 #15365
fix(download-remote-extension): exit code 1 in case of error by @benoitf #15356
fix: sort Environment column by engineId instead of engineName by @F4tal1t #15336
fix(website): handle -x64.tar.gz suffix for Linux AMD64 asset selection by @benoitf #15335
fix: resolve aliases in d.ts files published in tests-playwright by @feloy #15313
fix: rework updateimage error handling by @bmahabirbu #15294
fix: use custom token to trigger GH actions by @benoitf #15284
fix(managed-by): fix macOS paths by @cdrage #15277
fix: network create now routes to network summary by @bmahabirbu #15209
fix: move provider version to provider by @afbjorklund #15123

chore

chore: patch dmg builder to have the background image working by @benoitf #15719
chore(package): update pnpm by @simonrey1 #15715
chore(renderer/extensions): remove product name and rename pre-installed extension by @simonrey1 #15672
chore(renderer/extensions): change built-in publisher display name by @simonrey1 #15641
chore(storybook): add addon dependencies for modernization work by @vancura #15635
chore(kind): fix typo in recommended memory check message by @vzhukovs #15633
chore(pnpm): remove unused kubernetes patches by @axel7083 #15631
chore(preferences): add locked support to SliderItem component by @cdrage #15625
chore(preferences): add locked support to FileItem component by @cdrage #15624
chore(preferences): add locked support to EnumItem component by @cdrage #15623
chore(preferences): add locked support to NumberItem component by @cdrage #15622
chore(preferences): add locked support to StringItem component by @cdrage #15621
chore(docs): update settings references by @cdrage #15620
chore(preferences): add locked support to BooleanItem component by @cdrage #15618
chore(renderer/App): remove TODO because implemented by @simonrey1 #15613
chore(managed-by): do not show reset icon on locked preference items by @cdrage #15594
chore: telemetry strings should come from product.json by @deboer-tim #15593
chore(main/help-menu): replace help menu with experimental version by @simonrey1 #15589
chore(preferences input): if disabled, placeholder should be disabled font colour by @cdrage #15575
chore(proxy-page): do not gray out setting titles by @cdrage #15574
chore: add comment about not importing it in renderer package by @benoitf #15561
chore: add position properties to label tooltip by @SoniaSandler #15557
chore(preferences): add readonly support to NumberItem component by @cdrage #15556
chore(vitest): update import path for product.json in mocks directory by @axel7083 #15554
chore(preferences): add readonly support to SliderItem component by @cdrage #15552
chore: replace deprecated sudo-prompt with @expo/sudo-prompt by @axel7083 #15550
chore(preferences): add readonly support to EnumItem component by @cdrage #15547
chore(preferences): add readonly support to FloatNumberItem component by @cdrage #15546
chore: migrated share feedback form to product.name by @gastoner #15536
chore(deps): add zod dependency by @simonrey1 #15526
chore(renderer): apply lint:fix for @typescript-eslint/prefer-optional-chain required for update by @simonrey1 #15523
chore(podman-kube): Update form on kube play page by @cdrage #15519
chore(docs): add codesign instructions for macOS by @cdrage #15517
chore: switched to Icon component instead of Fa by @gastoner #15498
chore: move guide API from main to api packages so renderer/preload can use it by @benoitf #15491
chore: move kube api from main package to api package so preload can import it as well by @benoitf #15488
chore(packages/renderer): replace relative path in vi.mock calls by @benoitf #15486
chore(extension/podman): use alias imports (removing parent relative imports) by @benoitf #15484
chore(packages/renderer): replace relative imports by alias imports by @benoitf #15483
chore(extension/podman): remove relative import by adding explicit dependency by @benoitf #15482
chore: update to storybook v9.1.17 by @benoitf #15481
chore: update js-yaml to recent versions by @benoitf #15479
chore: update tmp to v0.2.5 by @benoitf #15478
chore: upgrade glob from v10.4.5 to v10.5.0 by @benoitf #15477
chore: update node-forge to v1.3.3 by @benoitf #15476
chore: add section in coding guidelines about svelte attachments by @benoitf #15475
chore: add guidelines for async usage in svelte 5 by @benoitf #15458
chore(dependabot): group @xterm updates by @axel7083 #15451
chore(main/statusbar): use single tick without interpolation by @simonrey1 #15438
chore: abort build if Node.js engine is incorrect by @benoitf #15435
chore(renderer/HelpActions): update component to svelte 5 by @simonrey1 #15420
chore(renderer/HelpMenu): update component to Svelte 5 by @simonrey1 #15418
chore(proxy): improve proxy settings page form layout and spacing by @cdrage #15391
chore: align telemetry text by @deboer-tim #15386
chore(guidelines): suggest usage of vitest snapshots by @simonrey1 #15375
chore: fix release notes spacing on dashboard by @Firewall #15369
chore: retrieve networkdriver info dynamically by @bmahabirbu #15364
chore: bump default buffer size of calling download script in electron-builder by @benoitf #15354
chore: fix release image 1.23 by @simonrey1 #15347
chore: define artifact name using product.name by @benoitf #15334
chore: define executable name by @benoitf #15328
chore(BuildImage): telemetry when user runs build of image on an intermediate (not final) target by @simonrey1 #15327
chore(vite): exclude @podman-desktop/api from dependency optimization by @vzhukovs #15312
chore(ci): update mac images to newer ones for tests by @odockal #15269
chore(release): release notes for 1.24 by @simonrey1 #15223
chore(website): added a blog to cover podman-desktop 2025 journey by @rujutashinde #15185

test

test: ensure image table visibility before counting rows by @serbangeorge-m #15746
chore(test): validates enviroment column values by @cbr7 #15717
chore(test): toggle rootless and rootful mode changes e2e test by @cbr7 #15694
chore(test): fix broken network e2e test by @cbr7 #15658
chore(test): add validation for clear logs functionality by @cbr7 #15654
chore(test): increase timeout for cicd robustness by @cbr7 #15629
test(renderer): remove duplicated mock already in beforeEach by @simonrey1 #15507
chore(test): fixing some flakyness issues by @cbr7 #15452
chore(test): change POM structure to reflect latest changes by @cbr7 #15320
chore(test): implement smoke test for managed configuration by @ScrewTSW #15177

ci

ci: update plan to install nodejs 24 for testing farm by @serbangeorge-m #15745

refactor

refactor(api/list-organizer): remove unused interfaces by @simonrey1 #15724
refactor(main/list-organizer): scope record const to class by @simonrey1 #15714
refactor(context-info): move context-info to api package by @benoitf #15702
refactor(context-info): use interface rather than implementation by @benoitf #15701
refactor(import): use alias to import from api package by @benoitf #15700
refactor(libpod): move more content to libpod API by @benoitf #15696
refactor(learning-center-test): remove usage of ../main by @benoitf #15693
refactor(learning-center): remove useless definition of mocks by @benoitf #15685
refactor(libpod): move some definition from main to api package by @benoitf #15683
refactor(telemetry-settings): move definition from main to api package by @benoitf #15679
refactor(preferences): moved definition of entries to separate file by @gastoner #15674
refactor: updated icon types by @gastoner #15657
refactor(ui): updated ui lib icon types to to reflect actual types by @gastoner #15656
refactor(authentication-api): move from main to api package by @benoitf #15652
refactor(tasks): use api rather than implementation by @benoitf #15649
refactor(recommendations): move api from main package to api package by @benoitf #15630
refactor(editor-settings): move file to api package by @benoitf #15608
refactor(TitleBar): remove absolute classes in favor of flex and grids by @axel7083 #15607
refactor(context): move interfaces/enum to the api package by @benoitf #15606
refactor(welcome-settings): move file to api by @benoitf #15599
refactor(ExtensionUpdate): use extension api version instead of App#getVersion by @axel7083 #15591
refactor(main): make ExtensionUpdate injectable by @axel7083 #15586
refactor(Loader): simplified tinro mock by @gastoner #15580
refactor(extension-loader.spec.ts): improve test isolation by @axel7083 #15564
refactor(terminal-settings): move settings definition to API by @benoitf #15551
refactor(extension/podman): make podman-install.ts uses execPodman by @axel7083 #15541
refactor(help-menu): expose interfaces in api to be used by backend by @simonrey1 #15509
refactor: move api sender type from main to api package by @benoitf #15495
refactor(featured-api): move file from main to api package by @benoitf #15494
refactor(catalog-extension-api): move it from main to api package by @benoitf #15492
refactor(renderer): move matchMedia logic setup vitest by @axel7083 #15461
refactor(renderer): pass items for HelpActions component as a prop by @simonrey1 #15443
refactor(svelte): extract provider action buttons to dedicate component by @vzhukovs #15433
refactor: refactored ListItemComponentButtonIcon component by @gastoner #15425
refactor: refactored LoadingIcon to svelte5 by @gastoner #15424

docs

docs: added a troubleshooting section by @shipsing #15718
docs: fix broken argo ci link in README by @Roshan-anand #15383
docs(settings): settings reference fix dir location linux by @cdrage #15307
docs: fix path and typo in managed config docs by @Firewall #15282
docs(managed-by): fix title of json for linux by @cdrage #15278

Podman Desktop 1.24 Release

December 4, 2025 · 18 min read

Simon Rey

Senior Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.24 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.24 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

Enterprise-managed default registries: Allow administrators to preconfigure default container registries and mirrors.
Remote Podman connections visibility: Resource lists now include the connection name.
Select build targets in Containerfile: Choose a specific build stage when working with multi-stage Containerfiles.

Release details

Enterprise-managed default registries and mirrors

Enterprises often use a set of specific registries as well as mirrors for security and performance. Administrators can now preconfigure default container registries and mirrors across their organization's deployment of Podman Desktop. This simplifies management by directing image pulls through internal registry mirrors or blocking access to specific registries, ensuring compliance and approved workflows. A specific configuration file will need to be configured, see the documentation here: Configuring default registries and mirrors.

Remote Podman connections visibility

When dealing with multiple connections (e.g., Podman Remote), clearly identifying the source of your resources is crucial. The UI now enhances visibility by including the connection name in resource lists. For example, in the container list, the Environment column now clearly displays the Podman connection name, making it significantly easier to differentiate and manage resources across various remote container engines and endpoints.

Select build targets in Containerfile

Building images with multiple targets in your Containerfile is now simpler. On the Build Image page, Podman Desktop now detects automatically the available stages, and a new dropdown menu lets you select the desired build target. This feature is equivalent to the --target option in the Podman CLI and simplifies complex multi-stage builds.

Podman kube play YAML deployment enhanced with 'replace' option

For users applying YAML files via Podman Kube Play (https://docs.podman.io/en/v5.5.1/markdown/podman-kube-play.1.html), support for the replace option has been added. This offers more flexibility when updating resources, allowing for smoother deployments and modifications.

New task manager is now the default

Discover the redesigned task manager, now the default experience in Podman Desktop. This update offers a more intuitive and efficient way to monitor and manage all your ongoing tasks, replacing the older Legacy Task Manager. You can access the new Task Manager by clicking on the bell icon in the bottom navigation bar. You'll find a streamlined interface that provides clearer insights into task status, progress, and historical information, making it easier than ever to keep track of your operations and quickly address any issues.

Performance improvement for Podman version check

This version of Podman Desktop delivers improved performance and reduced resource consumption. We've implemented a caching mechanism for version checks. This enhancement significantly reduces background operations, leading to a faster, more responsive application experience and freeing up system resources for your other critical tasks.

Community thank you

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

rauldsl in fix(gpu.md): update dnf commands and clarify GPU setup instructions

Final notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

Detailed release changelog

feat

feat(renderer): adding env column to podman pods by @axel7083 #15193
feat(renderer): show container connection display name in environment column by @axel7083 #15027
feat(podman kube play): support replace option by @axel7083 #15161
feat(podman): add default registry loader on startup by @cdrage #15122
feat(package: main): adding scripts/download-remote-extensions.ts by @axel7083 #15121
feat: expose application name to extensions by @benoitf #15120
feat(package: main): make ExtensionInstaller injectable by @axel7083 #15118
feat(main/BuildImage/containerfile-parser): improve target detection by @simonrey1 #15107
feat(managed-by): apply default settings on init by @cdrage #15089
feat(main/BuilImage): add target name if any to the task title by @simonrey1 #15030
feat(ui/Tooltip): support containerClass prop by @axel7083 #15028
feat(BuildImage): add target dropdown by @simonrey1 #14982
feat(BuildImage): expose method to extract targets from containerfile by @simonrey1 #14980
feat: add UPDATING status to statusicon component by @bmahabirbu #14904
feat: make the new TaskManager default & remove LegagyTaskManager by @axel7083 #14875
feat(api): add connectionType discriminators to ProviderConnectionInfo types by @sAchin-680 #14839
feat: add GUI label to for managed-by preferences by @cdrage #14767

fix

fix: allow to fetch extension from OCI registries with long segments by @benoitf #15191
fix(renderer): remove default w-full on label by @axel7083 #15190
fix(main): download-remote-extensions support tmp dir on different device than output by @axel7083 #15189
fix(podman): see if podman is installed for default registries by @cdrage #15174
fix(ci): always run testing-prerelease release job to allow logic inside by @odockal #15149
fix: remove kubernetesReadNamespacedPod.error telemetry by @feloy #15139
fix: env. var. CI should be tested when in lowercase due to powershel… by @odockal #15097
fix: updated the network create icon by @bmahabirbu #15058
fix(storybook): add text-base (12px) to html by @vancura #15057
fix(renderer/Label): text overflow by @axel7083 #15055
fix(renderer): use min-w and min-h for dimension in ProviderInfoCircle by @axel7083 #15054
fix(types/ContainerGroupPartInfoUI): incorrect optional properties by @axel7083 #15023
fix: fix lock file by @jeffmaury #14939
fix(extension: docker): incorrect path for @podman-desktop/api mock alias by @axel7083 #14899
fix(gpu.md): update dnf commands and clarify GPU setup instructions by @rauldsl #14897
fix: update labels for WSL and Hyper-V machines by @jeffmaury #14874
fix: updated podman machine 5.7.0 manifest by @gastoner #14860

chore

chore: store catalog extension url in product.json by @benoitf #15202
chore(product): store telemetry key in product.json file by @benoitf #15200
chore: mock env.appName for extension unit tests by @benoitf #15196
chore: add usage of env.appName in extension by @benoitf #15194
chore: updated reddit link in release.md by @rujutashinde #15184
chore(maintainers): add simonrey1 by @simonrey1 #15162
chore(main/extension-loader): ensure path exist before readdir by @axel7083 #15158
chore: add matt to maintainers by @Firewall #15157
chore(deps): update mdast-util-to-hast to v13.2.1 by @benoitf #15156
chore(ci): delete the tag and release of testing-builds if on of the … by @odockal #15145
chore: add network create to navigation.ts and update route by @bmahabirbu #15137
chore: use product.name rather than Podman Desktop by @benoitf #15110
chore: include product.json in the final assembly by @benoitf #15109
chore(ci): disallow daily testing build on forks by @odockal #15101
chore(deps): bump node-forge from v1.3.1 to v1.3.2 by @benoitf #15099
chore: extract constants to product.json by @benoitf #15095
chore(e2e): add github token to podman installation steps by @danivilla9 #15066
chore(deps): update js-yaml 3.14.1 to v3.14.2 by @benoitf #15039
chore: moved searchbar out of experimental by @gastoner #15038
chore(deps): switch to tmp v0.2.5 by @benoitf #15022
chore(deps): update on-headers to a non-cve version by @benoitf #15020
chore(deps): upgrade js-yaml to a non-cve version by @benoitf #15019
chore(deps): update glob to a non-CVE version by @benoitf #15018
chore(colors): add the neutral Tailwind color palette by @vancura #15015
chore: update LFX badges in README.md by @benoitf #14998
chore(guidelines): add example difference between waitFor and waitUntil by @simonrey1 #14992
chore(main/inversify): add ipcHandle to injectables by @simonrey1 #14979
chore(main/image build): allow passing target when building image by @simonrey1 #14970
chore(website): added id for the community events section by @rujutashinde #14958
chore: populate global mock of the extension API by @benoitf #14938
chore: add task issue template by @deboer-tim #14918
chore: use static delta when downloading flathub freeplatform sdk by @benoitf #14909
chore(deps): bump vitest to v4 by @axel7083 #14898
chore: remove enhancement template by @deboer-tim #14896
chore: updated release.md file by @gastoner #14873
chore: add github issue types to templates by @deboer-tim #14818
chore: added release notes for 1.23 by @gastoner #14817
chore: enable async keyword usage in svelte by @benoitf #14584

