ContainerDL Guides
Pick a guide based on your goal: no Docker, Windows, offline, TAR, or registry-specific downloads across Docker Hub, GHCR, and Kubernetes registries.
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Core guides
Download without Docker
Export images without Docker installed.
Download with curl
Automate downloads with API keys.
Docker save without Docker
Export docker-archive TAR files online.
Windows without Docker Desktop
Download on Windows without WSL or Desktop.
Offline image transfer
Prepare TAR or ZIP bundles for air-gapped use.
Kubernetes offline images
Bundle images from manifests for air-gapped clusters.
OCI image archive
Download OCI images and convert offline if needed.
USB image transfer
Download images to USB for offline installs.
TAR download guide
Export images as tarballs for docker load.
tar.gz download
Compress TAR files for offline use.
Registry guides
Artifactory
Export Artifactory images to TAR.
Docker Hub
Export Docker Hub images to TAR or ZIP.
GHCR
Download ghcr.io images and private repos.
Quay.io
Export public quay.io images.
Amazon ECR
Download public ECR images to TAR.
Azure ACR
Export ACR images with anonymous pull.
Google GCR
Download gcr.io images for offline use.
Artifact Registry
Download docker.pkg.dev images to TAR.
GitLab Registry
Export public GitLab registry images.
Harbor Registry
Export Harbor images with custom hosts.
Microsoft Container Registry
Download mcr.microsoft.com images.
registry.k8s.io
Prepare Kubernetes images for offline use.
Private and alternatives
Private registries
Temporary credentials for private pulls.
Proxmox images
Export images for Proxmox labs and VMs.
k3s offline images
Bundle images for air-gapped k3s.
Docker image downloader
Hosted downloader with web and API access.
Skopeo alternative
Hosted alternative for tarball exports.
Crane alternative
Download images without the crane CLI.
Regctl download image
Export registry images without regctl.
ORAS pull alternative
Download container images without ORAS.