Docker Desktop license agreement

Docker Desktop is licensed under the Docker Subscription Service Agreement. When you download and install Docker Desktop, you're asked to agree to these terms.

The Docker Subscription Service Agreement states:

• Docker Desktop is free for:
  • Small businesses (fewer than 250 employees AND less than $10 million in annual revenue)
  • Personal use
  • Education
  • Non-commercial open source projects
• Docker Desktop requires a paid subscription for:
  • Professional use in larger organizations
  • Government entities
  • Commercial use beyond the free tier limits
• Paid subscriptions that include Docker Desktop:
  • Docker Pro, Team, and Business subscriptions

Understanding licensing terms

For detailed information about how these terms may affect your organization, see:

• Subscription updates blog post
• Docker subscription FAQs to learn how this may affect companies using Docker Desktop.

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The licensing and distribution terms for Docker and Moby open-source projects, such as Docker Engine, aren't changing.

Docker Desktop is built using open-source software. For information about the licensing of open-source components in Docker Desktop, select the whale menu > About Docker Desktop > Acknowledgements.

Open source components

Docker Desktop distributes some components that are licensed under the GNU General Public License. Download the source code for these components here.