docs

docs(settings): update to say %USERPROFILE% not %APPDATA% by @cdrage #15205
docs(managed-by): elaborate more on managed-by config settings by @cdrage #15199
docs(code-guideline): do not use code in Svelte templates by @feloy #15116
docs: add information regarding registries.defaults by @cdrage #15075
docs: add managed-by GUI label information by @cdrage #15070
docs(blog): added boost your performance with search bar blog post by @gastoner #14746
docs: add documentation for managed-by config and settings config by @cdrage #14367
docs: added a procedure to import Kubernetes contexts by @shipsing #14104

test

chore(test): push manifest to auth registry by @cbr7 #15159
chore(test): enabling test suite on linux by @cbr7 #15108
chore(test): refactoring podman machine onboarding test suite by @cbr7 #15102
chore(test): extend tasks-page with new functionality by @ScrewTSW #15088
chore(test): some refactoring of test framework and adding a new test by @cbr7 #15082
test(extension/podman): check telemetry sent when error on check disguised podman Mac by @simonrey1 #15053
chore(test): initial set of e2e tests for networks page by @cbr7 #15045
test(VolumesList): try to stabilize by @simonrey1 #15031
chore(test): wait for podman machine running state before finishing by @cbr7 #15026
chore(test): remove unnecessary scrolling which is causing flakyness by @cbr7 #15013
chore(test): waiting for element attachment to DOM by @cbr7 #14994
test(renderer/VolumesList): try to stabilize test by @simonrey1 #14993
chore(test): some refactoring for delete podman machine by @cbr7 #14988
chore(test): use koji repo for latest Podman and run e2e tests on Fedora 43 by @amisskii #14978
test(e2e): swap external extensions for internal ones by @danivilla9 #14975
test(stability): replace waitFor with waitUntil when boolean by @simonrey1 #14974
test(renderer/ImageList): avoid error logs in test by @simonrey1 #14969
chore(test): fixing some flakyness issues by @cbr7 #14967
test(ContainerList): try to stabilize test in ContainerList by @simonrey1 #14941
test(renderer): reuse existing mock for window.showMessageBox by @simonrey1 #14940
chore(test): updating hyper-V naming in test framework by @cbr7 #14937
test(ContainerList): try to stabilize test in ContainerList by @simonrey1 #14923
test(renderer/KubePlayYAML): try to address flakiness by @axel7083 #14919
test(renderer/ContainerList): use waitFor syntax & reduce timeout for performance by @simonrey1 #14895
test(renderer): faster debounce stores every 10 ms in test if not specified by @simonrey1 #14894
chore(test): increase timeout for better cicd handling by @cbr7 #14868

refactor

refactor(package: main): use object for analyzeExtension function parameters by @axel7083 #15142
refactor(extension: podman): move calcWinPipeName function to WinPlatform class by @simonrey1 #15068
refactor(color-registry): update color registration logic by @vancura #15050
refactor(renderer/Label): migrate to Svelte5 by @axel7083 #15029
refactor: do not call a method when iterating elements, ensure it's computed before by @benoitf #15025
refactor(renderer): factorise environment columns by @axel7083 #15024
refactor(extension/podman): update test condition by @benoitf #14991
refactor(extension: podman): move createProvider logic to a dedicated class by @axel7083 #14977
refactor(extension: podman): use vitest v4 syntax in podman-machine-stream.spec.ts by @axel7083 #14954
refactor(extension-registries): reuse global mock for @podman-desktop/api by @benoitf #14952
refactor(extension-podman-docker-context): reuse global mock for @podman-desktop/api by @benoitf #14951
refactor(extension-kubectl-cli): reuse global mock for @podman-desktop/api by @benoitf #14949
refactor(extension-docker): reuse global mock for @podman-desktop/api by @benoitf #14948
refactor(extension-kind): reuse global mock for @podman-desktop/api by @benoitf #14947
refactor(extension-podman): reuse global mock for @podman-desktop/api by @benoitf #14946
refactor(extension-compose): reuse global mock for @podman-desktop/api by @benoitf #14943
refactor(github-workflow): use a single workflow to publish to npmjs by @benoitf #14920
refactor(main/proxy-system.spec.ts): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14917
refactor(main/filesystem-monitoring.spec.ts): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14916
refactor(main/devtools-manager.spec.ts): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14915
refactor(main/kubernetes): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14914
refactor(main/extension-installer.spec.ts): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14913
refactor(package: renderer): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14912
refactor(package: preload-webview): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14908
refactor(extension: podman): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14903
refactor(extension: kubectl-cli): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14902
refactor(extension: kind): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14901
refactor(extension: compose): use vitest v4 compatible syntax by @axel7083 #14900
refactor(extension: podman): caching mechanism for podman --version by @axel7083 #14757

Podman Desktop 1.22 Release

October 3, 2025 · 17 min read

Denis Golovin

Principal Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.22 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.22 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release introduces exciting new features, improvements and bug fixes:

Explore Features Section on the Dashboard: Accelerates your onboarding experience #13776
Switching Podman Machines Between Rootless and Rootful (macOS and Windows Only): Simplifies Podman machine configuration #12781
Apply Kubernetes YAML Files with Ease: Allows you to apply YAML without creating a file in the local filesystem #13751
Transparent Proxy Support: Configures your CA certificates for all HTTP/HTTPS requests to avoid self signed certificate errors #13789
Include ARM64 Podman Installer for Windows: Provides a Podman installer for Windows running on the ARM64 platform #13815
Podman Desktop Main Window Display Issue on Linux with Wayland: Workaround for running Podman Desktop binary on Linux with Wayland #14387

Release details

Explore Features Section on the Dashboard

The new Explore Features section on the Podman Desktop Dashboard helps you quickly discover and use key features, accelerating your onboarding experience. From this intuitive section, you can easily:

Create containers
Manage Kubernetes resources
Browse the Extensions Catalog
Configure Docker compatibility

Explore Features Section on the Dashboard

Switching Podman Machines Between Rootless and Rootful (macOS and Windows Only)

Podman allows containers to run in rootful (privileged) or rootless (non-privileged) modes, balancing security, flexibility, and system access. Now you can toggle an existing Podman machine between these modes using a simple “Run with root privileges” switch in the UI, eliminating the need to recreate the machine.

Apply Kubernetes YAML Files with Ease

The new 'Create File from Scratch' option on the Play Kubernetes YAML page provides an integrated text editor where you can write YAML from scratch or paste existing YAML artifacts. With syntax highlighting and validation, the editor ensures accurate YAML creation and reduces deployment errors. To use it, navigate to the Play Kubernetes YAML page, select 'Create File from Scratch', paste or write your YAML, and click 'Apply' to deploy to your cluster. This enhancement simplifies Kubernetes resource management, enabling developers to deploy pods, services, or other resources efficiently in both local and remote cluster environments.

Transparent Proxy Support

To ensure applications work seamlessly with transparent proxies, developers must configure the client environment appropriately. This typically involves adding the transparent proxy’s CA certificate to the system’s certificate store. Podman Desktop now leverages these CA certificates for HTTPS requests, eliminating the Self signed certificate in certificate chain error when downloading CLI tools or interacting with services outside the local network. This enhancement simplifies workflows in enterprise environments with transparent proxies, ensuring smooth access to external resources and streamlined CLI tool management.

Include arm64 Podman Installer for Windows

Starting with Podman v5.5, native ARM64 binaries are available for Windows, enabling better performance and compatibility on ARM-based devices. Podman Desktop now includes both ARM64 and AMD64 Podman installers, automatically selecting the appropriate version based on your system architecture. This enhancement ensures a seamless setup experience for Windows users on modern ARM64 devices.

Podman Desktop Main Window Display Issue on Linux with Wayland

A known bug #14387 in Podman Desktop may prevent the main window from displaying after start on Linux systems running Wayland, due to a regression issue #48430 in Electron where the ready-to-show event fails to trigger correctly. As a workaround, users running binaries directly can set the environment variable XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 in the same command line (e.g., XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 podman-desktop) to force the application to use the XWayland (X11 backend) within a Wayland session, ensuring proper window rendering. This is necessary because the user environment may already have XDG_SESSION_TYPE set to wayland. This workaround is not required for Flatpak packages, as XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 is automatically added during Flatpak execution, making them unaffected by this regression.

Community Thank You

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better.

We received pull requests from the following new contributors:

We worked closely with the following contributors to resolve the reported issue:

Final Notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available in the 1.22.0 milestone.

Detailed Release Changelog

feat

feat: detect podman-compose installation before trying to install docker-compose by @benoitf #14108
feat(ui): make Input component expose type in props by @axel7083 #13953
feat: use min-h-screen for downloads page layout by @Tanmayshi #13831
feat: allow to declare properties using password formatting by @benoitf #13801
feat: add explore features section in the Dashboard page by @SoniaSandler #13776
feat(extensions/kind): update projectcontour to v1.32.1 by @Blaimi #13774
feat: added new way how to apply YAML by @gastoner #13751
feat: added xdg directory specification for linux by @MarsKubeX #13703
feat(extension-api): adding path property to CliToolInfo by @axel7083 #13656
feat(extension-api): adding inspectPod method by @axel7083 #13632
feat: adds tabs to global searchbar by @gastoner #13629
feat: added global searchbar by @gastoner #13618
feat(renderer): update ContainerList to Svelte 5 by @simonrey1 #13391
feat(cli-tools): install latest version without asking to select one by @dgolovin #13030
feat: support routing to experimental features page from podman-desktop:// protocol by @SoniaSandler #12809
feat: allow changing between rootless and rootful connection for an existing Podman machine by @SoniaSandler #12781

fix

fix: e2e test fails to push image to remote cr with new name by @dgolovin #14053
fix(extension: podman): powershell should use absolute path for whoami binary by @axel7083 #14028
fix(podman): display path for multiple installation of podman by @jiridostal #13985
fix: wrong behaviour expanding preferences menu from expander icon by @MarsKubeX #13979
fix: wrong string for navigation when image has no name by @MarsKubeX #13973
fix(typography): correct incorrect use of question marks by @vancura #13962
fix(windows): fixed minimizing the app during startup by @gastoner #13958
fix(website): replace expired linkedin image with gravatar by @axel7083 #13945
fix: hide kind create cluster button when podman vm is off by @bmahabirbu #13924
fix(ui): adding missing mandatory children prop in Link.spec.ts by @axel7083 #13913
fix(renderer): svelte-check errors by @axel7083 #13893
fix(renderer/FilteredEmptyScreen): migrate to Svelte5 by @simonrey1 #13888
fix: https protocol detection in fetch proxy wrapper by @dgolovin #13874
fix(extension: podman): remove unused mock by @axel7083 #13840
fix(tray): polish the low-res icons by @vancura #13838
fix(icons): fix various alignment inconsistencies in loading icons by @jiridostal #13812
fix: avoid propagating event of PasswordInput component for show/hide by @benoitf #13799
fix: always use certs for fetch/http(s) to work w/ transparent proxy by @dgolovin #13789
fix: configuration not detected by handler by @gastoner #13756
fix(renderer): update SaveImages to svelte 5 by @simonrey1 #13722
fix(renderer): update RunImage to svelte 5 by @simonrey1 #13721
fix: update pnpm for stability by @simonrey1 #13717
fix(renderer): update PullImage to svelte 5 by @simonrey1 #13714
fix(renderer): copy object to avoid error when opening Files tab of an Image by @simonrey1 #13712
fix(renderer): import image pass snapshot so selectedProvider can be cloned by @simonrey1 #13708
fix(renderer): update LoadImages and RecommendedRegistry to svelte 5 by @simonrey1 #13706
fix: call extension loader dispose specifically to fix stack trace on quit by @bmahabirbu #13579

chore

chore(tray): add accessible status icons by @vancura #14114
chore: simplify mocking by @benoitf #14107
chore: add commitlint to its group by @deboer-tim #14077
chore: change configuration registry init to async by @cdrage #14041
chore: add a next identifier by @benoitf #14029
chore(renderer): migrate tooltip.svelte to svelte 5 by @MarsKubeX #14026
chore(renderer): rename the Play Kubernetes YAML by Podman Kube Play by @axel7083 #13976
chore: fix timezone issue of the test by @benoitf #13967
chore: send provider status update event and check lifecycle methods for tray menu by @SoniaSandler #13966
chore(searchbar): disabled go to option by @gastoner #13961
chore(build): refactor electron-builder config by @odockal #13950
chore: updated security restrictions by @gastoner #13943
chore(website): add blogpost for 3million downloads by @Firewall #13930
chore(package.json): update typecheck:renderer script by @axel7083 #13903
chore(ci): Run e2e tests on Testing Farm after merge by @amisskii #13887
chore: add 3m downloads banner to the website by @SoniaSandler #13873
chore: remove duplicated entry in the lock file by @benoitf #13869
chore(podman): bump to 5.6.1 by @axel7083 #13849
chore(deps): remove pnpm#overrides for vitest>vite by @axel7083 #13846
chore(deps): bump docusaurus to 3.8.1 by @axel7083 #13844
chore(typedoc): bump latest by @axel7083 #13837
chore: include arm based podman installer by @odockal #13815
chore: allow to specify name of the underlying input component by @benoitf #13810
chore: fixed comparing default value of object config properties by @gastoner #13760
chore(pnpm): specify sha512 by @axel7083 #13719
chore: use last log timestamp to clear container logs and store it by @SoniaSandler #13704
chore: updated scrolling through carousel component by @gastoner #13676
chore: updated carousel component by @gastoner #13511
chore(renderer): remove LegacyDialog unused / migrate test to dialog by @simonrey1 #13450
chore(renderer/containerList): remove unused code to restore group expansion by @simonrey1 #13449
chore(docs): update README.md to include social media badges by @MariaLeonova #13372
chore: added experimental feedback logic by @gastoner #11992

test

fix(test): make verification of connection provider case insensitive by @odockal #14113
chore(test): add validation for jobs being finished by @cbr7 #14089
chore(test): add k8s dashboard validation e2e by @cbr7 #14072
chore(test): add workaround to e2e tests to apply kube yaml by @odockal #14071
chore(test): create builtin extension e2e tests by @cbr7 #14054
chore(test): increase test coverage of task manager by @cbr7 #14025
chore(test): enable openshiftDockerExtension test by @serbangeorge-m #13986
chore(test): fix typecheck on proxy.spec.ts file by @danivilla9 #13978
chore(test): add podman installer assets e2e tests by @odockal #13951
chore(test): enable podman extension script unit tests by @odockal #13948
test(e2e): revert hotfix in pr check by @danivilla9 #13895
chore(test): remove unneeded interaction at close by @cbr7 #13883
chore(test): increase timeout for waiter by @cbr7 #13871
chore(test): skip if rate limit is exceeded by @cbr7 #13866
chore(test): adjust timeout for wrong password by @cbr7 #13865
chore(test): check version selector link by @cbr7 #13797
chore(test): revert previous extension list change by @cbr7 #13764
chore(test): increase timeout in extension activation by @danivilla9 #13762
chore(test): add handling for different resource name from resource card by @cbr7 #13759
chore(test): ensure machine cleanup on failure by @cbr7 #13757
chore(test): swap external extensions on extension-installation-smoke for internal ones by @danivilla9 #13752
chore(test): change test execution order by @cbr7 #13750
chore(test): ensure version switching for cli tool by @cbr7 #13745
chore(test): implement check and uncheck all in main page by @cbr7 #13742
chore(test): ensure terminal is ready before writing by @cbr7 #13741
chore(test): fixes some possible flakyness in volume e2e tests by @cbr7 #13728
chore(test): reset machine after test failure by @cbr7 #13716
chore(test): centralize values for states by @danivilla9 #13715
chore(test): update cli tools tests for new behavior by @cbr7 #13709
chore(test): re-structure skip conditions on podman-machine-resources E2E test by @danivilla9 #13698
chore(test): setting test expectation to fail due to issue by @cbr7 #13697
chore(test): switch to using composite action for workflows by @cbr7 #13290
test(e2e): include podman provider check after machine creation by @danivilla9 #12874

refactor

refactor(extension: podman): extract checkRosettaMacArm to dedicated file by @axel7083 #14063
refactor(extension: podman): split Hyper-V check in two by @axel7083 #14061
refactor(renderer): migrate PasswordInput to Svelte5 by @axel7083 #13965
refactor: mv terminal-theme(.spec).ts files to renderer by @axel7083 #13848

docs

docs: use unambiguous name for Apple silicon in GPU docs by @samdoran #14027
docs: added a note for clarification in the adding certificates section by @shipsing #13925
docs: add blog post about new apple container extension by @benoitf #13918
docs: updated the verification examples by @shipsing #13884
docs(CONTRIBUTING.md): replace containers org with podman-desktop by @axel7083 #13847
docs: added a blogpost highlighting Podman Desktop availability on RH… by @shipsing #13692
docs: add LFX insights badges to readme by @castrojo #13442

