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This was true until April 15, 2021. https://www.docker.com/press-release/Docker-Desktop-for-M1-powered-Macs https://www.docker.com/press-release/Docker-Desktop

• rgbrenner 5y ago
  It was only true for 1 month after m1 started shipping.. because the Docker Desktop Beta was released on Dec 16, 2020: https://www.docker.com/blog/download-and-try-the-tech-preview-of-docker-desktop-for-m1/ https://www.docker.com/blog/download-and-try-the-tech-previe... It worked pretty well.. sometimes you had to use the x86 container instead of the arm version. And I had one container that hadnt been updated by the maintainer in a few years, so I had to update it myself so it would work. And sometimes qemu would crash... but those cases were all exceptions, and it generally worked well.
  • kbutler 5y ago
    I'll just say my experience in early 2021 didn't match that, or I wasn't willing to invest enough to get unsupported, pre-release software working, when I had easy access to x86 macs.
  • rvz 5y ago
    That doesn't mean anything since at the time (November 2020) it explicitly says it is 'not stable' for general use. Like you said yourself 'sometimes qemu would crash' and one of the known issues in the preview and beta versions is that the kernel panics regularly. At the time since November 2020: > 'Docker Desktop on Apple M1 chip is still under development. We recommend that you do not use tech preview builds in production environments.' My intention is not to 'test' this software, I am simply using it for general use and I do not suggest using beta or preview software to anyone if it is known to be that unstable. As soon as it was marked officially as a 'stable' release, then I would use it. Those who bought the M1 would have waited 6 months for it to be stable.