PortKiller

January 15, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

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License: MIT macOS Windows GitHub Release

A powerful cross-platform port management tool for developers.
Monitor ports, manage Kubernetes port forwards, integrate Cloudflare Tunnels, and kill processes with one click.

macOS

PortKiller macOS

Windows

PortKiller Windows

Installation

macOS

Homebrew:

brew install --cask productdevbook/tap/portkiller

Manual: Download .dmg from GitHub Releases.

Windows

Download .zip from GitHub Releases and extract.

Features

Port Management

  • ๐Ÿ” Auto-discovers all listening TCP ports
  • โšก One-click process termination (graceful + force kill)
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Auto-refresh with configurable interval
  • ๐Ÿ”Ž Search and filter by port number or process name
  • โญ Favorites for quick access to important ports
  • ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Watched ports with notifications
  • ๐Ÿ“‚ Smart categorization (Web Server, Database, Development, System)

Kubernetes Port Forwarding

  • ๐Ÿ”— Create and manage kubectl port-forward sessions
  • ๐Ÿ”Œ Auto-reconnect on connection loss
  • ๐Ÿ“ Connection logs and status monitoring
  • ๐Ÿ”” Notifications on connect/disconnect

Cloudflare Tunnels

  • โ˜๏ธ View and manage active Cloudflare Tunnel connections
  • ๐ŸŒ Quick access to tunnel status

Cross-Platform

  • ๐Ÿ“ Menu bar integration (macOS)
  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ System tray app (Windows)
  • ๐ŸŽจ Native UI for each platform

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup.

Sponsors

License

MIT License - see LICENSE.