Podman Desktop 1.20 Release

July 7, 2025 · 22 min read

Vladyslav Zhukovskyi

Senior Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.20 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.20 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

Start all containers in bulk: A new bulk-run button allows you to start multiple selected containers at once, saving time when launching your container stack.
Switching users and clusters: Seamlessly switch your active Kubernetes cluster and user context from within Podman Desktop, making multi-cluster workflows much easier.
Search by description in extension list: Find extensions faster by searching not just by name but also through keywords in their descriptions.
Update providers from the Resources page: Easily update your container engines or Kubernetes providers right from the Resources page for a more streamlined upgrade process.
Local Extension Development Mode: The production binary now lets you load and live-test local extensions after enabling Development Mode, eliminating the need to run Podman Desktop in dev/watch mode.
Instantly stop live container logs: Now you can stop live log streaming from containers without closing the logs window. This gives you more control over resource usage and debugging workflows.
New Community page website: A new Community page on our website helps you connect with fellow users, find resources, and get involved with Podman Desktop’s development.

Release details 🔍

Bulk Start All Containers

If you have several containers to run, you no longer need to start each one individually. Podman Desktop now provides a “Run All” button on the Containers view to launch all selected containers with a single click. This makes it much more convenient to bring up multiple services or an entire application stack in one go. Already-running containers are intelligently skipped, so the bulk start action focuses on only starting the ones that are stopped.

Switch Users and Clusters

Podman Desktop’s Kubernetes integration now supports easy context switching between different clusters and user accounts. You can change your active Kubernetes cluster and user directly through the application UI without editing config files or using external CLI commands. This is especially useful for developers working with multiple environments – for example, switching from a development cluster to a production cluster (or using different user credentials) is now just a few clicks. It streamlines multi-cluster workflows by letting you hop between contexts seamlessly inside Podman Desktop.

Extension Search by Description

The extension marketplace search has been improved to help you discover tools more easily. Previously, searching for extensions only matched against extension names. In Podman Desktop 1.20, the search bar also looks at extension descriptions. This means you can enter a keyword related to an extension’s functionality or topic, and the relevant extensions will appear even if that keyword isn’t in the extension’s name. It’s now much easier to find extensions by what they do, not just what they’re called.

Provider Updates from Resources Page

Managing your container and Kubernetes providers just got easier. The Resources page in Podman Desktop (which lists your container engines and Kubernetes environments) now allows direct updates for those providers. If a new version of a provider – say Podman, Docker, or a Kubernetes VM – is available, you can trigger the upgrade right from Podman Desktop’s interface. No need to manually run update commands or leave the app; a quick click keeps your development environment up-to-date with the latest releases.

Local Extension Development Mode

Extension authors can now toggle Development Mode in Preferences and add a local folder from the new Local Extensions tab. Podman Desktop will watch the folder, load the extension, and keep it tracked across restarts, exactly as it behaves in production. You can start, stop, or untrack the extension directly from the UI, shortening the feedback loop for building and debugging add-ons without extra CLI flags or a special dev build.

Instantly stop live container logs

The container logs viewer can now be canceled mid-stream, allowing you to stop tailing logs when they are no longer needed. Previously, once a container’s logs were opened, the output would continue streaming until the logs window was closed. With this update, an ongoing log stream can be interrupted via a cancel action without closing the logs pane, giving you more control over log monitoring. This improvement helps avoid redundant log output and unnecessary resource usage by letting log streaming be halted on demand.

New Community Page

We’ve launched a new Community page on the Podman Desktop website to better connect our users and contributors. This page serves as a central hub for all community-related resources: you can find links to join our Discord channel, participate in GitHub discussions, follow us on social platforms, and more. It also highlights ways to contribute to the project, whether by reporting issues, writing code, or improving documentation. Whether you want to share feedback, meet other Podman Desktop enthusiasts, or get involved in development, the Community page is the place to start.

Community thank you

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

Final notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here and here.

Detailed release changelog

feat 💡

feat: adds dropdown option to message box by @gastoner #13049
feat(table): adding key props by @axel7083 #12994
feat(table): adding accessibility labels to collapse button by @axel7083 #12979
feat: add badge for in-development extensions by @benoitf #12951
feat: new community page website by @cdrage #12748
feat: allow provider update from resources page by @SoniaSandler #12729
feat(extension-api): support cancellation token for pull image by @axel7083 #12706
feat(ui): created universal icon by @gastoner #12677
feat: add button to start all containers in bulk by @MarsKubeX #12646
feat: support fine-grained window events for EventStore by @feloy #12636
feat: make window.logsContainer cancellable by @feloy #12624
feat(extension): add search by description in extension list by @omertuc #12519
feat: added switching users and clusters by @gastoner #12445
feat: allow to use production binary to develop extensions by @benoitf #10731

fix 🔨

fix: pod name not working in k8s by @eqqe #13066
fix: do not search full path executable by @feloy #13060
fix: don't show table when there are no running container engines by @SoniaSandler #13051
fix: increase timeout waiting kubeconfig creation by @feloy #13050
fix(ContainerList): same named container group should have individual groups by @axel7083 #13002
fix: change podman machine stream close function context by @SoniaSandler #12982
fix: make container or vm connection terminal responsive on start and restart by @SoniaSandler #12981
fix: test errors after migration to vitest v 3.2.x by @dgolovin #12965
fix: add better checks to detect Podman Desktop extension in dev mode by @benoitf #12954
fix: update docker compatibility link in compose onboarding by @SoniaSandler #12923
fix(patch): patched kubernetes/client-node package by @gastoner #12919
fix(frontend): group containers by groupId by @axel7083 #12915
fix: change separators for fine grained events by @feloy #12914
fix: display VM connections in status bar by @feloy #12910
fix: clean up electron-updater cache when it is not needed anymore by @dgolovin #12870
fix: dispatch resources counts events when context is offline by @feloy #12834
fix(frontend): container list table display race condition by @axel7083 #12833
fix: avoid to send status field when patching a resource by @benoitf #12810
fix: refresh providers when vm connections are registered/unregistered by @feloy #12805
fix: duplicate title on homepage by @statickidz #12802
fix: send container connection status to extension API listeners by @jeffmaury #12794
fix: remove mistakenly placed archive, update .gitignore by @odockal #12793
fix: remove full access to d-bus and add missing --talk-name options by @dgolovin #12778
fix: flaky test in BuildImageFromContainerfile.spec.ts by @dgolovin #12777
fix: logs filename has undefined extension by @jiridostal #12774
fix: minimize on startup plist for macOS by @cblecker #12768
fix: error during extension install overlaps with other components by @jiridostal #12741
fix: wrong text in component props sending wrong telemetry data by @MarsKubeX #12737
fix: wrong margin in the update available modal by @MarsKubeX #12728
fix: terminal prompt duplication after saved output restored by @dgolovin #12725
fix: clear caches for all resources when one informer is offline by @feloy #12714
fix: fine-grained configuration-changed by @feloy #12700
fix: uncaught exceptions in ContainerListCompose.spec.ts by @dgolovin #12681
fix: uncaught exceptions in ContainerList.spec.ts by @dgolovin #12680
fix: update static image link by @SoniaSandler #12651
fix: addressed uninstall version error for kubectl installed via onboard by @bmahabirbu #12426
fix: make image build cancellable by @dgolovin #12261
fix(ci): perform update of ubuntu packages earlier (backport #13177) by @mergify[bot] in #13181
revert: 12870 (backport #13152) by @mergify[bot] in #13180

chore ✅

chore: use aggregating way to report activateExtension event by @benoitf #13071
chore: use the new aggregate method to track createProviders by @benoitf #13064
chore: add an aggregate method for telemetry by @benoitf #13063
chore: bring inversify bindings by @benoitf #13062
chore(tray): update existing tray icons by @vancura #13057
chore: add decorators/annotations for DI of inversify by @benoitf #13043
chore: update storybook to v9 by @benoitf #13037
chore: modified link to the community meeting recordings by @rujutashinde #12997
chore(deps-dev): switch to prettier 3.6.2 by @jeffmaury #12995
chore: move disposable group to API package by @benoitf #12992
chore: introduce inversify library by @benoitf #12978
chore: moved mockclear to beforeeach in containerList.spec.ts by @MarsKubeX #12963
chore: update podman to v5.5.2 by @benoitf #12960
chore: fix typo by @benoitf #12955
chore: allow to remove extension in dev mode without error by @benoitf #12953
chore: add color for devMode by @benoitf #12942
chore: set oneClick false and perMachine false in nsis by @cdrage #12941
chore: add devMode inside extension metadata by @benoitf #12940
chore(podman): remove promisify usage for node:fs function by @axel7083 #12906
chore: removed svelte check warning by @MarsKubeX #12892
chore(core): remove unnecessary dns configuration by @axel7083 #12891
chore: upgrade biomejs to v2 by @benoitf #12885
chore: notify development folder instance when extension id is loaded/removed from extension loader by @benoitf #12875
chore: stop sending kubernetesExecIntoContainer event by @MarsKubeX #12873
chore: expose a method from extension loader: ensureExtensionIsEnabled by @benoitf #12871
chore(website): modified footer color for links in dark mode by @rujutashinde #12860
chore: fix the .github issue templates to add project ids by @rujutashinde #12859
chore(issue-template): adding 1.19.2 to bug_report.yml by @axel7083 #12844
chore: addProviderMenuItem - add provider if it does not exist by @cdrage #12841
chore: remove error prone metadata for k8 creation from YAML by @bmahabirbu #12837
chore: correctly type guard e.target for micromark listener by @cdrage #12818
chore: modified github templates for issues to add projects by @rujutashinde #12796
chore(e2e): change expected img num in stress test depending on OS by @danivilla9 #12789
chore: update podman to v5.5.1 by @benoitf #12762
chore: track all changes from the extension by @benoitf #12743
chore: remove notarize option from electron builder config by @odockal #12719
chore(e2e): add scrollintoviewifneeded to ui-stress-test by @danivilla9 #12689
chore(e2e): refactor extension-installation-smoke test case by @danivilla9 #12665
chore: update social networks links by @vancura #12662
chore: bump svelte to 5.28.3 by @feloy #12650
chore(workflows): set permission for publish-website-pr-cloudflare.yaml by @axel7083 #12631
chore(workflows): set permission for e2e-main.yaml by @axel7083 #12630
chore(workflows): set permission for e2e-kubernetes-main.yaml by @axel7083 #12629
chore(workflows): set permission for downloads-count.yaml by @axel7083 #12625
chore: add generate sbom job in release workflow by @SoniaSandler #12603
chore: update Flatpak banner by @Eonfge #12594
chore: send watch events only after we're starting the watch by @benoitf #12590
chore: add border with more contrast in the table component by @SoniaSandler #12583
chore: make the file items in preferences clearable by @SoniaSandler #12473
chore(deps): bump electron-builder to v26 by @axel7083 #12351
chore: remove no-explicit-any from dialogs by @cdrage #11480

refactor 🛠️

refactor(mock): simplify how to call a method on a mock object by @benoitf #13072
refactor: move message box interfaces to api package by @benoitf #13007
refactor: extract status bar api to api package by @benoitf #13006
refactor: move menu api to the API package by @benoitf #13005
refactor: move interfaces of configuration to the api package by @benoitf #12999
refactor: move event to API side by @benoitf #12996
refactor(ui/table): replace filter#map#flat chain by reduce by @axel7083 #12967
refactor(podman): move podman-install.ts to proper folder by @axel7083 #12936
refactor(table): remove unnecessary binding by @axel7083 #12934
refactor(types): adding generics to Table by @axel7083 #12933
refactor(podman): extract PodmanInfo to dedicated file by @axel7083 #12911
refactor(core): move default protocol configuration to Main by @axel7083 #12905
refactor(podman): extract MacOSInstaller to a dedicated file by @axel7083 #12904
refactor(podman): extract WinInstaller to a dedicated file by @axel7083 #12899
refactor(frontend): make ContainerGroupPartInfoUI id property non-nullable by @axel7083 #12896
refactor(podman): extract getBundledPodmanVersion interface to a file by @axel7083 #12894
refactor(podman): extract Installer interface to dedicated file by @axel7083 #12887
refactor: move filesystem tree construct to backend by @feloy #12872
refactor(podman): extract BaseInstaller to a dedicated file by @axel7083 #12811
refactor(podman): extract WinBitCheck to dedicated file by @axel7083 #12712
refactor(podman): extract WinVersionCheck to a dedicated file by @axel7083 #12705
refactor(podman): extract WinMemoryCheck class to dedicated file by @axel7083 #12702
refactor(podman): extract WSL2Check class to dedicated file by @axel7083 #12699
refactor(ui): use new icon component in ui svelte lib by @gastoner #12678
refactor(extension/podman): extracting WSLVersionCheck by @axel7083 #12664

test 🚦

chore(test): reset podman machine on failure by @cbr7 #13034
chore(test): improve auth-utility playwright codebase by @odockal #13022
chore(test): clean hanging podman machine in e2e test by @cbr7 #13019
chore(test): create exception to check for update test by @cbr7 #12993
chore(test): navigation takes longer on cicd by @cbr7 #12991
chore(test): fix insufficient assert timeout by @cbr7 #12977
chore(test): add timeout param to method call by @cbr7 #12966
chore(test): throw error when needed for correct message by @cbr7 #12964
chore(test): get error thrown in case of failure by @cbr7 #12961
chore(test): wait for full page load before actions by @cbr7 #12938
chore(test): increase robustness in prune containers e2e test by @cbr7 #12922
chore(test): install ingress controller on Kind cluster only if needed by @amisskii #12839
chore(test): increase timeout for cicd by @cbr7 #12787
fix(tests): fix KubernetesTerminal flaky test by @dgolovin #12780
fix(tests): flaky Typeahead.spec.ts by @dgolovin #12779
chore(test): remove race promise by @cbr7 #12752
chore(test): share e2e tests authentication functionality by @odockal #12704
chore(test): use installed electron binary for external e2e tests by @odockal #12688
chore(test): add openshift docker e2e test by @cbr7 #12676
chore(test): Stabilize Kubernetes e2e tests on Windows CI by @amisskii #12554
test(e2e): push image into kubernetes cluster and reuse it with a pod by @danivilla9 #12427
chore(test): Add status bar provider tests by @xbabalov #12352

docs 📖

docs: updated procedural steps in the install in restricted environme… by @shipsing #12949
docs: updated the procedural steps based on latest changes by @shipsing #12907
docs: removed a blog that no longer works as expected by @shipsing #12855
docs(website): updated the tutorial section by @shipsing #12763
docs(website): added a procedure to manage a kube context by @shipsing #12750
docs(website): fixed a formatting issue by @shipsing #12672
docs(website): release note 1.19 by @axel7083 #12602
docs(website): added details to customize the UI on the discover PD page by @shipsing #12575
docs(website): add podman desktop core blog by @Firewall #12497
docs: add Podman AI Lab OpenVINO blog by @jeffmaury #12496
docs(windows): update uninstall instructions by @wngtk #12349

ci 🔁

ci: completely hide github button for argos by @cdrage #12596

Podman Desktop 1.19 Release

May 22, 2025 · 21 min read

Axel Stefanini

Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.19 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.19 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements, including many extension updates:

