At the 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced an open-source containerization framework called Container that allows Linux containers to run as lightweight VMs on MacOS, optimized for Apple Silicon. This integration into the upcoming MacOS 26 enables faster performance and improved efficiency for developers compared to traditional container tools. Each container operates in an isolated environment, ensuring security and minimal resource usage, and is compliant with the Open Container Initiative, marking a significant development in Apple's approach to software virtualization.
Apple's new open-source containerization framework will allow users to create and run Linux containers as lightweight virtual machines directly on MacOS.
The framework is optimized for Apple Silicon and integrated natively into MacOS 26, enhancing performance and usability for developers.
Using its custom init system, vminitd, Apple's container framework minimizes resource usage by launching each container in its own lightweight virtual machine, prioritizing security.
With compliance to the Open Container Initiative, Apple's containers are designed to be efficient, achieving sub-second start times with an optimized Linux kernel configuration.
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