winget install --id=Magicianhax.PortsController -e A glass, Apple-style Windows desktop app to see every open TCP/UDP port, which process owns it, and kill processes right from the UI. Includes live auto-refresh, search and filters, process details, watched ports with toast notifications, and a system tray with a quick glance of listening ports.
A glass, Apple-style Windows desktop app to see every open port, who's using it, and kill it in one click.
Ever hit EADDRINUSE: port 3000 already in use and had to dig through netstat -ano and taskkill? Ports Controller replaces that dance with a live, filterable table of every TCP/UDP socket on your machine — with the owning process next to it and a Kill button.
Downloads the latest release and installs it per-user (no admin needed):
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Magicianhax/ports-controller/main/install.ps1 | iex"
Grab the latest from Releases:
PortsController_x.y.z_x64-setup.exe — installer (per-user, no admin required, Start Menu entry, reliable toast notifications)PortsController_x.y.z_portable.exe — single portable exe, no installationwinget install Magicianhax.PortsController
> Note: available once microsoft/winget-pkgs#400464 is merged. Until then, use the one-liner or direct download above.
scoop install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Magicianhax/ports-controller/main/packaging/scoop/ports-controller.json
Scripted — clones, builds, and installs in one go, and offers to install any missing prerequisite (Git, Node.js, Rust) via winget:
git clone https://github.com/Magicianhax/ports-controller.git
cd ports-controller
.\install.ps1 -FromSource
Manual — requirements: Node.js 20+, Rust (MSVC toolchain), Windows 10/11:
git clone https://github.com/Magicianhax/ports-controller.git
cd ports-controller
npm install
npm run tauri build
Outputs land in src-tauri/target/release/ (portable exe) and src-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/ (installer). For a dev build with hot reload, use npm run tauri dev.
| Layer | Tech |
|---|---|
| Socket enumeration | Rust — netstat2 (GetExtendedTcpTable/GetExtendedUdpTable) |
| Process info & kill | Rust — sysinfo + Win32 (OpenProcess/TerminateProcess) |
| Watcher & tray | Rust background threads, Tauri events, toast via tauri-plugin-notification |
| UI | React + TypeScript (Vite), custom glass design, acrylic window effect |
| Shell | Tauri 2 |
npm install
npm run tauri dev # run with hot reload
cd src-tauri
cargo test # backend tests (port enumeration, kill, tray glance)
Releases are automated: pushing a tag v* runs the release workflow, which tests, builds, and uploads the installer + portable exe to a GitHub Release.