Alternatives

Products that do what Whalebrew – Homebrew, but with Docker images does

1. 1MI
   Marina.io, an open source Docker Hub with ARM support▲59

   2017 · marina.io

2. 2CA
   Crown – A flexible game engine written from scratch in C++▲193

   2017 · github.com

3. 3SL
   Squeaker: Like Docker, but for Smalltalk Images▲16

   2022 · github.com

4. 4KD
   Kontena – Docker Platform Written in Ruby▲63

   2015 · kontena.io

5. 5VQ
   Vas-quod – A minimal Linux container runtime written in Rust▲110

   2020 · github.com

6. 6JA
   Jetpack, a FreeBSD Jail/ZFS-based container runtime▲96

   2015 · github.com

7. 7GF
   GitHub for Docker Images▲64

   2021 · contains.dev

8. 8CH
   Cider — Hassle-free bootstrapping using Homebrew▲30

   2014 · github.com

9. 9NM
   Nodebook – Multi-Lang Web REPL on Docker▲82

   2020 · github.com

10. 10DD
    Dockerfiler: declarative management of images built from Dockerfiles▲35

    2020 · github.com

11. 11MF
    My first book: Orchestrating Docker▲32

    2015 · amazon.com

12. 12ZA
    Zerobrew – Alternative to Homebrew▲5

    Feb 2026 · github.com

13. 13FP
    Fisherman – Plugin manager and CLI toolkit for fish shell▲39

    2016 · fisherman.sh

14. 14DA
    Dockopotamus, a naive honeypot that uses docker▲13

    2016 · github.com

15. 15MA
    Modus, a Datalog dialect for building Docker/OCI container images▲9

    2022 · modus-continens.com

16. 16CA
    Coldbrew – A Web GUI for Homebrew Cask▲6

    2022 · coldbrew.doom.sh

17. 17DD
    Dksnap – Docker Snapshots for Dev and Test Data▲16

    2020 · github.com

18. 18G
    gamedevwebtools▲35

    2013 · github.com

19. 19MO
    Mermaid Open Editor 2.0▲6

    2025 · mermaidchart.com

20. 20FI
    Fromlatest.io – An opinionated Dockerfile linter▲13

    2016 · fromlatest.io

21. 21DA
    Dockter, an open source tool that makes Docker logs easier to digest▲5

    2020 · github.com

22. 22PA
    Pancake – a CLI/Emacs web/gopher/file browser▲22

    2017 · defanor.uberspace.net

23. 23DL
    Docuum – LRU Eviction of Docker Images▲10

    2020 · github.com

24. 24IM
    I made an open-source Replit▲9

    I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.

    2024 · github.com

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