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> I'm pretty sure Podman can't replace Docker Desktop.

Multiple siblings here have already mentioned that it absolutely can (and does for many).

My question is: in what way does it not? What is Docker Desktop doing for you that podman lacks? Just UI?

Volume Mount integration is the big one for me. UI is neither here nor there, but managing the VM is what Docker Desktop means for most users. Podman Machine is getting there, but not quite there yet.

Docker Desktop also includes a full Kubernetes distribution. It is actually the easiest way to get a local K8s cluster on Windows or Mac.

Docker desktop also includes Docker-compose (a way to chain multiple docker container together)

And of course the UI.

Podman is just replacing the basic docker CLI. I would say that podman replaces about 20% of what Docker desktop offers.

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