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PortKiller

Lists listening ports with their processes so you can stop them, and manages Kubernetes port forwards from the menu bar.

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MIT · Free download · Downloads from github.com

License
MIT
Open source
Category
Developer tools
Source
GitHub
productdevbook
Verified
2026

About PortKiller

PortKiller answers the familiar "address already in use" problem without a trip to lsof. It finds every listening TCP port, shows which process owns it, and stops that process gracefully or forcefully with a click. Ports can be searched, grouped by kind, starred as favorites, or added to a watch list that sends notifications.

It also starts and supervises kubectl port-forward sessions, reconnecting them when they drop, and shows active Cloudflare Tunnel connections. On the Mac it runs from the menu bar; a Windows version is also available. Downloads are on GitHub releases and in Homebrew.

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Source code
productdevbook/port-killer
License
MIT
Website
github.com
Download
github.com
Homebrew
portkiller
Category
Developer tools
Topics
Menu bar apps
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