Podman v5.5: The Podman executable shipped with Podman Desktop has been updated to its latest version.
Bootc Extension 1.9: Test and experiment with Bootable Container directly from the extension.
AI Lab 1.7.2: New inference runtime, llama-stack implementation, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Minc extension: Podman Desktop extension to deploy MicroShift as container.
RHEL lightspeed extension: Extension to get assistance using RHEL Lightspeed.
RHEL VMs extension: The RHEL VMs extension helps the user run RHEL Virtual machines.
Availability on RHEL 10: Podman Desktop is now directly available on RHEL 10.

Release details 🔍

Podman v5.5

Podman Desktop aims to work offline, so it ships alongside its binary, the Podman executable. In this release, the latest Podman 5.5 version provides new features, bug fixes, and better stability while using the tool.

You can find the full changelog of Podman 5.5 on their release page containers/podman/releases#v5.5.0.

info

While the Podman binary is updated in this release, the existing Podman machines will remain at the version in which they were created. To update your Podman machine, you must remove it and initialize a new one.

Bootc Extension 🦭

The Podman Desktop Boot container extension (aka Bootc) has recently seen significant improvements; one of them is the usage of macadam.

Macadam is a cross-platform command-line tool to create and manage virtual machines. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and uses each OS's native virtualization stacks: WSL2 on Windows, Apple’s Virtualization Framework on macOS, and QEMU on Linux. Macadam reuses Podman machine code.

As the bootc tool applies a container image as an update to an already running Linux system, allowing the output to boot an entire OS with the container image included. To test the bootc artifact, you either need a dedicated machine or create a virtual machine from the artifact.

To simplify the developer experience of testing the artifact, the Podman Desktop Bootc extension offers you a way to directly create a virtual machine from the artifact you created.

note

There is a known issue with the virtualization that can be found in the bootc extension readme.

Another important aspect of presenting a new technology is showcasing its capabilities. Thanks to Charlie Drage and Tim deBoer, a lot of effort has been put into demonstrating bootable containers, such as kernel module management, WiFi modules, systemd unit files, and others.

You can find ready-to-use examples on the Bootable Containers > Examples page.

AI Lab ✨

The Podman Desktop AI Lab extension started as an experiment in 2024, exploring how AI workflows could be containerized, celebrating more than one year of updates and progress, the extension has grown to support a wide range of tools, such as Instructlab¹, llamaCPP², WhisperCPP³ and with the latest release OpenVINO, llama-stack and MCP.

OpenVINO

With the introduction of OpenVINO⁴ as a supported inference runtime, you can now run OpenVINO models⁵ locally through Podman.

llama-stack

Llama Stack standardizes the core building blocks that simplify AI application development⁶.

With the latest version of AI Lab, we introduce support for Llama Stack, running in a containerized environment. Inference servers running inside AI Lab will be registered to the Llama Server to be used by their clients.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Creating a product from LLMs has proven challenging, and emerging protocols are trying to help, such as MCP.

MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs.⁷

The initial steps to support MCP in the AI Lab playground have begun, enabling developers to experiment directly through the GUI before trying to integrate it into their applications.

Minc extension 📦

MicroShift is a project that optimizes OpenShift Kubernetes for small form factors and edge computing⁸. Similar to Kind and Minikube, an extension for creating and managing MicroShift clusters locally through Podman has been created.

You can learn more about it in the MicroShift section.

tip

Interested in bootable containers and MicroShift? You can refer to the blog post titled Creating a MicroShift Bootable Image with Podman Desktop.

RHEL Lightspeed ⚡

Red Hat Lightspeed is a generative AI assistant integrated into Red Hat's hybrid cloud platforms, such as OpenShift and Enterprise Linux.⁹ It provides natural language guidance within the console to simplify complex tasks, enhance productivity, and bridge IT skills gaps.

Users can choose from various AI models, including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, WatsonX, or deploy private models on Red Hat platforms.

With a Red Hat subscription, you can experiment with Red Hat Lightspeed from anywhere, including Podman Desktop, through a new extension called RHEL Lightspeed.

You can install the extension directly by navigating to the Extensions > Catalog page and clicking its Install icon.

note

If you are facing any authentication issues, ensure to use the Red Hat Authentication extension.
As this new extension just landed in the Podman Desktop extension catalog, you may share your feedback in the extension repository redhat-developer/podman-desktop-redhat-lightspeed-ext.

RHEL VMs extension 🗃️

Through the Podman executable, Podman Desktop manages virtual machines; the cross-platform code responsible for this has been reused to create the macadam tool mentioned earlier.

The RHEL VMs extension helps the user run RHEL virtual machines using the macadam tool.

note

On macOS and Linux, you need to manually install the Macadam binary. See pre-requisites for more details.

RHEL 10 availability 🚢

The Podman Desktop you love - simplified container management and intuitive UI - now extends to RHEL workflows. For users on RHEL systems, explore the extension channel to install Podman Desktop. You'll get a familiar experience across Windows, Mac and now RHEL. Releases are happening at the same time as other platforms, so you'll get instant access to new features.

Find more details about Installing Podman Desktop on RHEL 10.

Community thank you

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better. In this release, we received pull requests from the following people:

Final notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here and here.

Detailed release changelog

fix 🔨

fix(workflow): release permission by @axel7083 #12585
fix(NumberInput): increment button position by @axel7083 #12578
fix: changed wrong link to docker compatibility documentation by @MarsKubeX #12573
fix: remove unused breadcrumbTitle from Page and related components by @feloy #12559
fix: changed props interface defintion to be exported in TestComplexT… by @MarsKubeX #12547
fix(website): updated sizes of headings in kubernetes section by @gastoner #12521
fix(website): updated icon sizes in kubernetes section by @gastoner #12520
fix: use default colours for the terminal output by @vzhukovs #12494
fix(website): unified sizes of icons by @gastoner #12484
fix: migrate Input, NumberInput and SearchInput to svelte v5 by @dgolovin #12475
fix: use default padding for markdown buttons by @vzhukovs #12451
fix(container-connection): display terminal tab when shell access is available by @axel7083 #12417
fix(webview-api): missing repository and provenance by @axel7083 #12416
fix: display VM status by @feloy #12411
fix: updated podman image path argument by @gastoner #12388
fix(electron-v36): gtk-version on linux by @axel7083 #12360
fix: introduce fontId property to ProviderImages interface by @dgolovin #12357
fix(electron-updater): disable differential download by @axel7083 #12353
fix(ci): fix Podman Desktop binary env. var. name in production e2e t… by @odockal #12308
fix: avoid cve in build tool by @benoitf #12295
fix(icons): update Props interfaces by @axel7083 #12232

chore ✅

chore: remove brew PR automation by @benoitf #12563
chore: use reset for mocking and use waitFor methods by @benoitf #12560
chore: adjust website light mode text color to be darker by @SoniaSandler #12550
chore: update flathub job by @benoitf #12545
chore(workflow): set permissions for release.yaml by @axel7083 #12532
chore(workflow): set permissions for daily-testing-build.yaml by @axel7083 #12516
chore: update the light mode text color to be darker in the home page by @SoniaSandler #12503
chore: remove old sections from home page by @SoniaSandler #12502
chore: rename preview into website preview by @benoitf #12482
chore: remove netlify deployment as now it's deployed to cloudflare by @benoitf #12478
chore: do not publish comment when publishing to cloudflare by @benoitf #12477
chore: remove unused imports from index page by @SoniaSandler #12469
chore: added footer markdown description to message box options by @gastoner #12466
chore(website): added option to specify link in read the docs button by @gastoner #12464
chore: remove unused tools/* content by @axel7083 #12456
chore(next-build): define explicit permissions by @axel7083 #12455
chore(pr-check): define explicit permissions by @axel7083 #12454
chore: fix argos screenshots github button by @cdrage #12453
chore: publish to cloudflare (in addition to netlify) by @benoitf #12433
chore: fix github button, remove github link, add spacing. by @cdrage #12429
chore(workflow): update prerelease repository in next-build.yaml by @axel7083 #12414
chore: update jsdom to 27.0.0-beta.1 by @benoitf #12412
chore: update podman to v5.5 by @gastoner #12408
chore(npm-registry): configure provenance for published packages by @axel7083 #12398
chore(e2e): fix skip on kind tests by @danivilla9 #12397
chore: indicate failure for error notification by @SoniaSandler #12389
chore: remove vale tooling by @benoitf #12386
chore: do not minify when deploying production site by @cdrage #12369
chore: clear build and cache folders before running website build by @cdrage #12338
chore: fix website warning + not building correctly. by @cdrage #12337
chore: do not run podman mac helper checks, or socket checks unless ready by @cdrage #12331
chore(website): updated kubernetes highlited features by @gastoner #12305
chore(website): updated container highlited features by @gastoner #12304
chore(website): added read the docs button by @gastoner #12303
chore: add FAQ section to the website by @SoniaSandler #12300
chore: refactor kube config secret columns by @deboer-tim #12299
chore: refactor kube deployment columns by @deboer-tim #12298
chore: refactor kube ingress route columns by @deboer-tim #12297
chore: add testimonials section to the website by @SoniaSandler #12296
chore: refactor kube pvc columns by @deboer-tim #12294
chore: refactor kube service columns by @deboer-tim #12293
chore: refactor kube nodes column by @deboer-tim #12292
chore(deps-dev): udate to jsdom v26.1.0 by @benoitf #12291
chore: refactor kube cronjob columns by @deboer-tim #12290
chore: refactor kube job columns by @deboer-tim #12289
chore: use props in kube columns by @deboer-tim #12288
chore: generate linux tgz for Arm64 by @benoitf #12282
chore: add more features section to the website by @SoniaSandler #12276
chore: update description of docker third party tool by @bmahabirbu #12265
chore: add blog post for minc extension by @benoitf #12260
chore(website): added highlited label by @gastoner #12249
chore: clean up kubernetes status columns by @deboer-tim #12241
chore: shared kubernetes status column by @deboer-tim #12230
chore: website - update homepage screenshot by @cdrage #12224
chore(vitest): enable default reporter on CI by @axel7083 #12209
chore: migrate empty screen to svelte 5 by @deboer-tim #12194
chore: update contributing guide to use lint-staged by @deboer-tim #12193
chore: use duration for image age column by @deboer-tim #12177
chore: use duration column for volume age by @deboer-tim #12175
chore: image and manifest details navigation by @deboer-tim #12170
chore: website - add custom github stars button by @cdrage #12146
chore: website - add cncf community banner to front page by @cdrage #12119
chore: changed naming of age column in container table by @gastoner #12083
chore: migrate dropdown menu to svelte 5 by @cdrage #12067
chore: migration of checkbox to svelte 5 by @bmahabirbu #12055
chore: added selected option if dropdown was selected by @gastoner #11991
chore: adds openExternal command to registered commands by @gastoner #11990
chore: added overflow visible property to modal component by @gastoner #11988
chore: introduced micromark button image with command argument by @gastoner #11986
chore: remove no-explicit-any lib/container by @cdrage #11477

refactor 🛠️

refactor: port Page to svelte5 by @feloy #12561
refactor: port NavPage to svelte5 by @feloy #12555
refactor(ui): migrate DurationColumn to svelte5 by @axel7083 #12284
refactor(ui): migrate SimpleColumn to svelte5 by @axel7083 #12283
refactor(StatusIcon): port forward replace Snippet with Component by @axel7083 #12228
refactor: moved registering commands to common file by @gastoner #12207

docs 📖

docs(website): added a procedure to install Podman Desktop on RHEL10 by @shipsing #12531
docs(website): documenting microshift cluster creation with the minc … by @shipsing #12406
docs(website): updated the AI lab documentation by @shipsing #12384
docs(podman): adding windows instructions by @axel7083 #12355
docs(ai-lab): fix typo in index by @trya2l #12345
docs(website): update the Kubernetes section by @shipsing #12306
docs: add vscode blogpost by @Firewall #12258
docs(website): added a troubleshooting section by @shipsing #12247
docs(website): removed an outdated screenshot from the troubleshootin… by @shipsing #12244
docs: add 1.18 release notes by @SoniaSandler #12226
docs(website): moved the compose blog to the tutorial section by @shipsing #12157
docs(website): updated the docker compatibility section based on late… by @shipsing #11803

test 🚦

chore(test): create podman machine using env var settings by @cbr7 #12480
chore(test): parameterize runner close timeout by @amisskii #12470
chore(test): accept degraded state as valid by @cbr7 #12407
chore(test): wait for extension to be deleted by @cbr7 #12396
chore(test): increase timeout for pushing image to kind cluster by @amisskii #12394
chore(test): wait for button and ensure button press by @cbr7 #12385
chore(test): don't create machine on linux by @cbr7 #12342
chore(test): volume e2e test wait for navigation to complete by @cbr7 #12339
chore(test): fix some flakyness in image e2e test suite by @cbr7 #12336
chore(test): skip test suite until bug is fixed by @cbr7 #12335
chore(test): ensure default podman machine is restarted at the end of test suite by @cbr7 #12326
chore(test): update handling for error message by @cbr7 #12324
chore(test): now asserting on correct element by @cbr7 #12323
chore(test): try to create and start machine before waiting by @cbr7 #12322
chore(test): moving to polling assert for better handling by @cbr7 #12320
chore(test): update running providers assertion in troubleshooting by @odockal #12314
chore(test): fix some tests that were failing when other tests failed by @cbr7 #12313
chore(test): fix flaky behaviours in e2e tests by @cbr7 #12310
chore(test): new get extension version method by @amisskii #12248
fix(tests): do not manually render svelte snippets by @axel7083 #12208
chore(test): parametrize rootless resource machine test for all machine types by @xbabalov #11954
chore(test): add ARIA labels to Check tab content on Image details page by @rostalan #11811

feature 💡

feat: added duplicating of contexts by @gastoner #12463
feat: added new footer markdown property to message box by @gastoner #12432
feat: added editing of contexts by @gastoner #12415
feat: download linux binary on the docs by @DIGIX666 #12286

MINC: Speed Up Local K8s Dev

May 15, 2025 · 6 min read

Florent Benoit

Principal Software Engineer

Developers working locally often seek a fast inner loop for coding, building, and testing their OCI images and Kubernetes applications.

