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title: Podman Desktop
kind: note
description: open-source, cross-platform GUI for using Podman in development environments
words: 51
readingMinutes: 1
created: '2025-06-28T00:00:00.000Z'
updated: '2026-06-29T20:34:03+02:00'
website: https://podman-desktop.io/
---
## Link

<https://podman-desktop.io/>

- [Podman](/notes/podman), running on a [Fedora](/notes/fedora-linux) CoreOS <span class="dead-link">VM</span>, with a <span class="dead-link">GUI</span>, for [development](/notes/software-development) on [macOS](/notes/macos), [Windows](/notes/microsoft-windows) and [Linux](/notes/linux)
- Optional [Docker](/notes/docker) compatibility layer
	- *Mostly* a drop-in replacement for <span class="dead-link">Docker Desktop</span>
# FAQ
## [Docker](/notes/docker) replacement for [Dev container](/notes/dev-container)s in [VS Code](/notes/vscode)
- When using [Podman Desktop](/notes/podman-desktop), add the following to [VS Code](/notes/vscode)'s settings:
	```json
	{
		"dev.containers.dockerPath": "podman",
		"dev.containers.dockerComposePath": "podman-compose"
	}
	```