Podman Desktop 1.27 is now available. Click here to download it!

This release brings exciting new features and improvements:

• High contrast and accent colors support: High contrast themes (light and dark) and accent colors have been added throughout the application for improved accessibility, visibility, and a uniform color palette.
• Navigation history with back and forward controls: Added navigation history dropdown to the back/forward navigation buttons accessible through long-press.
• Extension development JSON schema: A JSON schema is now available for the development and validation of Podman Desktop extensions' package.json files.
• Security updates: Multiple CVE vulnerabilities resolved in Podman Desktop and its extensions to ensure a safer work environment.

Release details

High contrast and Accent colors support

Podman Desktop now includes two new high contrast themes that provide maximum contrast for better visual accessibility. The hc-light theme features white backgrounds with dark borders and text, while hc-dark uses black backgrounds with light elements. Both themes have been integrated throughout the app and its UI components to ensure better visibility and readability.

The app colors have also been updated to use accent colors instead of hardcoded colors to make it easier to manage custom color palettes and support consistent coloring throughout the UI.

Navigation history with back and forward controls

Following the introduction of the back and forward navigation controls in 1.25, Podman Desktop now also includes a navigation history dropdown when long-pressing the navigation controls. Users can quickly browse their navigation history using the dropdown, making it easier to navigate across multiple sections.

Extension development JSON schema

JSON schema for Podman Desktop extensions is now available in the SchemaStore website or directly at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/main/schemas/extension-schema.json. This takes away the guesswork and provides autocomplete for available properties while editing the file, streamlining extension development.

Add "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/main/schemas/extension-schema.json" to your extension's package.json file to see all available fields and values.

NOTE: If you are using VSCode, you might need to add https://raw.githubusercontent.com/podman-desktop/podman-desktop/main/schemas/extension-schema.json to the JSON › Schema Download: Trusted Domains list for it to work.

Community thank you

🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman Desktop even better. In this release we received pull requests from the following people:

• sheikhlimon in fix(container-registry): handle provider failures gracefully in podmanListImages
• Bingtagui404 in chore(package.json): remove deprecated @types/tar package
• LavenderDuskGlow in fix(test): Typo: misspelled variable name in PullImage.spec.ts #16741
• generalexception in fix(tray): fix pixelated tray icon on Windows HiDPI displays
• shri3016 in fix: add bottom spacing to resources page
• Zhey-on in fix(ui): stop carousel wheel swipes from navigating history

Community meeting

If you would like to discuss any of the new features, issues or other topics, please join us at the monthly community meeting that takes place every 4th Thursday of the month. Here are the meeting details.

Final notes

The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here.

Get the latest release from the Downloads section of the website and boost your development journey with Podman Desktop. Additionally, visit the GitHub repository and see how you can help us make Podman Desktop better.