For instance, when testing a new image in a Kubernetes pod, the image must be accessible either by pushing it to a private or public registry or by ensuring it's available on the Kubernetes cluster nodes. This often requires additional commands such as kind load docker-image, minikube cache add <image>, or publishing the image to a third-party registry.

In this blog post, we’ll introduce a new extension called MINC (MicroShift IN Container), which provides a MicroShift cluster running within an existing Podman Machine environment.

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Podman Desktop 1.17 Release

March 5, 2025 · 29 min read

Florent Benoit

Principal Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.17 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.17 is now available! Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

New running workflow 🛠️: Start containers from images in just a few steps.
Registry mirror configuration 🔄: Simplify registry mirroring setup with a dedicated command.
Smoother kind cluster experience ☁️: Spin up a Kubernetes cluster effortlessly, even without a pre-installed kind binary.
Podman 5.4 🚀: Upgrade to the latest Podman engine for enhanced performance and features.
Pods, redefined 📦: Clear separation between Podman pods and Kubernetes pods for better usability.
Kubernetes experimental mode ⚡: Change the way on how the resources are collected and monitored.

Podman Desktop 1.16 Release

January 28, 2025 · 19 min read

Philippe Martin

Principal Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.16 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.16 is now available! Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

Experimental Features: a new "Experimental" section in the Settings provides the list of current experiments, and links to related discussions
Providers appear in the Status Bar: Providers are moved from Dashboard to Status Bar, to increase their visibility (experimental feature)
Prune only untagged images: Choose to Prune "All untagged images" or "All unused images" when Pruning images
Search in Container's Logs: Possibility to search terms in the logs of containers and pods
Kubernetes: Monitor current context only: Only the current context is monitored by default

Podman Desktop 1.15 Release

December 12, 2024 · 14 min read

Axel Stefanini

Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.15 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.15 is now available! Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

Improved Feedback Form: Redesigned for seamless issue reporting to GitHub 🪲.
New Experimental Task Manager: A revamped task manager is now available for testing 🔔.
Enhanced Kubernetes Events: Added support for events on resources like Nodes, Services, and Pods 📜.
SSH Access to Podman Machine: Directly connect to your Podman machine from Podman Desktop.

Release Details 🔍

Improved Feedback Form 📝

In the 1.15 release, we introduced a redesigned feedback form to streamline issue reporting. With our growing user base, it’s vital to provide a convenient way to submit feedback directly to GitHub via our main repository: podman-desktop/podman-desktop/issues.

While retaining our internal anonymous feedback system, this update also enables users to preview their issues on GitHub, ensuring better communication.

Feedback Categories

We now offer three distinct feedback categories:

Direct your words to the developers: Keeps feedback anonymous, visible only to our team.
Feature Request: Redirects users to GitHub to suggest new features.
Bug: Allows users to report bugs directly on GitHub.

Experimental Task Manager 🔔

Back in the 0.13 release, we introduced the Task Manager. With an increasing number of long-running tasks, we’ve revamped it to improve usability. This updated version is available as an experimental feature!

Enabling the Experimental Task Manager

To try it out, go to Settings > Preferences > Tasks and enable the Manager option.

What’s New?

Key changes include:

Enhanced usage of available screen width.
Improved consistency across the application.
Additional capabilities for managing individual tasks.

Kubernetes Events 📜

This year, we’ve been steadily adding Kubernetes capabilities to Podman Desktop. While this effort is ongoing, version 1.15 introduces support for Kubernetes Events. These events are now available for resources like Nodes, Services, and Pods.

SSH Access to Podman Machine

A frequent user request has been the ability to establish an SSH connection to a Podman machine for debugging or configuration purposes. In this release, you can now directly connect to your Podman machine from its details page.

Community thank you

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better. In this release, we received pull requests from the following people:

@Blaimi made their first contribution in #9925
@Firewall made their first contribution in #10055
@sozercan made their first contribution in #10082
@mhdawson made their first contribution in #10178

Final notes

Fixed issues

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

Where to download

Detailed release changelog

Documentations 📚

docs(website): edited the doc to provide clarity in using the libkrun… by @shipsing in #10111
docs(website): edited the managing objects section by @shipsing in #9845
docs(website): fix mac gpu container base by @sozercan in #10082
docs(website): highlighted port forwarding through UI by @shipsing in #10006
docs(website): presented the info in procedural format by @shipsing in #9972
docs(website): updated the docker compatibility section by @shipsing in #9408
docs(website): updated the troubleshooting section by @shipsing in #9918
docs(website): updates the outdated procedure by @shipsing in #10090
docs(website):Added a reference section for PD extensions by @shipsing in #9607
docs(website):Added a troubleshooting section for setting up PD on Wi… by @shipsing in #9894
docs(website):added a blog about building a kubernetes application by @shipsing in #9780
docs: 1.14.0 release notes by @gastoner in #9628
docs: add microshift podman desktop example blog by @cdrage in #9031
docs: add section about draft PR by @benoitf in #9965
docs: blog post on AI Lab recipes by @feloy in #9856
docs: fix syntax in CONTRIBUTING by @Blaimi in #9925
docs: update extension landing page on index by @cdrage in #9812
docs: update release template lowercase headers by @cdrage in #9703

Feature 💡

feat(extensions/kind): update projectcontour to v1.30.1 by @Blaimi in #9927
feat(feedback): add enabled extensions in additional-context by @axel7083 in #10276
feat(feedback): adding frontend checkbox to include system info by @axel7083 in #10116
feat(feedback): adding support to get sys info by @axel7083 in #10098
feat: add a bug report feedback form by @SoniaSandler in #9833
feat: add a feature request feedback form by @SoniaSandler in #9955
feat: add a way to clean logs in container's log page by @benoitf in #9528
feat: add category field to feedback by @feloy in #9761
feat: add error visual indicator in typeahead component by @gastoner in #9782
feat: add error visual indicator pull image input by @gastoner in #9899
feat: add new task manager by @benoitf in #10206
feat: allow for extensions to navigate to an onboarding screen by @benoitf in #9759
feat: allow to cancel a task from the status bar by @benoitf in #10209
feat: allow to cancel a task that is cancellable by @benoitf in #10100
feat: check connectivity with health check by @feloy in #10076
feat: check permissions on resources by @feloy in #10133
feat: collect Service events by @feloy in #9692
feat: display 3rd party contribution to Docker Compatibility page by @benoitf in #9777
feat: display a warning when there is no latest tag for image to pull by @feloy in #9757
feat: display nodes events by @feloy in #9691
feat: display services events by @feloy in #9733
feat: force use of libPod if nvidia device requested by @mhdawson in #10251
feat: implement dropdown menu for status bar help button by @dgolovin in #9867
feat: improve libpod API support - translate selinux_opts by @mhdawson in #10178
feat: improve libpod support - translate devices by @mhdawson in #10180
feat: introduce an hidden option kubernetes.statesExperimental by @feloy in #10018
feat: move NumberInput to svelte-ui by @feloy in #9872
feat: port-forward on deployments by @feloy in #9946
feat: provide ability to easily get a shell in a machine - render part by @gastoner in #9381
feat: publish the catalog to the website in /extensions directory by @benoitf in #9804
feat: show message box on close of feedback form by @gastoner in #9975
feat: update to podman v5.3.1 by @benoitf in #9882

Fixes 🔨

fix(CliToolRegistry): notify on register install or update by @axel7083 in #9813
fix(ci): exclude podman-remote e2e tests from running as part all tests suite by @odockal in #9982
fix(extensions/kind): adjust contour download script for new octokit version by @Blaimi in #9926
fix(k8s-port-forward): delete config if start fails by @axel7083 in #9874
fix(k8s-port-forward): delete config if start fails by @axel7083 in #9888
fix(monaco): make vscode focus border transparent by @axel7083 in #10053
fix(status-bar): progress should be indeterminate when task is indeterminate by @axel7083 in #9941
fix(ui): better handle errors on KubePort component by @axel7083 in #9876
fix(ui): round display progress value by @axel7083 in #10031
fix: a containerfile outside context can be used when building image by @feloy in #9910
fix: add light mode color to toast text by @SoniaSandler in #9915
fix: added questionmark by @gastoner in #9814
fix: apply 0/0 as uid/gid when sending the tar as build context by @benoitf in #10282
fix: cache pod exec websockets by @jeffmaury in #10165
fix: compose installation via onboarding and cli tools by @dgolovin in #10148
fix: create new connection form dropdown FormData by @SoniaSandler in #9708
fix: creating hyperv machine in airgap now does not try to use wsl image by @gastoner in #9715
fix: do console logging only if app is not quitting by @SoniaSandler in #10064
fix: do not try to monitor machine when autostarting it by @benoitf in #10308
fix: ensure system path is created and show notification if not in PATH by @jeffmaury in #10176
fix: flaky test waitForPodsDeletion by @feloy in #9875
fix: handle promise result by @jeffmaury in #9700
fix: improve libpod API translation - extension by @mhdawson in #10179
fix: navigation url to use summary by @axel7083 in #9696
fix: proxy settings do not take effect when switched to system or disabled by @jeffmaury in #10062
fix: rely on configurationValues if it has the key value by @lstocchi in #9951
fix: remove extra border in details page by @axel7083 in #10050
fix: remove nullable detailsPage binding by @axel7083 in #9788
fix: restart container on terminal page by @feloy in #9796
fix: skip filesystem flaky test by @axel7083 in #10075
fix: sort array of image names, move matches on top by @dgolovin in #9831
fix: start secondary informers for current context only by @feloy in #9735
fix: status bar progress bar percentage display by @axel7083 in #9791
fix: stub every missing function in renderer package tests by @dgolovin in #9773
fix: table component should be scoped when searching items by @benoitf in #10211
fix: terminal is not restarted if container if not running + state management by @feloy in #9793
fix: test:renderer test failure by @jeffmaury in #10264
fix: tty when container run with it options by @feloy in #9745
fix: update Kubernetes context watchers messages by @jeffmaury in #10017
fix: use utf16le ecoding in powershell call for Virtual Machine Platform detection by @dgolovin in #9594
fix: use correct header for play kube operation by @benoitf in #10036
fix: visibility of docker compatibility settings by @gastoner in #10241
fix: watch /var/run/docker.sock on macOS by @dgolovin in #9714
fix: workaround of LIMA_HOME usage by @tony-sol in #10086
fix: wrong pnpm-lock file by @feloy in #9754

Podman Desktop 1.14 Release

October 31, 2024 · 14 min read

Evžen Gasta

Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.14 Release! 🎉

Podman Desktop 1.14 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release includes:

Kubernetes improvements with a new dashboard: A new landing screen for Kubernetes has been added with UI changes that gives an overview of your entire cluster.
Port forwarding for pods: This new feature allows users to configure port forwarding in their Kubernetes environment.

Podman Desktop 1.8 Release

March 7, 2024 · 12 min read

Tim deBoer

Architect

Podman Desktop 1.8 Release! 🎉

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We've got a new release with a ton of seal appeal! This release introduces:

Podman 4.9.3: Podman 4.9.3 is now included in both Windows and Mac installers.
Kubernetes Explorer: Advanced UI and new tools for working with Kubernetes clusters.
Global Onboarding: Configure and set up your environment without any hassle, with a set of guided workflows.
Learning Center: Discover new use cases and capabilities for developers.
Extension API Improvements: Another big update to the extension API enabling more goodness for 🦭 Podman Desktop's extensions.
Enhanced Builds, Pods List, and Troubleshooting Pages: Build for different platforms, an upgraded pods view, and more.

Podman Desktop 1.8 is now available. Click here to download it!

Release Details

Podman 4.9.3

🦭 Podman 4.9.3 includes key fixes for stability and reliability issues reported by our users - especially if you are using Apple silicon architecture. If you've been floundering we highly recommend updating!

Kubernetes Explorer

Progressively introduced in past releases as an experimental feature, we're ready to expand our capabilities to help developers transition from containers to Kubernetes. In this release we are introducing a new set of features that enable the developers to work with more Kubernetes resources, offering more granular and interactive control over your applications.

Now available in 🦭 Podman Desktop is a new Kubernetes Explorer with the ability to work with Deployments, Services, Ingresses, and Routes, in addition to the existing support for Pods. For each of those resources, 🦭 Podman Desktop provides real-time information about the status of resources on the cluster. From the top right of this overview page you can also click Apply YAML to create or update resources on the cluster similar to 'kubectl apply -f', and see the current connection status.

Deployments Overview

Just like with local containers or images, you can click for more details on Summary, Inspect, and Kube (YAML) pages.

Deployment Summary

See a problem? You can edit and apply changes direct from the Kube tab.

Deployment Kube YAML

🦭 Podman Desktop continues to bridge the gap and discrepancies to empower developers working with containers with efficient workflows to target Kubernetes from their local workstation. This is all in addition to some of the great features already available:

Native Kubernetes support with Podman
Podify - transition containers into Pods
Setting up local Kubernetes environments with Minikube and Kind extensions
Deploy to Kubernetes and push local image from Podman to a Kubernetes environments
Managing Kubernetes contexts
Connecting to remote Kubernetes clusters

Global Onboarding

Configuring and setting up a local environment is now easier with the introduction of a new wizard-based onboarding flow. In this flow developers can pick the different tools that they need, and 🦭 Podman Desktop will walk them through the configuration and setup of each of these tools.

The global onboarding flow allows developers to configure Podman, Compose, and kubectl (needed for working with Kind and Minikube or remote Kubernetes environments). This makes the transition to 🦭 Podman Desktop becomes simpler, as any needed dependencies are automatically configured.

Global Onboarding

Learning Center

In this release, we've added a Learning Center on the Dashboardm enabling developers to discover, learn, and expand their knowledge on related topics to containerization. These guides are handy and easily accessible, and cover topics from learning how to containerize an existing application to discovering the latest features of 🦭 Podman Desktop and how to best use them.

