Command-line tool

containerd

brew/containerd

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Open and reliable container runtime

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install containerd

macOS

brew install containerd

Linux

brew install containerd

List all containers (running and stopped)

ctr containers list

List all images

ctr images list

Pull an image

ctr images pull image

Browse

• Docker and Kubernetes

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