Port Kill
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A lightweight macOS status bar app that monitors and manages development processes running on ports 2000-6000. The app provides real-time process detection and allows you to kill individual processes or all processes at once.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
Features
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Sits in the MenuBar
- Process Monitoring
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Kage Licensing
Open Source and Free product.Written in
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What is Port Kill?
A lightweight macOS status bar app that monitors and manages development processes running on ports 2000-6000. The app provides real-time process detection and allows you to kill individual processes or all processes at once.
Features:
- Real-time Monitoring: Scans ports 2000-6000 every 5 seconds using lsof commands
- Visual Status Bar Icon: Shows process count with color-coded center (green=0, red=1-9, orange=10+)
- Dynamic Context Menu: Updates every 3 seconds with current processes and kill options
- One-Click Process Killing: Click any menu item to kill all detected processes
- Safe Process Termination: Uses SIGTERM ? SIGKILL termination strategy
- Stable Architecture: Built with winit event loop for macOS compatibility
- Graceful Error Handling: Handles permission errors and process failures
- No Windows: Pure status bar application with no main window