Learning Center

Extension API Improvements

We continued spent a lot of time adding new extension API to give upcoming extensions more capabilites and even better integration into 🦭 Podman Desktop:

Split getMatchingPodmanEngine #6160
Add HealthCheck parameter when creating container #5981
Expose listPods to extensions #5864
Labels for createPod #5862
Allow to create containers within a pod #5848
OpenPod should redirect to the pod's view #5846
Enhance createContainer API with missing parameters #6011
Allow extensions to use openDialog/saveDialog #6009
Allow customized icons in contributed actions #5995
Adding missing types #6213
Allow to navigate to a specific webview from extensions #5899
Expose stopPod and removePod to extensions #5898
Use new API for open/save dialog #6051, #6050, #6049
Extend Podman Desktop API Build Image parameters #5882
Allow extension to stats container #6211

Other Notable Enhancements

We've added over 40 features this release, here are some other highlights:

Improve Podman Desktop update alert #6068
Add gather & download logs button in troubleshooting #5119
Enable podman machine for Linux #5902
Multi-delete animation #5717
Image deletion animation #5709
Volume deletion animation #5707
Open OpenShift routes #5560
Add open created pod details #4499
Use https when deploying to kubernetes cluster #5824
Getting started carousel on dashboard page #5142
Add confirmation dialog when deleting objects #5445

We've also made some significant progress on implementing light mode:

Use theme colors for invert content #6029
Use theme colors for secondary nav #6028
Apply theme colors for global nav #6027
Apply theme colors for the titlebar #6025
Consistent close button #6060
Use components in quickpick #6057
Provide css colors to webviews #5963
Publish colors to the style of the app #5962
Allow extensions to contribute themes with set of colors #5961
Store for colors #5960
Include a color registry #5958
Add utility method to get the value of the theme #5947
Send event when operating system change the colors #5946
Cleanup dark: prefix colors #5944
Extract color palette to its own file #5931
Input component #5904
Input errors, use input component in run image #5988
Use input when building image #5986
Use input for proxy settings #5943
Use input for registries #5939
Use input when creating pod from containers #5935
Use input component in extension pages #5934
Use input in create volume #5933
Use input when renaming image #5964
Use checkbox component in deploy to kube #6030

Notable Bug Fixes

We squashed a lot of bugs this release, including the following:

Copy volume mounted when copying container to pod #5640
Change order of "Create" button on Volumes and Containers list #6092
Refresh onboarding item when context value gets updated (#4597) #6173
Better log on informer connection error #6158
Website: replace broken links #6111
Center empty screens #6077
Do not ask confirmation to open local folder/files #5743
Force breadcrumbs to be vertically aligned #5741
Long usernames in auth page #5737
Message property used to update task name #5731
Nav item UI fixes #5886
Display back the icons of registries #5843
Check route tls to use either http or https #5825
White tooltips #5887
Limit registry username column width #5718
Remove docker compatibility warning & button on Linux #5903
Image usage by containers #5663
Current context should be changed/updated when deleting it #5819
Do not collapse categories on sidebar #5727
Make localhost a valid domain for env.openExternal calls #5716

Documentation

Along with this new version of 🦭 Podman Desktop the documentation has had the following improvements:

Container and image related methods of containerEngine api #5891
Removed installing podman with openshift local #6070
Document image checker provider API #5813
Adding withProgress api docs #5736
Added link to the troubleshooting page #5734
Troubleshooting installation on macOS M1/M2/M3 #5708
Volume deletion #5707
Added Accessing Podman from another WSL instance (config, verify) #5706
Using typedoc to generate api documentation #5705

Community Thank You

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped make 🦭 Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

Final notes

Fixed Issues

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

Where to Download

Podman Desktop Wins 2024 DEVIES Award

February 20, 2024 · 2 min read

Cedric Clyburn

Developer Advocate

We’re honored to announce that Podman Desktop has been recognized with the prestigious 2024 DEVIES Award in the category of Containers & Kubernetes. This award is a testimony to the effectiveness of the Podman Desktop team and greater open-source community's efforts to help developers. Podman Desktop increases developer container workflow efficiency as well as provides an easy transition of applications from containers to Kubernetes, the leading open-source container orchestration platform.

“While Podman Desktop only went into general availability last year, the community response has been very impressive and incredibly gratifying. We are extremely proud to receive this outstanding recognition which celebrates passion, commitment and innovation for shaping the future of container development backed by the vibrant open-source standards that Red Hat supports. ” said Stévan Le Meur, Product Manager on the Podman Desktop team.

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What are the DEVIES awards?

The DEVIES Awards, presented by DeveloperWeek, recognize the most innovative and impactful tools, platforms, and technologies in the software development community. Podman Desktop's win as the best innovation in Containers & Kubernetes highlights its significant impact on the industry and its role in revolutionizing the way developers build, ship, and run their applications. DEVIES Award winners are selected from hundreds of nominees by the independent, industry-leading DevNetwork Advisory Board.

Join us in celebrating!

We’re excited to be receiving this award on stage at DeveloperWeek 2024, happening on February 21-23, 2024, in Oakland, CA and February 27-29, 2024 (Virtually). In addition, Red Hat developer advocate Cedric Clyburn will be presenting a session on Podman Desktop, titled “Going from Containers, to Pods, to Kubernetes – Help for Your Developer Environments!”, with a full presentation on Podman, a demonstration of the Podman Desktop experience, and a multi-tier application going from containers, to pods, to finally Kubernetes!

Finally, it would be seal-y to not include and acknowledge that this award was earned by the entire Podman Desktop community of contributors! We also thank the DevNetwork Advisory Board and DeveloperWeek for this honorable award, and for the opportunity to share Podman Desktop's innovations with the greater developer community.

Podman Desktop 1.7 Release

January 24, 2024 · 8 min read

Tim deBoer

Architect

Podman Desktop 1.7 Release! 🎉

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We've got a new release with a ton of seal appeal! This release introduces:

Podman 4.9.0: Podman 4.9.0 is now included in both Windows and Mac installers.
Extension API Improvements: A big update to the extension API enabling more goodness for 🦭 Podman Desktop's extensions.
Experimental Kubernetes UI: Get a sneak peek at the more advanced UI for working with Kubernetes clusters.
Enhanced Builds, Pods List, and Troubleshooting Pages: Build for different platforms, an upgraded pods view, and more.

Podman Desktop 1.7 is now available. Click here to download it!

Release Details

Podman 4.9

🦭 Podman 4.9 includes key fixes for stability and reliability issues reported by our users. If you've been floundering we highly recommend updating!

If you are on a Mac M3, we are aware of a critical issue in Podman and expect to update very soon to pick up this fix: #21353 - Update to new QEMU (based on #1990 - QEMU issue on M3). If you are hitting this problem there is a workaround here and there.

Extension API Improvements

We have spent a lot of time this release adding new extension API to give upcoming extensions more capability and even better integration into 🦭 Podman Desktop. We have added support for full page webviews, image badges, icons, a navigation API, and API access to more function from the container engine:

Webview in the UI #5594
Add webview API for extensions #5592
Allow extensions to list webviews #5628
Create container without starting it #5643
Expose create/start Pod and replicatePodmanContainer #5648
Expose create/list/delete volumes for extensions #5598
Add getImageInspect to API #5596
New contribution points for icon of image #5543
Add BuildOption #5533
Add platform parameter to image build method #5501
Expose build image method #5500
Navigation api #5558
Register badges by extensions for image list/details #5557
Install extensions from private registries #5473

Experimental Kubernetes UI

We have been working the last couple months to expand our support for Kubernetes. This support isn't ready to set sail yet, but if you're working with a Kubernetes cluster we'd love to start getting your feedback on the direction!

To 'break the seal' and try it out, go to Settings > Preferences > Kubernetes, and enable the Experimental option:

Kubernetes Preference

This will add three new items to the main navigation, allowing you to view Deployments, Services, and Ingress & Routes:

Kubernetes Deployments Kubernetes Services Kubernetes Ingresses & Routes

In this release you can click on deployments and services to view additional details (like the Summary, Inspect, and YAML tabs), but not yet for ingresses or routes.

We hope things go swimmingly for you, but please open Github issues to let us know what else you'd like to see.

Enhanced Builds, Pods List, and Troubleshooting Pages

When building an image you can now chose which platform(s) to build the image for:

Build platform

We've upgraded the Pods view to use the same table component as images and volumes. This allowing sorting and better column scaling:

Pods table

Having trouble and want a fresh start? The Troubleshooting page has switched to tabs and there is an option to purge your existing install:

Troubleshooting Purge

Other Notable Enhancements

We added over 40 features this release, here are some of the other highlights:

Pressing esc exits onboarding #5612
Quick pick case-insensitive filtering #5582
Add UI badge component #5522
Extend connection input type in build image #5499
Nav sections #5449
Improve Authentication Providers page #5424
Adding groupContributions logic #5415
Add option to select how to open devtools in dev mode #5274
Form progress #5253
Improved provider cards #5013

Notable Bug Fixes

We squashed over 25 bugs this release, including the following:

Copy volume mounted when copying container to pod #5640
Adding missing Labels property #5632
Fix UI not being refreshed if container is only created #5619
Quick pick filter removes selection #5613
Add missing types for createContainer API #5504
Use window.showMessageBox instead of custom modal #5421
Add cleanupSupport property #5309
Empty screen reset filter by default #5307
Do not fetch pre-releases of compose #5296
providerinfo badge #5268
Don't refresh image list when age updates #5267
Rename kubectl extension #5255
Try to search kubectl on the user path first #5248
Dispose the wsl2 command when unregistering extension #5246
Handle event when loading images from archives #5240
Edit Podman machine support for MacOS only #5239
Improve default contribution action icon #5236
Color of primary/secondary buttons should be white #5232
Disable notification when updating podman (#5228) #5229
Allow table columns to specify overflow #5222
ProgressImpl properly middleware tasks to set the proper result status #4342

Documentation

Along with this new version of 🦭 Podman Desktop the documentation has had the following improvements:

Update compose blog post link #5547
Message when the app terminates because another instance exists #5348
Document onboarding id rules #5211
Multi-platform extension #5205
Blog post on Compose guestbook application #5033
Refactored setting up container registries #4965

Community Thank You

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone (yes, that means you, Anders!) who helped make 🦭 Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

Anders Björklund in docs: minikube extension is now featured, docs: kubernetes pushing image to minikube, fix: small typo of click as clik, Add more docs for Lima customization, with YAML and GUI, docs: allow image push to lima kubernetes cluster, and feat: allow image push to lima kubernetes cluster.

Final notes

Fixed Issues

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

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Podman Desktop 1.6 Release

December 18, 2023 · 15 min read

Stevan Le Meur

Product Manager

Podman Desktop 1.6 Release! 🎉

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This release introduces:

Minikube Featured Extension: Minikube extension to create local Kubernetes clusters in containers.
Podman 4.8.2: Podman 4.8.2 is now included in Windows and Mac installers.
Setting Page for Command-Line Tools: Manage and update your CLI tools.
Kubernetes Contexts Manager: Browse all your kubernetes contexts, set default and remove unused ones.
Editable Podman Machine for MacOS: Easy resize and reconfiguration of the Podman runtime environment.
Filters for Containers and Pods Lists: Focus on the containers and Pods you are working with.
Sorting on Volumes and Images List: Sort volumes or images with your prefered criterias.
Environment Colums on Containers and Pods lists: Easy catch of the environment on which a container or a pod is running on.
Extension API Improvements: Another set of improvements to the extension API enabling more goodness for 🦭 Podman Desktop's extensions.

Podman Desktop 1.6 is now available. Click here to download it!

Release Details

Minikube featured extension

For developers who need to run Kubernetes locally and reproduce an environment close to production for development and experimentation purposes, Podman Desktop allows users to easily set up that environment on a local machine. There are two extensions providing the capability to configure a open source Kubernetes cluster locally, you can either choose between Kind or Minikube.

The Minikube extension allows you to install Minikube on your workstation and also to setup a Kubernetes cluster locally running in a container! Yes, you read that correctly - in a container similar to how Kind works. The advantage is that it's lighter and faster to start. With Minikube, one of the advantage, is that you can build your images locally with Podman and get them automatically available in your local Kubernetes cluster - which will speed up your turnarounds when you want to test your application. If you want to learn more this, read the following blog post.

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Command-Line Tools Configuration: Compose and Kubectl

Configuring and managing your setup is getting easier with the addition of a new section in the Settings to manage command-line tools. In Podman Desktop, extensions can list command-line tools that are helpful to their users or required to make use of the installed extensions.

There are two command-line tools within Podman Desktop that allows you to view whether they are installed or require an update:

Compose binary for running 'podman compose' commands.
kubectl for interacting with Kubernetes clusters.

cli-tools

From the settings you can see the command-line tools that are installed, and you can see the version - and when a new version is available, you'll get a small notification to allow you easily update to that version.

Compose-Update

Kubernetes Contexts Manager

We are introducing a new screen available from the Settings which allows you to easily manage your Kubernetes contexts. Podman Desktop was already providing the handy context switcher available from the status bar, but when you get to work with multiple Kubernetes environments, it's not uncommon to end with a big and long list of Kubernetes contexts.

The new Kubernetes Contexts screen allows you to easily see all your registered Kubernetes contexts. You can use the screen to clean up your registered contexts, or set the current (default) context.

Kubernetes Contexts List

Editable Podman Machine

A Podman machine is a virtual environment specifically designed to run Podman containers on Mac and Windows. It allows users to manage and operate containerized applications in an isolated and controlled setting. When creating a Podman machine, you configure its settings: memory, CPU(s) and disk size.

We've received the feedback regarding the ability to reconfigure your Podman machine on the go. This is now possible for macOS users, and particularly useful when you start with an environment and need to scale it up based on new needs and containers you would like to run in your Podman environment.

Editable podman machine

You'll notice we improved the sliders to configure the Podman machine's options - and also introduced a way to enter numeric values directly.

Tabs/Filters for Containers and Pods

Being able to quickly identify the containers and the pods you are working with is critical when you are iterating on the development of your application. For this reason, we added filters at the top of the lists of Containers and Pods that allow you to easily view all the containers/pods, only those that are running, or only those that are stopped.

Filters for containers and pods

Sorting for Volumes and Images lists

The lists of Volumes and Images have improved and are now have the ability to be sorted by the criteria of your choice. You can for example filter images by their size - which can be convenient when you want to clean up your environment.

Sorting for Volumes and Images

Environment columns on Containers and Pods lists

Podman Desktop is able to work with multiple providers: it could work with multiple container engines and multiple Kubernetes environments too. In order to make it easier to identify the containers and the pods and differentiate them depending on which environment they are running onto, we are introducing a new environment column in the list of Containers and Pods to display a badge.

Environment Column

Better visibility to the containers running in Pods

The list of Pods has been refined to provide easier visibility and access to the containers running within each of them. Each of the containers now have one dot and you can hover each dot to display the info about the container - and if you click on it you'll be able to access the details of the container.

