# lazydocker

> MIT terminal UI for Docker and Compose

**Category:** DevOps  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker  
**Added:** 2026-09-10

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## The Hook

lazydocker is Jesse Duffield’s Docker TUI — containers, images, volumes, and Compose services without memorizing docker flags.

## What's Good

MIT. jesseduffield/lazydocker. Single Go binary: browse/logs/stats/restart containers, prune, and poke Compose stacks in one keyboard-driven UI. Same muscle memory as lazygit. Works against a local Docker socket.

## The Catch

Vs Docker Desktop GUI and vs kubectl TUIs: this is *Docker/Compose*, not Kubernetes. Needs a running Docker engine and socket access. Not a build/registry tool — pair with dive when you care about image layers.

## Verdict

MIT Docker TUI. Free forever; use when container ops should feel like lazygit, not flag archaeology.