v0.3.0 · released 2026-05-25

A tiny Docker Desktop
that lives in your terminal

Containers, images, volumes, networks — and now local AI models via Docker Model Runner. All managed with a keystroke, no browser tabs, no memorized flags. Just a beautifully minimal TUI that adapts to any pane.

↓ Download tinyd v0.3.0 view on github →

binaries: macOS · arm64 macOS · amd64 linux · amd64 linux · arm64 windows · amd64 windows · arm64

stackGo · Bubble Tea · Lipgloss
size60×13 min
depsDocker daemon · DMR (opt.)

~/projects — tinyd

# features

Everything you reach for, one keypress away.

Five tabs. Live stats. Deep inspection. In-app chat with local AI models. tinyd treats Docker the way top treats processes — fast, focused, fluent.

Containers

Real-time CPU and memory. Start, stop, restart, drop into an interactive shell, and tail logs with substring search.

s start/stop
r restart
e exec shell
l logs
d delete

Images

Layer-by-layer composition, architecture, exposed config. Spawn new containers via an interactive modal — name, ports, env, and a volume picker (existing, new named, or bind mount). Pull from Docker Hub or re-pull the latest tag in one keypress.

r run new
p pull
u update
i inspect
d delete

Models new

First-class support for Docker Model Runner. Pull local LLMs from the ai/ namespace, pick a variant by params and quant, then chat with them in a full-screen streaming transcript — all without leaving the terminal.

c chat in-app
r REPL
p pull variant
y yank curl
d delete

Volumes

See exactly which containers are attached, driver options, usage — and delete safely with inline Yes/No confirmation.

i inspect
d delete
v columns

Networks

Topology at a glance. IPv4 / IPv6 subnets, driver and scope, connection state — for when port-mapping math gets hairy.

i inspect
d delete
v columns

Fully responsive — works in every pane you throw it in.

Adapts to any terminal size, with a min of 60 columns × 13 rows. Resize your VS Code split, drop into a tmux pane, or SSH into a remote Docker host — the layout reflows without a restart. Auto-detects your light/dark terminal background, and lets you toggle columns per-tab with v.

wide

● nginx-proxy RUNNING 2.3% 128MB

medium

● api-server RUN 15.1%

min

● postgres RUN

# live demo

A look inside the TUI.

Switch tabs — including the new Models tab. The interface is keyboard-only and proud of it.

tinyd · docker.sock ? help · ⌃C×2 quit

i inspect d delete v columns 1–5 tabs

# install

Three lines and you're in.

Prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux and Windows on amd64 and arm64. Building from source needs Go 1.24+. The Models tab also wants Docker Model Runner enabled.

● download binary v0.3.0

# macOS · Apple Silicon
$ curl -L https://github.com/jalonsogo/tinyd/releases/download/v0.3.0/tinyd_0.3.0_macOS_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
$ ./tinyd

● build from source

$ git clone https://github.com/jalonsogo/tinyd.git
$ cd tinyd && go build -o tinyd
$ ./tinyd

● remote docker

$ export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://host:2376
$ ./tinyd

# keyboard

The whole interface, on a postcard.

Most letter keys are case-insensitive. ? or Shift+H opens help any time.

navigation

↑ k: move up
↓ j: move down
← h: prev tab
→ l: next tab
1–5: jump to tab

universal

i: inspect
d: delete
v: toggle columns
?: help
esc: back / cancel
⌃C ×2: quit

containers

s: start / stop
r: restart
e: exec shell
l: logs (then s search)

images

r: run new container
p: pull from hub
u: update to latest
i: inspect layers

models

c: chat in-app
r / ⇧R: shell REPL
p: pull variant
y: yank curl

# who

Made by a designer. Mostly written by Claude.

tinyd is an experiment in what happens when a designer hands the keys to an AI pair-programmer and asks for the smallest possible Docker Desktop. The result: a little terminal app that boots in milliseconds and stays out of your way.

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A tiny Docker Desktop that lives in your terminal▌