Docker Extensions lets you use third-party tools within Docker Desktop to extend its functionality.

Why Developers need Docker Extension?

Extensions allows developers to seamlessly connect their favorite development tools to your application development and deployment workflows
Extension augments Docker Desktop with debugging, testing, security, and networking functionalities, and build custom add-ons using the Extensions SDK
Extensions open a realm of possibilities for developers by adding a variety of tools to your development workflows
Developers can now leverage their favorite tools directly from within Docker Desktop with one-click installation of extensions
Developers can now discover new ways to implement and optimize workflows in the Marketplace with extensions from both official Extension partners and community members

Refer to this official link to learn more about Docker Extensions.

Here is a list of Docker extensions curated by the Collabnix community members:

List of Docker Marketplace Extensions

Here is a list of Docker Extensions available in Docker Hub:

S.No.	Name of Extensions	Description	Docker Desktop	DockerHub
1	Disk Usage	View disk space used by Docker and reclaim space in one click	Install	Link
2	Logs Explorer	View all container logs in one place so you can debug and troubleshoot faster	Install	Link
3	Resource Usage	Monitor and manage live data stream for running containers	Install	Link
4	Volumes Backup & Share	Backup, clone, restore, and share Docker volumes effortlessly	Install	Link
5	Uffizzi	Uffizzi lets you create and manage full-stack previews in the cloud from Docker Compose	Install	Link
6	Portainer	Docker container management made simple, with the world’s most popular GUI-based container management platform	Install	Link
7	Okteto	Remote Development for Docker Compose	Install	Link
8	Ambassador Telepresence	Instantly bridge your workstation with Kubernetes clusters in the cloud	Install	Link
9	Snyk	Scan your remote or local image and detect any contained vulnerabilities	Install	Link
10	Slim.AI	Deep dive into the construction of your images. Know what's in your containers	Install	Link
11	Lacework Scanner	Minimize the vulnerabilities before the images go into production	Install	Link
12	Anchore	Content and security analysis for container images	Install	Link
13	Calyptia Core	Use Calyptia Core within Docker Desktop to manage observability	Install	Link
14	InterSystems	Access InterSystems Container Registry, public and private images of such products as IRIS and IRIS for Health and many others in one place	Install	Link
15	Ddosify	High-performance, open-source and simple load testing tool, written in Golang	Install	Link
16	OpenShift	Easily deploy and test applications onto OpenShift	Install	Link
17	Epinio	Push from source to Kubernetes in one step	Install	Link
18	Jfrog	Scan your Docker images for vulnerabilities with JFrog Xray.	Install	Link
19	vcluster	Manage your vclusters running on docker-desktop.	Install	Link
20	Newman	Run your Postman collections from Docker Desktop	Install	Link
21	Lens	Run Lens Kubernetes on your Docker Desktop	Install	Link
22	Microcks	API Mocking and Testing for REST, GraphQL, gRPC and AsyncAPI	Install	Link
23	Open Source management tool for PostgreSQL	Docker Extension for using an embedded PGAdmin4 Open Source management tool for PostgreSQL	Install	Link
24	Mini Cluster	"Mini Cluster" enables you run a local Apache Mesos cluster	Install	Link
25	Gosh	Build your decentralized and secure software supply chain with Docker and Git Open Source Hodler	Install	Link
26	Drone CI	Run Continuous Integration & Delivery Pipelines (CI/CD) from within Docker Desktop.	Install	Link
27	Aqua Trivy	Run unlimited vulnerability scans against remote or locally stored images	Install	Link
28	Meshery	Meshery is the open source, cloud native manager that enables the adoption, operation, and management of Kubernetes, any service mesh, and their workloads.	Install	Link
29	Oracle SQLcl client tool	Docker Extension for using an embedded version of Oracle SQLcl client tool	Install	Link
30	Tailscale	Tailscale lets you securely connect to your Docker containers without exposing them to the public internet.	Install	Link
31	Akita API	Drop in Agent for API Monitoring and Observability	Install	Link
32	Dive-In	Explore docker images, layer contents, and discover ways to shrink the size of your Docker/OCI image	Install	Link
33	Harpoon	Docker Extension for the No Code Kubernetes platform	Install	Link

Categories
- 🧑‍💻 Development
- 🧰 Utilities
- 🫙 Container Management and Orchestration
- 🌐 Networking
- 🗄️ Database
- 💾 Storage
- 🔒 Security
- 🪵 Logging
- 🎮 Gaming
- 🧪 Testing
- 🏗️ Infrastructure
- ⚙️ API
How to Install Docker Extensions
- Using GitHub
- Using Docker Hub
📹 Videos
💬 Support and Community
References

🧑‍💻 Development

spurin/webden-extension - Open source mobile and tablet friendly alternative to JSFiddle and JSBin

🧰 Utilities

docker/disk-usage-extension - View disk space used by Docker and what it's used for. Reclaim disk space in one click

rumpl/docker-extension-golang-playground - Golang playground in Docker Desktop

noelm/swagger-editor-extension - Swagger Editor Docker Extension for Docker Desktop

peacecwz/github-registry-docker-desktop-extension - Docker Extension for Github Registry

caretdev/docker-intersystems-extension - View Docker Images from Intersystems Docker Extension

cedricziel/dd-extension-lgtm - OpenTelemetry enabled Grafana LGTM stack

docker/volumes-backup-extension - Back up, clone, restore, and share Docker volumes effortlessly.

