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Interactive TUI Dashboard
Run pk with no arguments for a full-screen, keyboard-driven view of every listening port.
Open Source
DevOps
PORT SLAYER
Cross-platform CLI + interactive TUI to list and kill processes by port.
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Fast & LightweightPerformance
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Cross-Platform♡
DeveloperProductivity
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Open SourceTake control
of your ports
of your ports
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Developer Focused
Fast, safe and simple port management from the terminal.
// OPEN SOURCE
Own it. Fork it. Ship it.
PortSlayer is 100% free and open source under the MIT license — install it in seconds, read every line of the source, or send a pull request.
◉ MIT License◉ Python◉ Windows & Linux
# Install using pippip install portslayer
# Upgrade to latest versionpip install --upgrade portslayer
// WHAT IS PORTSLAYER
Find and kill whatever is squatting on your ports.
Every developer knows the moment: you try to start a dev server and get slapped with Error: address already in use :3000. Somewhere, an old Node process, a zombie Python server, or a forgotten Docker proxy is still holding that port hostage — and normally you'd have to dig through lsof, netstat, or Task Manager just to find out what, let alone kill it safely.
PortSlayer (pk) is a free, open-source CLI and terminal dashboard that finds and kills whatever is squatting on your ports — in seconds. Run pk with no arguments for a full-screen, keyboard-driven dashboard — arrow keys to navigate, / to search, k to kill with confirmation — or script it from the CLI with JSON output. Free and open source under MIT, for Windows and Linux.
It's built for the moments that actually slow developers down: freeing a stuck port before a demo, cleaning up after a crashed test run, or scripting port cleanup into a CI pipeline. Every kill asks for confirmation by default, so you never terminate the wrong process by accident.
// KEY FEATURES
Everything you need to manage ports, right from your terminal.
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Partial port search
Search by port fragment instead of exact numbers.
pk find 808▢
Kill by process name
Skip the port lookup entirely and terminate by process name.
pk kill --name node▤
JSON output
Machine-readable output for scripting, CI checks, and automation pipelines.
pk list --jsonϗ
Shell completion
Tab-complete commands and flags in your shell with a single setup command.
pk --install-completion◇
Safety-first design
Every kill asks for confirmation unless you pass --force, with no shell injection surface.
// PRODUCT SCREENSHOTS
See PORT SLAYER in action.
Explore the actual product interface.
2 SCREENSHOTS · CLICK TO EXPAND
Scroll horizontally, drag, swipe, or use the arrows. Click any screenshot to open the full-screen viewer.
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