Images
Pull, browse, and manage container images.
Image List
Click Images in the sidebar to see all images on your system.
Each entry shows the image name, tag, size, and creation date. Images are sorted by most recently used.
Pull an Image
Type an image name (e.g., nginx, postgres:16, ghcr.io/org/app:latest) in the search bar and click Pull.
ArcBox shows layer-by-layer download progress. Shared layers are skipped automatically.
Run from Image
Click Run next to any image to create a container from it. This opens the container creation dialog with the image pre-selected.
Remove
Select one or more images and click Delete. Images in use by running containers cannot be removed — stop the container first.
Dangling images (untagged layers left behind by rebuilds) can be cleaned up with the Prune button at the top of the image list, or from the CLI:
docker image pruneImage Details
Click an image to see its metadata:
- Layers — ordered list of layers with sizes
- Configuration — entrypoint, cmd, exposed ports, environment variables
- Labels — image labels and annotations
- History — build history showing each Dockerfile instruction
Private Registries
ArcBox uses Docker Hub as the default registry. Public images pull without authentication.
To pull from a private registry, authenticate via the CLI:
docker login ghcr.io
docker login registry.example.comArcBox Desktop uses the same credential store as the Docker CLI. Once logged in, private images are accessible from both the CLI and the GUI.
Credentials are stored in the macOS Keychain by default. If your ~/.docker/config.json specifies a different credential helper (e.g., osxkeychain, pass), ArcBox respects that configuration.
To configure a registry mirror or HTTP proxy, see Settings.