Visibility for containers in Pods

Extension API improvements

The 🦭 Podman Desktop extension API received many improvements, including:

Documentation explaining how to create an onboarding workflow for an extension #4837
Documented how extensions hook into UI #4633
Documented how to implement api client #4636
Image checker extension API #4662
Added api to register cli updater #5064

Other Notable Enhancements

Show container connection type and endpoint #5098
Environment column to pods/containers #4583
Displaying extension icons in the list of extensions #5101
Introduced UI icon image component #5117
Added icon to extensionInfo #5089
Added encoding option on RunOptions #4942
Introduced property for appearance but for now only dark is supported #4887
Default table sorting #4860
Display notification for completed onboarding in task manager #4811
Added purple dot when new content is available in dashboard #4782
Argos CI: Introduce Argos CI to track and detect visual regressions on the website
Added command palette: add enablement property #4630
Added documentation for telemetry and usage data #4618
Introduced table component #4545
Added ability to abort build image #4538
Added support in command palette for category #4531
Upgraded flatpak to org.freedesktop.Platform version 23.08 #3968
Added open exposed url to pod details #3762

Notable Bug Fixes

Fix reconnect to /events if disconnected #4809
fix: reset loggerhandlerKey after restarting machine #5168
fix: fix: podman machine created with wrong flags #5178
fix: avoid to crash if configuration is invalid #5182
fix: extension installation checks architecture and os #5191
fix: use URL for proxy specification and add validation #4825
fix: do not change color and underline of markdown buttons #5138
fix: do not reconnect when connection is removed #5131
fix: table headers shouldn't allow text selection #5118
fix: add style to link #5108
fix: launch.json references wrong script #5094
fix: don't link to k8s cluster server 5087
fix: pass the complete imageInfo to the check function #5069
fix: container tabs should match pods #5057
fix: revert styling of disabled buttons #5056
fix: update current context reactively #5055
fix: make ProviderResultPage do not change input values #5030
fix: add rowgroup to tables #5005
fix: add path prop for route object #4981
fix: remove errant hash mark #4971
fix: check extension folder contains package.json #4964
fix: refactor List UI components #4953
fix: succeeded/completed state for Compose onboarding #4947
fix: remove flex class from markdown button rendering #4934
fix: unable to read wsl version when using chinese as syslang on Windows #4918
fix: retain autostart setting #4879
fix: use vi.waitUtnil instead of cycles with awaiting promises #4861
fix: docker host on windows when executing compose command #4855
fix: merged compose deploy to kube page in UI #4827
fix: use URL for proxy specification and add validation #4825
fix: reconnect to /events if disconnected #4809
fix: remove fixed height after patternfly removal #4804
fix background colours after patternfly removal #4803
fix: report metrics for stopped machines #4787
chore: update to docusaurus v3.0.0 #4764
chore: drop patternfly #4762
fix: avoid to send telemetry usage as this method is called every 5s #4692
fix: location of roots.exe in devmode #4654
fix: disable create/start container if any port is busy #4637
fix: fix setup in build image tests #4625
fix: find a free port #4616
fix: reduce size of provider cards on the dashboard #4615
fix: shorter doc nav section titles #4613
fix: report error if container engine action fails in details page #4556
fix: remove prev/next bar #4548
fix: reduce website footer #4546
fix: handle compose format json that is no longer a JSON array object #4540
fix: disable push to kind menu item if pushing is in progress #4530
fix: check for self signed cert message and use insecure param when editing registry password #4523
fix: add autoscroll to summary pages #4504
fix: report errors when analyzing extensions #4380
fix: allow editing of build containerfile #4471
refactor: updated compose onboarding installation #4479
refactor: remove compose from the status bar #4492

Documentation

Coming with this new version of 🦭 Podman Desktop, the documentation has been getting the following improvements:

Reorganize doc navigation by provider #4558
Added vsc runtime dependency for Windows development #5091
Show location of lima podman socket #5090
Fixed typo in URI for releases #4909
Explain how to create an onboarding workflow for an extension #4837
Make it possible for lima to provide both #4789
Blog post about minikube/sharing images #4735
Remove duplicate text from windows troubleshooting #4652
Add step to implement api client #4636
Fixed the main lima command for limactl #4623
Lima provider cleanup after the improvements in the implementation #4622
Update documentation regarding auto merge #4519
Using standard OS tabs for registries docs #4497
Fixed mahine -> machine #4495
Added screenshots and fixed formatting to the registries section #4472

Community Thank You

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make 🦭 Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

Final notes

Fixed Issues

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

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Share your local podman images with the Kubernetes cluster

December 6, 2023 · 9 min read

Florent Benoit

Principal Software Engineer

As developers we constantly improve and refine our applications. One of the challenges we face is quickly iterating when working with container images and kubernetes deployments/pods.

For example, when we want to try a new image in a kubernetes pod, this image needs to be available on a private/public registry or on the nodes of the kubernetes cluster. Sometimes we need to call extra commands such as kind load docker-image or minikube cache add <image> or publish the image first to a 3rd party registry.

You'll agree that trying out a new image in a Kubernetes pod should be as seamless as building the image itself.

In this blog post, we will explore the best practice for streamlining the image iteration process in Kubernetes with Podman Desktop.

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Podman Desktop 1.5 Release

November 3, 2023 · 12 min read

Máirín Duffy

User Experience Designer

Podman Desktop 1.5 Release! 🎉

With this release of Podman Desktop, we're introducing a new onboarding feature that we hope will earn your 🦭 seal of approval! But wait... there's so much more!

Onboarding: Guided setup and configuration of Podman and Compose
Podman 4.7.2: Podman 4.7.2 is now included in Windows and Mac installers
Command Palette: Gain easy access to various commands via a new keyboard-driven command palette
Expanded "Summary" tab for Kubernetes pods: Go deep with extended details on Kubernetes pods in the pod "Summary" tab
Environment file support: Chart out environment variables for new containers to access on creation
Enhancements to the Settings area: Get your bearings with improved Docker compatibility mode controls
Improved user experience for state changes: No more dead reckoning on container state with improved visual indication of status
Extension API improvements: A boatload of improvements to the extension API enabling more goodness from 🦭 Podman Desktop's extensions

Podman Desktop 1.5 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Details

Onboarding

We are introducing a new feature providing guided flows for the initial setup of specific 🦭 Podman Desktop extensions. Release 1.5 features two new onboarding flows: Podman and Compose.

To start the Podman onboarding flow, you can start from the dashboard notification by clicking the "Set up" button: podman-onboarding-start

Visit Settings > Resources screen and click the Compose "Setup ..." button in order to start Compose onboarding: compose-onboarding-start

Command Palette

A new, search-driven command palette is now available to enable quick access to various commands available across 🦭 Podman Desktop. You can try this new tool out by hitting the F1 key. #4081 && #3979

Expanded "Summary" tab for Kubernetes pods

Kubernetes pods now offer a more comprehensive set of information under the "Summary" tab, including networking, volumes, environment variables, and other key metadata.

Environment file support

When creating a container from the Images list, there's now an option to provide an environment file to set env variables for the new container. #4026 && #4025

Enhancements to the Settings area

The user experience for enabling or disabling Docker compatibility is improved, with a new entry in the Settings > Preferences screen that includes contextual guidance. #4093

Improved user experience for state changes

The user experience around state changes for containers, pods, and other objects in the UI is improved, with clear status messages and improved animated visual indicator of state changes. #4056

Extension API improvements

The 🦭 Podman Desktop extension API received many improvements, including:

In addition to pushing and listing image from an extension, it's now possible to pull images from a 🦭 Podman Desktop extension #4155
The 🦭 Podman Desktop extension API has been enhanced with both the ability to list images & networks and the ability to create containers & networks. #4172
🦭 Podman Desktop extensions now have a consistent way to run administrative tasks. #4049
Extensions now have the ability to register a custom Kubernetes config generator. #3970
The ability of extensions to add commands to UI menus has been extended; previously for action menus it was only available in the Image list screen. It is now possible for extensions to add commands to the action menus of items listed on the Containers list screen as well. #3947 & #3963
Extensions have gained the ability to contribute menu items in the UI based on specific conditions. #3959
Enhanced logic for displaying or hiding properties listed under the Settings > Preferences screens is now available. #4159

Other Notable Enhancements

The progress of loading an image into Kind is now visible as a task in the task manager. #4061

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It's now possible to start a new Podman machine right after creation, or you can create it and wait to start it later. It's up to you! #4046

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The Podman machine and Kubernetes provider creation forms have an updated look & feel consisted with other forms in the user interface, along with minor bug fixes. #4317

Updated provider creation forms

The empty screen message shown when a search filter results in no matches now provides a message specific to filter matching, including the specific filter terms and an explicit button for clearing the filter. Previously, the screen displayed a generic message about how to create new objects of the type displayed on the screen, which led to some confusion about the status of the system. #3988

New support for adding spin animations to icons is now available. #4188
There is a new indeterminate progress bar type available for the task manager; this is meant for providing limited status for actions whose APIs do not provide detailed status information. #4016
For authenticating as admin to perform administrative tasks, 🦭 Podman Desktop now provides touchID support for macOS. #4050

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Support for connecting to interactive terminals for containers via tty was added. #3900
It's now more clear which container/pod providers will autostart when 🦭 Podman Desktop starts. Previously autostart had both a global and a per-provider setting. It has been simplified by removing the global setting. #3840
The "Working with containers" section of the documentation has been reworked and improved. #3951

Notable Bug Fixes

The disable registry command was not blocking subsequent pulls from disabled registries. This has been corrected. #4183
Some users behind network proxies were unable to complete workflow involving the download of online resources. The mechanism for fetching these resources has been fixed to be proxy compatible to address this issue. #3994
The status of pods running in Kubernetes that are undergoing the deletion process is now accurately reflected in the 🦭 Podman Desktop UI. #3877
The image details page always listed the image as being "not used" even when it was. This has been corrected. #3985
Previously, deleting a specific image tag would cause all tags with the same Image ID to be deleted. This has been fixed so only the selected image tag will be deleted. #3837
Could not view the pod details for some remote Kubernetes cluster pods due to an encoding error. #4371
Error logs were being tracked separately from the actions they applied to. This has been addressed for kind cluster creation failure #4427 and Compose installation failure #4407.
For Linux users, 🦭 Podman Desktop previously did not appear under the "Development" menu when installed via Flatpak; it appeared under "Utilities." 🦭 Podman Desktop now appears under the "Development" menu. #3911
Podman Machine names are no longer prefixed with the "Podman Machine" string. #3878

touchID-support

The initial action state of pods and containers was being displayed as "STARTING" regardless of actual state; this has been corrected. #3889
Resizing the application window no longer makes the last lines of a container's terminal invisible. #3993
An issue with incorrect terminal behavior in response to long lines in the terminal attached to a container has been resolved. #3955
A spacing issue on the run image form has been corrected. #4089
The "podify" icon & button on the Containers list was unusually large in release 1.4. That regression has been corrected in this release. #4122
An error in the instructions for Windows users on migrating from Docker has been corrected. #4157

Community Thank You

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make 🦭 Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

Final notes

Known Issues

We have a discussion board topic where we have posted known issues with this release. If you run into problems, please check this list before filing a bug - if we already have an issue open for it, it saves you the time and trouble of filing, and there may be a workaround posted in the issue.

Known Issues: Podman Desktop 1.5.2

Fixed Issues

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

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Podman Desktop 1.4 Release

September 18, 2023 · 5 min read

Jeff Maury

Engineering Manager

Podman Desktop 1.4 Release! 🎉

This is essentially a bug-fix release to fix various issues in UI, but as usual we also added a few new features.

Podman 4.6.2: Podman 4.6.2 included with Podman Desktop 1.4
Windows Arm64: Native Windows on Arm64 installers and binaries
Port range mapping: Start containers and map a range of ports
Terminal UX Improvement: Persistent terminal sessions when SSH'ing in a container
Volume Creation: Create volume from the Volumes page
Bash support: Terminals are now using bash if available.

Podman Desktop 1.4 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Details

Port range mapping #3654

When starting a new container, you can now map a port range between host and container. If the range is not valid between host and container, an error is raised.

Range mapping

Terminal lifetime #3725

When a terminal is opened for a container, it can now be reused after you switched to another part of the Podman Desktop UI.

terminal lifetime

Create volume #3742

The Volumes tab now has a Create volume button. The Create volume UI has a single field for the volume name.

create volume

bash support #3750

When a terminal is opened for a container, if bash is available within the container, it will be used. Otherwise, sh will be used.

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Notable Bug Fixes

Reduce API calls when listing containers by @benoitf #3489
Removing a connection(podman machine) should redirect to previous page by @benoitf #3576
Enhance error message when image is not there by @benoitf #3587
Dispose kind install button when extension is deactivated (#3586) by @lstocchi #3610
Replace backslash/slash on windows when building image (#3465) by @lstocchi #3618
Handle null value in container command (#3620) by @lstocchi #3625
Add maximum activation time for extensions by @benoitf #3446
Handle single non-spread arguments by @benoitf #3641
Grab usage data of volumes only on-demand by @benoitf #3635
Add arm64 binaries for Windows by @benoitf #3643
Include right airgap file for Windows and arm64 by @benoitf #3651
Redirect to previous page when removing a kubernetes connection by @benoitf #3650
Support port ranges when starting a container (#3204) by @lstocchi #3654
Add a strict undefined check to messagebox result (#3692) by @lstocchi #3699
Only restart if a machine is running by @cdrage #3491
Session to the terminal is reused by @benoitf #3725
Disable next button and show try again when onboarding failed (#3616) by @lstocchi #3711
Add podman in PATH after updating process environment PATH (#3729) by @lstocchi #3730
Allow to create a volume by @benoitf #3742
Using bash if available otherwise sh in terminal by @axel7083 #3750
Allow to embed existing component to onboarding (#3755) by @lstocchi #3763
Some containers never return logs, do not wait for them by @dgolovin #3784
Remove cancel button when on final onboarding step (#3771) by @lstocchi #3802
Onboarding add link micromark for commands by @cdrage #3747
Mounts can be null when using older podman by @afbjorklund #3806
Remove redundant step completion check when onboarding gets started by @lstocchi #3798
Ability to click enter in pull image name input by @deboer-tim #3850
Set proxy environment variable when launching process by @jeffmaury #3838
The socket location was moved for new podman by @afbjorklund #3853
Don't log console errors when activating lima extension by @afbjorklund #3852

Community Thank You

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better.

A warm welcome to @tomgoren, @Julian, @Gelob and @cedricclyburn who made their first contribution to the project in this release.

Final Notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

Podman Desktop 1.3 Release

August 16, 2023 · 8 min read

Denis Golovin

Principal Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.3 Release! 🎉

This is essentially a bug-fix release to fix various issues in UI, extension engine and featured extensions, but as usual we also added a few new features.

Podman 4.6.1: Podman 4.6.1 included in Windows and Mac installers
Podman user-mode networking support to Windows/WSL: A new switch `User mode networking' is available when creating Podman machine on Windows for Podman 4.6.0+ to configure podman to work in certain VPN setups and other specialized networking configurations
Compose group new UI elements: You can now see summary, inspect, deploy to kubernetes, generate kube yaml and view logs
Extension packs and extension dependencies: Install group of extensions in one click
Resource details page update: See summary and log for resource
Create Kind cluster form update: A new Node's container image field can be used to specify the Kubernetes version used for the control-planed
Support Docker Desktop extensions using a backend: When loading Docker Desktop extension the containers are created in the backend as described in the vm section of extension's descriptor
Podman Initial Onboarding (preview): Install and configure podman using included installer

Podman Desktop 1.3 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Details

Compose group Logs tab #3176

When clicking on the group of containers, you can now view the logs of the entire group of compose containers and don't need to open log for every component individually.

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Podman user-mode networking support to Windows/WSL #3251

Certain VPN setups or other specialized networking configs will block traffic from the virtual WSL networking device, resulting in the podman WSL backend from being unable to contact systems on the VPN, and potentially losing internet access altogether. The new switch allows you to create a podman VM machine configured to work correctly in mentioned above networking environments.

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Compose group Summary tab #3317

Compose group Summary tab shows all containers in the group and let you navigate to Details page for specific container.

Compose group Inspect tab #3316

Compose group Inspect tab shows an array of "container inspect" from docker / podman.

`Deploy to kubernetes` in compose actions #3299

A button to deploy to kubernetes added to Compose group.

`Generate Kube` in Compose actions and `Kube` tab in compose details #3253

Generate Kube item added to Compose actions and "Kube" tab is now available in Compose details view.

Install multiple extensions using extension pack #3150

An Extension pack introduced in Extension engine is a way to declare set of extensions to install them all at once.

Customize icons from extension #3131

Extensions now can customize icons for list elements using when clause.

Resource details page update #1923

If you click on the arrow icon next to a resource name it will open up a details page (similarly to how clicking on a container in the container list opens up a details page).

`Node's container image` field added to `Create a Kind cluster` form #3508

The new Node's container image field can be used to specify the Kubernetes version used for the control-planed.

Support Docker Desktop extensions using a backend #3435

Podman Desktop now loads the containers in the backend as described in the vm section of extension descriptor the same way as Docker Desktop does.

Initial onboarding implementation for podman (experimental) #3308

This is the initial implementation for the onboarding feature. It only covers a simple onboarding for podman. Check system requirements -> install podman -> yay! Done!

