# productdevbook/port-killer

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

Repository: https://github.com/productdevbook/port-killer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/port-killer
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: developer-tools, macos, macos-app, menu-bar, port-killer, process-manager, swift, swiftui, kubernetes, windows
Last push: 2026-07-24T21:10:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 89, longevity 18
- inputs: {"age_days": 261, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": 73, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 38}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5035, forks 194 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:08.748497+00:00)

## What it is
PortKiller is a cross-platform desktop application for monitoring and managing listening TCP ports on macOS and Windows. It provides one-click process termination, Kubernetes port-forward session management, and Cloudflare Tunnel visibility via a native menu bar or system tray UI.

## Use cases
- find which process is using port 3000 and kill it
- monitor listening ports from the macOS menu bar
- manage kubectl port-forward sessions with auto-reconnect
- view active Cloudflare Tunnel connections
- get notified when a watched port starts or stops listening
- search and filter ports by process name

## When to choose
- you need a GUI alternative to lsof/netstat for killing port-hogging processes
- you frequently manage Kubernetes port forwards and want auto-reconnect and notifications
- you want a native menu bar/tray app on macOS or Windows

## When to avoid
- you need headless or CLI-only port management in scripts or CI
- you need Linux support
- you need deep network packet inspection rather than port/process management

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, monitoring, gui, networking
- domain: developer-tools, networking, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: port-management, menu-bar-app, system-tray, process-killer, kubernetes-port-forward, cloudflare-tunnels, swiftui, command-line, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- productdevbook/port-killer (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.748497+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:17:26.318072+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/productdevbook/port-killer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:08.748497+00:00, sha 9d48b8fd6499)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.