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What is the difference between the Docker Engine and Docker Desktop?

Docker Engine is the core daemon/CLI/API that actually runs containers (available natively on Linux). Docker Desktop is a packaged application for macOS/Windows that runs Docker Engine inside a lightweight VM and adds a GUI, Kubernetes integration, and other developer conveniences on top.

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