docker-buildx

Install command:
brew install docker-buildx

Docker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKit

https://docs.docker.com/buildx/working-with-buildx/

License: Apache-2.0

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/docker-buildx.json

Formula code: docker-buildx.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 0.38.1
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on when building from source:

go 1.27.3 Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software

Binaries: docker-buildx

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"
    ]

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days141,408
Downloads1,450,014
Analytics install events (30 days)15,337
Downloads / install events (30 days)9.2×

Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-02T00:42:31Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-03 to 2026-11-02. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.

Analytics:

30 days90 days365 days
Installs15,29832,75899,159
Installs (--HEAD)3977253
Installs on Request15,28032,72499,009
Installs on Request (--HEAD)3977253
Build Errors78