Update 2022-12-13: It’s even eaiser now: just install and use colima: brew install colima colima start # optionally with --arch x86_64 docker run -it alpine # or whatever else you want You are probably aware that Docker Desktop changed their license. Yes, there are high chances you can still use it for free. But maybe not. When you use M1 Mac then Docker Desktop runs arm64 VM. This is fast, but might be not very convenient.