crane
Apache-2.0 registry CLI — inspect, copy, mutate OCI images
DevOps / Infrastructure · Apache-2.0 · 4.1k
Reviewed 2026-09-14 · last push 2026-10-14 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
Apache-2.0. google/go-containerregistry ships `crane` (and `gcrane`) — pull/push/copy by digest, catalog, mutate configs/layers, and talk registries as HTTP. Library + CLI used widely in CI and supply-chain tooling. Source github.com/google/go-containerregistry.
The Catch
Vs Skopeo (copy/inspect without a daemon) and Dive (*layer/size forensics* TUI): crane is the *go-containerregistry Swiss-army CLI* (mutate, digest math, gcr helpers), not Dive’s UI and not Buildah’s image builder. No daemon; you still need registry credentials that work.
Verdict
Apache-2.0 registry CLI. Free forever; Skopeo siblings, Dive forensics, crane for scriptable registry ops.
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