Installation
Install ArcBox Desktop on macOS.
System Requirements
ArcBox Desktop requires macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later on Apple Silicon (M1 or later) with at least 4 GB of available memory.
Install
brew install --cask arcboxDownload the latest .dmg from arcbox.dev/download. Open the disk image and drag ArcBox to your Applications folder.
First Launch
Authorize the Privileged Helper
ArcBox requests permission to install a privileged helper. This helper manages the Docker socket symlink, CLI tools, and DNS configuration. It runs with minimal privileges and only performs validated operations. See Helper for details.
Initialize the Runtime
ArcBox creates a lightweight VM on demand. This takes a few seconds the first time and is near-instant afterward.
Install CLI Tools (Optional)
ArcBox can install the arcbox and docker CLI commands to /usr/local/bin. You can skip this and do it later from Settings.
Verify
Open ArcBox Desktop. If you see the container list (even if empty), the runtime is ready.
From the terminal:
arcbox statusYou should see the daemon status and VM state.
Uninstall
Remove the App
Drag ArcBox from Applications to Trash.
Remove the Helper
sudo /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/dev.arcbox.helper uninstallRemove Data
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/ArcBox