At DockerCon 2022, Docker announced a way for developers to tap into Docker Desktop and extend its functionality using a new Extension SDK. Additionally, Docker Desktop is finally landing on Linux, providing the same experience available on macOS and Windows.
Packaged as containers, extensions aim to allow developers to integrate 3rd party tools in Docker Desktop and simplify their workflows. A number of extensions are already available in a newly launched marketplace which aims to highlight notable extensions. For example, RedHat developed an extension to deploy Docker images to OpenShift. Another extension, developed by VMware, makes it possible deploy to a VMware Tanzu Community Edition based Kubernetes cluster.