Notable Bug Fixes

Updating videos to be adaptive for mobile by @mairin #3229
Consistent max width and padding in settings by @deboer-tim #3232
Settings navigation bar resizing by @deboer-tim in #3231
Move new registry button to header by @deboer-tim #3245
Bigger lima logo by @afbjorklund #3248
Horizontal docker logo by @afbjorklund #3236
Respect LIMA_HOME environment variable by @afbjorklund #3254
Add check before writing to terminal by @lstocchi #3263
Wait until remote side has fully initialized the extensions by @benoitf #3257
Fix loader not centered horizontally by @benoitf #3270
Troubleshooting still waiting after failure by @deboer-tim #3354
Store error for build by @cdrage #3365
Missing checkbox tooltips by @deboer-tim #3380
Load compose logs async not await by @cdrage #3377
Set rootful connection when starting rootful machine by @lstocchi #3364
Default last page by @deboer-tim #3388
Avoid dashboard displaying providers starting while they don't by @benoitf #3451
Do not use extensionInfo until it is defined by @benoitf #V
Allow BASIC authentication (all caps) by @cdrage #3471
Allow single domain registry such as localhost:5000 by @cdrage #3468
Create /usr/local/bin directory if it does not exist on binary install by @cdrage #3425
Only delete selected pods by @deboer-tim #
Add back 'Done' text on the button by @benoitf #3487
Do not wait for more than 5s when checking for podman ping by @benoitf #3497
Add proxy support for extension using patching get and request approach by @dgolovin #2825
Refresh component when field is updated by @benoitf #3525
Higher-res icons for featured extensions list by @mairin #3511
Main nav selection by @deboer-tim #3510
kube event error when switching context by @jeffmaury #3494
Reset error message each time we pull image by @benoitf #3550

Community Thank You

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better.

A warm welcome to @rostalan and @axel7083 who made their first contribution to the project in this release.

Final Notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

Podman Desktop 1.2 Release

July 12, 2023 · 9 min read

Charlie Drage

Software Engineer

Podman Desktop 1.2 Release! 🎉

We're excited to announce the release of Podman Desktop version 1.2.0! This release includes many new features (Kubernetes, Compose and extension support!), bug fixes, and improvements to enhance your container management experience. Here's a summary of the key changes in this release:

Added start/stop/delete/restart buttons for Compose: You can now make changes to an entire Compose group of containers
Kubernetes context on the status bar: Choose from multiple Kubernetes contexts more easily all from the status bar
Rename images: Rename an image with a click of a button
Protocol handler support: Added support for protocol handlers such as open podman-desktop:extension/redhat.openshift-local
Troubleshooting page: A troubleshooting page for helping diagnose Podman Desktop related development issues

Podman Desktop 1.2 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Details

Added start/stop/delete/restart buttons for Compose

In the last month we've been addind support for more Compose features. Before you were only able to control a group of containers if they were in a Pod. Now we have added the ability to control a group of Compose containers. You can now start, stop, delete and restart a group of containers launched by either docker-compose or podman-compose.

Stay tuned as we add even more features to Compose! If you have any feedback or feature requests, feel free to open an issue or start a discussion on GitHub.

Kubernetes context on the status bar

With Kubernetes context on the status bar, you can switch from one context to another in just a couple of clicks. Easily switch to a different cluster all together. If there are multiple contexts available, you can now click and pick which one to use.

Rename images

Deployed an image but now you need to rename it / add a new tag? Podman Desktop allows you to edit an image now. Thanks to an awesome contributor @tuckerrc who added the new feature.

Troubleshooting page

Developing an extension for Podman Desktop? Want to view the logs of Podman Desktop as well as ping your container connection? We now have a troubleshooting page!

Click on the lightbulb button on the bottom right to access the page.

Protocol handler support

Podman Desktop now supports protocol handling when using the terminal! Want to access your favourite extension directly from a script or the terminal? If you type in open podman-desktop:extension/redhat.openshift-local in the terminal, Podman Desktop will automatically load up to the correct extension.

Other Notable Features

Background colors and FormPage (PR #2977)
Add ability to add insecure registry / skipping cert verify (PR #2896)
Add support for icon contribution (PR #2984)
Add warning dialog message that virtual machine has low memory limit (PR #2822)
Propose indexed name for new pod (PR #3028)
Add restart button after enabling / disabling mac os compatibility (PR #2841)
Add environment related helper constants (PR #3079)
Allow entrypoint and cmd when starting container (PR #3031)
Add a way to debug stores in troubleshooting page (PR #3121)
Add custompick component (#2855) (PR #3012)
Dynamic breadcrumbs (PR #3119)
Icons on form pages (PR #3155)
Switch more pages to formpage (PR #3162)
Add rename image button (PR #2588)
Fixed headers, improved scrollbars (PR #2863)
Reports warnings on failed kube deploy, fixes error out (PR #3050)
Kube context on statusbar (PR #2755)
Install provider if not installed when clicking on create new button (#2706) (PR #2817)
Add tag and authenticated push capacity to the extension API (PR #2876)
Add navigation bar e2e tests (PR #2950)

Documentation Updates

Fix documentation for building image of extensions (PR #2873)
Add Minikube install docs (PR #2824)
Add Minikube documentation (PR #2694)
Updated Building an image procedure (PR #2964)
Starting a container (PR #2958)
Pulling an image (PR #2956)
Updated selecting containers to run in a pod (PR #2970)
Pushing an image to a registry (PR #2969)
How to add an insecure registry (PR #2953)
Add documentation for lima (PR #2995)
Replace broken link to podman.io (PR #2994)
Authenticating to a pre-configured registry (PR #2965)
Lima is not a container engine (PR #3051)
Using the Troubleshooting page (PR #3083)
View and select your current Kubernetes context in the status bar (PR #3090)

Notable Bug Fixes

Deleting a running pod generates an error (PR #2827)
If kubeconfig is empty, does not try to do things, cancel (PR #2874)
Async telemetry startup (PR #2885)
Do not block startup while waiting for kube resource refresh (PR #2884)
Images list too wide (PR #2918)
Compose deactivate function never called (PR #2922)
Auto-scrolling on form pages, layout issues (PR #2927)
Show current context in quick pick (PR #2920)
Remove sticky position of loader in dashboard UI (#2535) (PR #2959)
Undo change that broke the website (PR #2992)
Detailspage, resizing & consistency (PR #2987)
Quick pick click to close and over nav bar (PR #2758)
Only show empty screen when no pods (PR #2929)
Do not redirect to /pods when deleting pod in containerlist (PR #2963)
Bulk delete on pods should call the pod deletion (PR #2979)
Update nodejs version to 18 in .nvmrc to fix yarn install failure (PR #2989)
Website check targets (PR #2996)
Don't show exception to user (PR #3034)
Interpret arguments given to info command for example (PR #3015)
Change defaults for Podman machine (PR #3061)
Normalize development/production folders path (PR #3113)
Calculate machine socket path for linux (PR #3070)
Replace backslash with slash so to support rendering on Windows (#3120) (PR #3122)
Keep stdout and stderr in the error object for Docker Desktop extensions (PR #3014)
Mark task completed if there's a failure (PR #3016)
Handle invalid kubeconfig file (PR #3129)
Do not remove registries when podman extension is stopping (PR #3136)
Warning should be amber (PR #3153)
Load user extensions from plugins as removable (PR #3152)
Images with spaces in entrypoints or commands fail to start (PR #3161)
Scrolling offscreen when clicking checkbox (PR #3178)
Avoid messagebox expanding offscreen (PR #2778)
Release-notes-generator run failure (PR #2752)
Unable to do a new build if the previous one failed (PR #2721)

Community Thank You

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better.

A big shoutout to @afbjorklund, @tuckerrc and @evanshortiss who contributed to this release!

Final notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here and here.

Podman Desktop 1.1 Release

June 8, 2023 · 4 min read

Tim deBoer

Architect

Podman Desktop 1.1 Release! 🎉

This is primarily a bug-fix release to fix a few important issues, but we've managed to squeeze in a few enhancements along the way.

Podman 4.5.1: Podman 4.5.1 now included in Windows and Mac installers.
Extensions: Update extensions from within Podman Desktop.
Lima Support: Choose engine type and override its name from the settings.
UX and UI Improvements: New loading screen.

Podman Desktop 1.1 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Podman Desktop 1.0 Release

May 17, 2023 · 7 min read

Tim deBoer

Architect

Podman Desktop 1.0 Release! 🎉

We still have many things planned, but with a little polish and a few more bug fixes we felt we've reached a level of maturity and it is now time to declare our 1.0 release.

Thank you to everyone who has been with us on this journey so far! Please keep the feedback coming!

Highlighting Featured Extensions: Easily find and install new extensions.
Featured Extensions: Two new extensions supporting OpenShift.
Podman Machine as Root: Ability to run a Podman machine as root.
UX and UI Improvements: Opening external websites, editing numbers, and tooltips.

Podman Desktop 1.0 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Notes - Podman Desktop 0.15

May 2, 2023 · 6 min read

Tim deBoer

Architect

Podman Desktop 0.15 - Cleanliness is next to Podliness!

It has only been two weeks since our last release, but we really wanted to complete a few scenarios, fix a few bugs, and show off several design updates and UI improvements that we have been working on.

Podman Version: Podman 4.5 now included in Windows and Mac installers.
Kind Ingress: Creating an ingress to expose services outside the Kind cluster.
Podliness: Ability to choose external ports when podifying containers.
Cleanliness: New navigation bar, dialog, and palette update.
UX and UI Improvements: Markdown support for extensions.

Podman Desktop 0.15 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Notes - Podman Desktop 0.14

April 14, 2023 · 6 min read

Tim deBoer

Architect

Podman Desktop 0.14 - Our Kind-est release yet!

We have been working on a Kind extension for a while now, and decided it is time to promote it into a release just in time for KubeCon and CloudNativeCon Europe!

We're especially excited about releasing Kind because it finally shows the full purpose of Podman Desktop: not just local container engines, but Kubernetes too. More importantly, providing tools that allow you to manage both environments and seamlessly move between them.

Some of these features were available in development mode over the last few releases, but since they are now in the release build, we will do a full roundup and talk about all the Kind features.

Kind Installation: Install Kind from the status bar
Manage Kind Clusters: Create and manage Kind clusters from Settings > Resources
Using Kind: Deploying YAML and sharing images to a cluster
Kind Ingress: Install a Contour ingress controller
UX and UI Improvements: Updated preferences and telemetry prompt

Podman Desktop 0.14 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Notes - Podman Desktop 0.13

March 29, 2023 · 5 min read

Tim deBoer

Architect

This release note covers Podman Desktop 0.13 release changes.

Podman Version: Podman 4.4.4 now included in Windows and Mac installers.
Compose: Support for installing Docker Compose.
Extensions: Improved extension support for Podman Desktop with additional capabilities.
UX and UI Improvements: Welcome page, task manager, resources, and update alerts.

Podman Desktop 0.13 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Notes - Podman Desktop 0.12

February 15, 2023 · 7 min read

Stevan Le Meur

Product Manager

This release note covers Podman Desktop 0.12 release changes.

Podman Version: Podman 4.4.1 now included in Windows and Mac installers.
Containers Configuration: Configure port mappings for an image without exported ports.
Windows Home Support: Podman Desktop now supports Windows Home Edition.
Start minimized: Option to start Podman Desktop minimized to system tray.
UX and UI Improvements: Consistent actions, placeholder for logs, unified icons and others.

Podman Desktop 0.12 is now available. Click here to download it!

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Release Notes - Podman Desktop 0.11

January 18, 2023 · 13 min read

Stevan Le Meur

Product Manager

This release note covers Podman Desktop 0.11 release changes.

Air-Gapped Installation: New all-in-one binaries for air-gapped installation.
Feedback: Submit feedback directly from Podman Desktop.
Docker Compatibility Mode: Information about the Docker compatibility mode.
Proxy Setting: Toggle on/off the proxy setting.
Deploy to Kubernetes: Select the namespace to deploy to Kubernetes.
Registry Configuration: Simplified registry configuration for well known registries.
UX/UI Improvements: View pod's container logs, better visual feedback, configurable editor font size, and more.

Podman Desktop 0.11 is now available. Click here to download it!

Release Notes - Podman Desktop 0.10

December 1, 2022 · 6 min read

Dev Kumar

Technical PMM Intern

This release note covers Podman Desktop 0.10 release changes.

Containers Configuration: Container creation wizzard allowing to define environment variables, networking and more configuration options.
Kubernetes Improvements: Play Kubernetes YAML, custom Kubeconfig path support, reload of kube context.
Registries Configuration: Revamped registries configuration UI.
Podman Version: Podman 4.3.1 now included in Windows and Mac installers.
UX/UI Improvements: Improved lists, better contrast, and more.

Podman Desktop 0.10 is now available. Click here to download it!

Release details​

High contrast theme support​

Navigation history with back and forward controls​

Extension development JSON schema​

Community thank you​

Community meeting​

Final notes​

Detailed release changelog​

feat​

fix​

chore​

refactor​

test​

docs​

Release details​

Host certificate sync to Podman VMs​

Extension authentication access control​

Pull image workflow improvements​

Environment-based filtering​

Additional managed configuration settings for extensions​

Troubleshooting section in Settings​

Confirmation dialog for connection deletion​

Community thank you​

Community meeting​

Final notes​

Detailed release changelog​

feat​

fix​

chore​

test​

refactor​

docs​

ci​

Release details​

Navigation history controls (back/forward)​

Advanced network creation tab​

New and improved Kubernetes capabilities​

Kube play is now cancellable​

Windows Podman installer update​

Community thank you​

Community meeting​

Final notes​

Detailed release changelog​

feat​

fix​

chore​

test​

ci​

refactor​

docs​

Release details​

Enterprise-managed default registries and mirrors​

Remote Podman connections visibility​

Select build targets in Containerfile​

Podman kube play YAML deployment enhanced with 'replace' option​

New task manager is now the default​

Performance improvement for Podman version check​

Community thank you​

Final notes​

Detailed release changelog​

feat​

fix​

chore​

docs​

test​

refactor​

Release details​

Explore Features Section on the Dashboard​

Switching Podman Machines Between Rootless and Rootful (macOS and Windows Only)​

Apply Kubernetes YAML Files with Ease​

Transparent Proxy Support​

Include arm64 Podman Installer for Windows​

Podman Desktop Main Window Display Issue on Linux with Wayland​

Community Thank You​

Final Notes​

Detailed Release Changelog​

feat​

fix​

chore​

test​

Release details

High contrast theme support

Navigation history with back and forward controls

Extension development JSON schema

Community thank you

Community meeting

Final notes

Detailed release changelog

feat

fix

chore

refactor

test

docs

Release details

Host certificate sync to Podman VMs

Extension authentication access control

Pull image workflow improvements

Environment-based filtering

Additional managed configuration settings for extensions

Troubleshooting section in Settings

Confirmation dialog for connection deletion

Community thank you

Community meeting

Final notes

Detailed release changelog

feat

fix

chore

test

refactor

docs

ci

Release details

Navigation history controls (back/forward)

Advanced network creation tab

New and improved Kubernetes capabilities

Kube play is now cancellable

Windows Podman installer update

Community thank you

Community meeting

Final notes

Detailed release changelog

feat

fix

chore

test

ci

refactor

docs

Release details

Enterprise-managed default registries and mirrors

Remote Podman connections visibility

Select build targets in Containerfile

Podman kube play YAML deployment enhanced with 'replace' option

New task manager is now the default

Performance improvement for Podman version check

Community thank you

Final notes

Detailed release changelog

feat

fix

chore

docs

test

refactor

Release details

Explore Features Section on the Dashboard

Switching Podman Machines Between Rootless and Rootful (macOS and Windows Only)

Apply Kubernetes YAML Files with Ease

Transparent Proxy Support

Include arm64 Podman Installer for Windows

Podman Desktop Main Window Display Issue on Linux with Wayland

Community Thank You

Final Notes

Detailed Release Changelog

feat

fix

chore

test