PortKiller

Keyboard-driven port process killer for developers

Find and kill processes blocking your ports in seconds.

Windows

Port conflicts kill momentum.

A stuck port means opening Task Manager, searching for the process, figuring out which one to kill, and hoping you got the right one. That friction adds up when you're juggling multiple dev servers.

PortKiller removes that gap.

Press Alt+P and an overlay appears instantly. Search, select, kill. No mouse needed, no context switching. You stay in flow and get back to coding.

PortKiller is a lightweight, always-ready Windows utility that shows which processes are using your ports and lets you kill them with a keystroke. It runs quietly in your system tray and appears only when you need it.

• Global Hotkey — Alt+P to show/hide from anywhere
• Keyboard Navigation — Arrow keys or vim-style j/k, fuzzy search
• Command Palette — kill 3000, kill 3000-4000, admin, refresh
• Range Search — Type 3000-4000 to filter to a port range
• Pinned Ports — Press p to pin favorites; they stick to the top
• Protocol Filter — One-click toggle for All / TCP / UDP
• Public Binding Badge — Spot ports bound to 0.0.0.0 instantly
• Multi-Select — Ctrl+Click or "select all from this PID" for bulk kill
• Real-Time Updates — Green/red highlighting for port changes
• Process Details — Double-click for memory, CPU, quick actions
• Copy as Command — Copy taskkill / Stop-Process for terminal use
• Customizable Ports — Configure your common dev ports
• Admin Elevation — One-click restart with elevated privileges

Download the latest release:

• Windows: .exe (recommended), .msi

macOS and Linux support is not planned (Windows-specific utility).

Type these directly in the search bar:

• kill <port> — Kill process on a specific port
• kill 3000-4000 — Select every port in a range for bulk kill
• 3000-4000 — Filter the list to ports in that range
• admin — Restart with elevated privileges
• refresh — Refresh the port list
• export json / export csv — Copy port data to clipboard
• clear — Clear search and selection

• Node.js 18+
• Rust 1.70+
• Tauri system dependencies

git clone https://github.com/Razee4315/portkiller.git
cd portkiller
npm install
npm run tauri dev

npm run tauri build

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Saqlain Razee

• GitHub: https://github.com/Razee4315
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/saqlainrazee