Orca Desktop

Spec sheet

Purpose

Orca Desktop is an open-source container management app for managing Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and GPU-accelerated AI workloads in one interface.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Intended users

The maker describes Orca as built for teams concerned with data security and highlights team configuration sharing and fleet workflows.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Security

The maker describes the project as MIT-licensed and auditable, with signed update manifests and Apple-notarized macOS and EV-signed Windows releases.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Privacy

The maker states that Orca has no analytics, crash reporting, accounts, or cloud service, and that its daemon binds to localhost.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

AI integrations

Its AI assistant supports Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama, and custom OpenAI-compatible providers, and includes an MCP server with 43 tools.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Container management

It supports container lifecycle controls, live resource monitoring, interactive terminals, log viewing, and container file browsing.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Developer API

It provides an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, direct tool execution, and bearer-token authentication for agent integrations.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Fleet management

A desktop app can manage Linux servers with host groups, tags, bulk operations, health alerts, and remote deployments.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Gateway

Its managed Caddy gateway supports localhost and custom domains, automatic TLS, path-based routing, and one-click container exposure.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Images and builds

It offers image builds with live output, image layer visualization, Docker Hub search, and authentication for Docker Hub, GitHub, GitLab, and ECR registries.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Kubernetes and Helm

It manages Kubernetes resources, supports one-click k3s setup, and can install and uninstall Helm releases.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Network calls

The site says automatic update checks and template-catalog requests send no user data, while AI requests send the context shown to the selected provider.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Offline use

The site says Orca works offline with cached templates and supports local Ollama AI and private registries.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Support and community

The site links to GitHub releases, a security policy, and a community app catalog where users can contribute templates.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Vulnerability scanning

It uses Trivy for one-click image vulnerability scans and provides exportable HTML reports with severity levels.Read 5 Oct 2026 · orca-desktop.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Container Development Environments#29 of 407.6