iContainer 1.6.0 — in-app updates & Homebrew

What's new in 1.6.0

• In-app updates — iContainer now checks GitHub for its own new
  releases and shows a banner + a one-shot popup when you're behind, with
  a "What's new" sheet rendering the release notes. You can also check on
  demand from iContainer ▸ Check for Updates….
• Homebrew install — install and stay up to date via a dedicated tap
  (Homebrew strips the quarantine flag, so no Gatekeeper prompt):

  brew tap nico81/icontainer
  brew install --cask icontainer

Requirements

• macOS 26 or later (Apple silicon)
• Apple Container CLI installed

Install (manual)

Download iContainer-v1.6.0.zip below, unzip, and move iContainer.app to Applications.

Not notarized. On first launch macOS will block it — right-click → Open, or System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway, or xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/iContainer.app. (Installing via Homebrew avoids this.)

Full history in CHANGELOG.md.

iContainer 1.5.4 — first public release

First public release of iContainer — a native macOS app to manage Apple Container workloads, built with SwiftUI on top of the official container CLI.

Highlights

• Dashboard with container/image counts and quick actions
• Full container lifecycle: create (image or Dockerfile build), start/stop/restart, edit, delete
• Sidebar with running/stopped sorting, search, and a status filter
• Per-container Info / Stats (live charts) / Shell / Logs tabs
• Image management with registry login and guided auth-error handling
• Apple container service controls: status, version, service-wide stats, live logs
• Update check, optional notifications, menu bar extra, full keyboard shortcuts
• Settings: theme, launch at login, polling cadence, default shell, terminal font, and more

Requirements

• macOS 26 or later (Apple silicon)
• Apple Container CLI installed

Install

Download iContainer-v1.5.4.zip below, unzip, and move iContainer.app to Applications.

This build is not notarized. On first launch macOS will block it — right-click the app → Open, or allow it under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Or clear the quarantine flag:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/iContainer.app

Full history in CHANGELOG.md.

🤖 Built hand-in-hand with Claude Code.