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Extend capabilities with Docker Desktop extensions.

Podman Desktop is able to use Docker Desktop UI plug-ins by adding a wrapper to intercept the API calls.

By adding a Docker Desktop extension, you can extend the capabilities of Podman Desktop.

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Extend capabilities with Podman Desktop plug-ins.

Podman Desktop is using plug-ins under the hood to manage the different container engine.

By adding a new plugin, you can extend the capabilities of Podman Desktop.

For example plug a new container engine like Podman, Docker, or use Lima.

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Extensions are written in JavaScript/Typescript
It consumes a TypeScript definition of the extension model.

More extension points

Several extension points exists in addition to adding a Provider connection.

User interaction, dialogs, launching commands are among the possible ways to extend Podman Desktop