efejjota/counter-extension - Counter extension Showcasing data persistency, backend commands, vanilla JS UI and Docker multistage builds

felipecruz91/bind-mount-extension - Bind mount Extension which bind a dir to the extension container and list the contents of the bind mounted file

tomwillfixit/docker-extension - Turn any script into a Docker Extension in about 3 minutes

jatin711-debug/request-docker-extension - Docker Desktop Request Mapper

awaldow/docker-desktop-healthchecks-ui- Docker Desktop Extension to show container healthchecks output.

harness/drone-desktop-docker-extension - A Docker Desktop extension to run and manage drone pipelines.

lucbpz/graph-view-docker-extension - Docker extensions that displays all your containers, volumes, images etc. in a network graph.

thiyagu06/asyncapi-studio-docker-extension - AsyncAPI studio Docker Extension for Docker Desktop

🫙 Container Management and Orchestration

Lens Extension by Mirantis for Kubernetes- developers can now conveniently access Kubernetes clusters in seconds within their familiar Docker Desktop environment

Ambassador Labs Telepresence - Develop and test your Docker containers with Kubernetes

AVENTER-UG/docker-mesos-extension - Apache Mesos Extension for Docker Desktop

vmware/vmware-tanzu-community-edition-extension-for-docker-desktop - VMware Tanzu Community Edition Extension for Docker Desktop

portainer/portainer-docker-extension:2.13.1 - Docker container management made simple, with the world’s most popular GUI-based container management platform

OpenShift Docker Extension - OpenShift Extension for Docker desktop

splatform/epinio-docker-desktop - The Application Development Engine for Kubernetes

meshery/docker-extension-meshery - Extends Docker Desktop’s position as the cloud native developer’s go-to Kubernetes environment with easy access to the next layer of cloud native infrastructure: service meshes

loft-sh/vcluster-dd-extension - Manages vclusters quickly and easily through the Docker Desktop interface.

spurin/k9s-dd-extension - k9s UI preconfigured to run against Docker Desktop Kubernetes

AlfrescoLabs/alfresco-docker-extension - Single "Run" button to deploy Alfresco platform with Docker

Gefyra Docker Extension - Blazingly-fast, rock-solid, local application development with Kubernetes!

🌐 Networking

tailscale/docker-extension - Docker Extension adding Tailscale networking

🗄️ Database

PGAdmin4 extension for Docker Desktop - PostgreSQL Admin Extension

OracleXE 21c Docker Extension - Docker Extension for using OracleXE 21c

SQLCL Docker Extension - Docker Extension for using an embedded version of Oracle SQLcl client tool

Docker Extension for Percona Monitoring and Management - Docker Extension for Percona Monitoring and Management

RedisInsight Docker Extension for Docker Desktop - RedisInsight Docker Extension

💾 Storage

Storj Docker Extension - A Resilient Cloud Object Storage with blazing Performance and Zero-trust Security.

🔒 Security

snyk/snyk-docker-desktop-extension - Docker Extension for running Snyk scan on images

slimdotai/dd-ext - Slim.AI Docker Extensions

jfrog/jfrog-docker-desktop-extension - 🐸 Scans any of your local Docker images for security vulnerabilities 🐋

aquasecurity/trivy-docker-extension - Docker Extensions for Trivy

l6khq/lacework-docker-extension - Docker Image Scanner

🪵 Logging

docker/logs-explorer-extension - View all your container logs in one place so you can debug and troubleshoot faster

🎮 Gaming

Flappy Dock - A forked copy of nebez/floppybird

🧪 Testing

uffizzi/docker-desktop-extension - Lets you create and manage full-stack previews in the cloud using a Docker Compose file

ddosify/ddosify - High-performance load testing tool, written in Golang.

🏗️ Infrastructure

kubesail/docker-extension - Self-hosting/running internet software on computers you own.

spurin/diveintoansible-extension - Let's you create Ansible Lab Environment with an Ansible control node

⚙️ API

loopDelicious/docker-extension - Postman collection run

microcks/microcks-docker-desktop-extension - Kubernetes native tool for mocking and testing API and microservices

samoht/docker-extension-ocaml - Docker Extensions in OCaml. OCaml is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language which extends the Caml dialect of ML with object-oriented features.

How to install Docker Extensions

Using GitHub

Step 1. Clone the repository



 git clone https://github.com/<repo-name>/<name-of-your-extension>

Step 2. Build the Docker Extension

Navigate into the cloned repository and run:



 make build-extension

The above command generates a Docker image named after the Docker Hub repository.

Step 3. Install Docker Extensions

To install the extension in Docker Desktop, run:



docker extension install <repo-name>/<name-of-your-extension>

Step 4. List the Extension

You can also check that the extension has been installed successfully using the following CLI command:



docker extension ls

Using Docker Hub

Step 1. Pull the image



docker pull <Docker-Hub-username>/<image-name>

Step 2. Install Docker Extensions