Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Port Detective Pro
Find, kill, and guard the processes on your ports
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Port Kill helps you find and free ports and caches blocking your dev work. - treadiehq/port-kill
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An AI port manager for your Mac.
Aug 2026 · portradar.devmesh.xyz · its alternatives →
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A command-line tool to kill processes and containers running on specified ports. - jkfran/killport
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Find, open and kill ports in a couple of clicks. Works with Node, Python, Ruby, PHP, HTTP and pretty much any process listening on a TCP port.
2019 · portmanager.app · its alternatives →
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Port Checker▲87simple tool to check open ports on your computer
2014 · portchecker.co · its alternatives →
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I built a small CLI tool that answers "what's using my port?" without the lsof/ss/netstat incantation dance.
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Developer's best friend. Kill stubborn ports in one click.
Nov 2025 · portless.app · its alternatives →
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Kill ports instantly on macOS. No terminal, no lsof,
Jun 2026 · mamawe.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built a small Linux CLI tool called witr (Why Is This Running?). The idea came from a situation most of us have hit: you log into a machine, see a process or port running, and immediately wonder why it exists, who started it, and what is keeping it alive right now. witr traces a process, service, or port back to its origin and responsibility chain and explains it in a way that’s quick to read, especially when you’re debugging under pressure. This is v0.1.0. It’s intentionally small and focused. Feedback, criticism, and edge cases are very welcome. Repo:…
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Portia▲83The ultimate 1-click hunter for blocked macOS ports
Jun 2026 · getportia.app · its alternatives →
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I noticed the growing security concerns around MCP (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43600192) and built an open source tool that can detect several patterns of tool poisoning attacks, exfiltration channels and cross-origin manipulations. MCP-Shield scans your installed servers (Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.) and shows what each tool is trying to do at the instruction level, beyond just the API surface. It catches hidden instructions that try to read sensitive files, shadow other tools' behavior, or exfiltrate data. Example of what it detects: - Hidden instructions…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Portero▲166Know exactly what's running on every port of your Mac
Jul 2026 · porteroapp.pages.dev · its alternatives →
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Hi HN - I’m the developer of PingStalker, a macOS utility I built to see what’s really happening on the LAN/WLAN. I live in the CLI, but when it came to discovery and monitoring, I found it limiting. So I built a GUI that brings my favorite tools together in one place. PingStalker started because I wanted to know if something on the network was scanning my machine. I also wanted quick access to core details—external IP, Wi-Fi data, and local topology. Then I wanted more: fast, reliable scans using ARP tables and ICMP. As a Wi-Fi engineer, I couldn’t stop there. I kept adding ways to…
Nov 2025 · pingstalker.com · its alternatives →
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Port Checker is a simple tool to check for open ports and test port forwarding setup on your router. Verify and diagnose connection errors on your computer.
2014 · portchecker.co · its alternatives →
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Hey there HN! ruroco (RUn RemOte COmmand) is a tool that lets you execute commands on a server by sending UDP packets (instead of knocking on ports). the tool consist of 3 binaries: - client -> runs on your notebook/computer and sends the UDP packets - server -> receives the UDP packets and makes sure that they are valid - commander -> runs the command encoded by the data of the UDP packet if it's valid The commands are configured on the server side, so the client does not define what is going to be executed, it only picks from existing commands. I use this tool to open up the SSH port…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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PortPeek▲2see what's on your localhost ports
Jul 2026 · portpeek.hishammedhat.com · its alternatives →
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Download Port2 by Refruit Corp. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Port2.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I found it odd there wasn’t a simple web tool to scan Docker Hub images for vulnerabilities. So I built one. It’s powered by the popular open-source tool Trivy.
2023 · containercve.com · its alternatives →
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