In this post will learn about how to download and install Docker Desktop for Mac.
Docker Desktop for Mac is an easy-to-install desktop app for building, debugging, and testing Dockerized apps on a Mac.
Docker Desktop for Mac is a complete development environment deeply integrated with the Mac OS Hypervisor framework, networking, and filesystem.
Docker Desktop – Mac is the fastest and most reliable way to run Docker on a Mac.
Download and Install Docker Hub for Mac
Step 1: Navigate to Docker Hub
Step 2. Click ‘Get Docker‘ button
![](https://i0.wp.com/letzdotesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Docker-Desktop-for-Mac-640x248.png?resize=640%2C248)
Step 2: Save the file in your desired location
Step 5: Open the downloaded file, and you should be seeing a message something like verifying and opening. Once you get the below screen, drag and drop the Docker.app file to the Applications folder
Step 6: After you drag and drop into the applications folder, you should see something like below screen,
Step 7: Once the copying process has been done, follow the below steps,
- Click Applications folder in the side panel
- Double Click Docker
- Click Open
![](https://i0.wp.com/letzdotesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/OpenDocker-640x263.png?resize=640%2C263)
Step 8: Allow privileged access by clicking OK
![](https://i0.wp.com/letzdotesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AllowAccess-640x204.png?resize=640%2C204)
Step 9: Enter password in next screen
Step 10: The whale in your status bar indicates Docker is running and accessible.
![](https://i0.wp.com/letzdotesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Docker-640x454.png?resize=640%2C454)
Step 11 : To Sync with Docker Hub Account, Click whale icon in status bar and select ‘Sign in /Create Docker ID‘
![](https://i0.wp.com/letzdotesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SyncDockerHub-359x500.png?resize=359%2C500)
Step 12 : After successful sign-in, it displays user account like below
![](https://i0.wp.com/letzdotesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SyncDockerHubAcct-1-361x500.png?resize=361%2C500)
Step 13 : Verify docker by entering below commands in Terminal
docker -v
docker run hello-world
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Downloaded and installed Docker Desktop successfully!!
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