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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.

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  • Free
  • Open Source

Platforms

  • Mac
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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