Kitematic: Kitematic for use with Docker for Mac, not with Virtual Box

[rick02840]

Expected behavior

Is there a version of Kitematic to download that runs directly with Docker for Mac, rather than requiring Virtual Box and/or Docker Toolbox?

Actual behavior

All instructions say to download Docker Toolbox to get Kitematic, but you don't want to download that if you are using Docker for Mac right?

Information about the Issue

I swear I have had this working - Kitematic with Docker for Mac only, where I can see containers started with docker-compose up in Kitematic - but cannot recall where/how I downloaded Kitematic from to do that. (setting up a new Mac)

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Search for ways to get Kitematic without Docker Toolbox
2. Cannot find

[rick02840]

BTW Kitematic version is 0.12.0 and I got it by clicking the link in the Docker for Mac icon (the spouting whale icon at top of Mac window). As I recall, a link to get Kitematic appears in a popup if you click the 'Open Kitematic" link in that Docker icon and you do not have Kitematic installed yet.
^ so this may be the way to get Kitematic for Docker for Mac. But note below it was asking for Virtual box at first.

So anyhow... shortly after I posted above I seem to have it running OK.

At first it was asking for Virtual Box to be installed. I did that, as I needed it anyhow. Then Kitematic would start, but showed none of the containers I had created with docker-compose up. Guessing because it is looking for containers in the VM not in Docker for Mac.

Anyhow, I shut down Virtual Box and started Kitematic again. It briefly shows the screen when it is starting up the VM, but then loads the main interface and I can see the containers I had created. So, guess it's working for now.

I see Kitematic as sort of like a Git GUI - not necessary, since everything can be done on command line - but nice to have a visual of what's going on.

[FrenchBen]

@rick02840 From the Whale menu in your mac status bar, you should see 'Open Kitematic' - If kitematic isn't installed, it will provide you with the proper download location.
Another way to do this is to download the DMG directly from this repo, under the https://github.com/docker/kitematic/releases

[lebedevaanastasiya]

This installation requires docker toolbox for Docker Desktop.