Command-line tool

apptainer

brew/apptainer

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Application container and unprivileged sandbox platform for Linux

Website Source

At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Linux

brew install apptainer

Download a container from Docker Hub

apptainer pull path/to/image.sif docker://image:tag

Download a container from the Container Library

apptainer pull path/to/image.sif library://user/collection/container:tag

Build a container from a definition file

apptainer build path/to/image.sif path/to/definition.def

Browse

• Docker and Kubernetes
• Running code

Related command-line tools

• lima
  Linux virtual machines docker linux containers kubernetes virtual-machine wsl2 virtualization qemu containerd
• bubblewrap
  Unprivileged sandboxing tool for Linux
• openshift-cli
  OpenShift command-line interface tools
• opencollective
  Official Command Line Interface for Open Collective opencollective donate donation fundoss npm
• @electron/packager
  Customize and package your Electron app with OS-specific bundles (.app, .exe, etc.) via JS or CLI electron packager…
• coreos-ct
  Convert a Container Linux Config into Ignition
• container
  Create and run Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines
• rootlesskit
  Linux-native "fake root" for implementing rootless containers

Listing text is written by the maker; AptLynx lists tools and does not vouch for them. Find another tool · Browse by topic · For agents