macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install docker-buildxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install docker-buildx with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit. Version 0.35.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-17.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install docker-buildxDebian stable package indexes · docker-buildx · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install docker-buildxFedora Rawhide package metadata · docker-buildx · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#docker-buildxnixpkgs package indexes · docker-buildx · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S docker-buildxArch Linux sync databases · docker-buildx · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install docker-buildxopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · docker-buildx · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/docker-buildxScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/docker-buildx.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Docker.Buildx -eWindows Package Manager source index · Docker.Buildx · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
Project links
Commands and aliases
- docker-buildx
history
Project history and usage
Docker Buildx is the Docker CLI plugin that exposes extended Docker Build capabilities backed by BuildKit. The upstream README highlights builder instances, multi-node and multi-platform builds, Compose build support, Bake, and Docker or Kubernetes drivers.
Project history
Buildx grew out of Docker's shift from the classic image builder toward BuildKit. Rather than replacing docker build with a separate tool, Buildx kept a familiar command-line shape while exposing BuildKit features such as named builders, remote drivers, multi-platform output, cache controls, Bake files, and registry image tools.
Adoption history
Buildx moved from an advanced plugin into ordinary Docker build practice. The README states that Docker Desktop includes Buildx on Windows and macOS, and that Docker Engine package repositories provide Docker Buildx packages for Linux. The batch input shows broad downstream packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora-style distributions, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Ubuntu, winget, and zypper.
How it is used
Typical use starts with docker buildx build for BuildKit-backed builds, then expands to docker buildx create and use for builder instances, docker buildx bake for higher-level build definitions, docker buildx imagetools for registry image inspection and manipulation, and docker buildx prune or du for build cache maintenance. It is especially common in CI pipelines that publish multi-architecture container images.
Why package nerds care
Buildx is one of the most important Docker-adjacent packages because it made BuildKit's advanced build graph usable from the Docker CLI. For package nerds, it also illustrates the modern Docker CLI-plugin model: a separate executable named docker-buildx can be installed by a package manager and discovered by Docker as a subcommand.
Timeline
- 2019: Docker Engine 19.03 is the minimum Docker version named by the Buildx README.
- 2020: Buildx 0.6-era examples appear in the README for building Buildx itself.
- 2026: Docker docs list Buildx as the Docker Build command surface for extended BuildKit capabilities, and the batch input lists wide package-manager distribution.
Related projects
- Buildx is tightly related to BuildKit, Docker Engine, Docker Desktop, Docker Compose builds, Docker Bake, and registry image tooling such as imagetools.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for docker-buildx. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
buildkitd.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
docker-buildx | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.35.0
manager updated2026-06-17
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.35.0
https://github.com/docker/buildx
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:docker-buildx |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.35.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/docker-buildx |
| Homepage | https://docs.docker.com/buildx/working-with-buildx/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/docker/buildx |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.docker.com/build |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/docker/buildx/archive/refs/tags/v0.35.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-17T21:33:55Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | docker-buildx is a Docker plugin. For Docker to find the plugin, add "cliPluginsExtraDirs" to ~/.docker/config.json: "cliPluginsExtraDirs": [ "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib/docker/cli-plugins" ] |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | docker-buildx |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
docker-buildx 0.13.1+ds1-3
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit (program)
https://github.com/docker/buildx
sudo apt install docker-buildx- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
Debian apt95%
golang-github-docker-buildx-dev 0.13.1+ds1-3
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit (library)
https://github.com/docker/buildx
sudo apt install golang-github-docker-buildx-dev- Section: golang
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: docker-buildx
- 32 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
Nix95%
docker-buildx
nix profile install nixpkgs#docker-buildx- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
Ubuntu apt95%
docker-buildx 0.12.1-0ubuntu2
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
https://github.com/docker/buildx
sudo apt install docker-buildx- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
dnf95%
docker-buildx 0.34.1-1.fc45
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
https://github.com/docker/buildx
sudo dnf install docker-buildx- License: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MIT AND MPL-2.0 AND Unicode-DFS-2016
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: docker-buildx
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
pacman95%
docker-buildx 0.34.1-1
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
https://github.com/docker/buildx
sudo pacman -S docker-buildx- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
zypper95%
docker-buildx 0.33.0-39.1
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
https://github.com/docker/buildx
sudo zypper install docker-buildx- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Management
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: docker
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
zypper95%
docker-stable-buildx 0.25.0-17.1
Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit
https://github.com/docker/buildx
sudo zypper install docker-stable-buildx- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: System/Management
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: docker-stable
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
Scoop95%
main/docker-buildx
scoop install main/docker-buildx- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
winget95%
Docker.Buildx
winget install --id Docker.Buildx -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Docker Buildx
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- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
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