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ACTIVELY MAINTAINED
FREE
Podman

PODMAN

"Empower container management with Podman, a premium, open-source tool for managing OCI containers, pods, and images, built on a robust stack, and backed by an active community, with a focus on speed, security, and scalability."

GITHUB STARS
31k
+12% this month
FORKS
3.1k
Active community
LAST PUSH
Apr 24, 2026
High momentum
WATCHERS
221
Tracking updates
LICENSE
Apache-2.0
Commercial use
"Empower container management with Podman, a premium, open-source tool for managing OCI containers, pods, and images, built on a robust stack, and backed by an active community, with a focus on speed, security, and scalability."

High Performance

Built for speed and minimal overhead.

Self-hostable

Docker, Kubernetes, or bare metal

Developer Native

Programmable via any language workflow

SUPPORTED LANGUAGES

Go
Go
Shell
Shell
Perl
Perl
Python
Python
PowerShell
PowerShell
C
C
Makefile
Makefile
Ruby
Ruby
Dockerfile
Dockerfile
Awk
Awk
HTML
HTML
Batchfile
Batchfile

VISUAL INTERFACE

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The Quick Glance

Status
Active
Category
Productivity
Pricing
Free
Self-Hosted
Yes
Available on
Windows
Latest Release
v5.8.2
Apr 14, 2026

Relative Standing — across 1,284 tools

STARS31k
Top 11% globally
FORKS3.1k
Top 13% in Open Source
ACTIVITYVery High
Top 9% Activity
WATCHERS221
Top 16% Community