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PortWatcher

macOS 13+ • Free Utility

PortWatcher is a free menu-bar utility that lists listening ports and lets you terminate port conflicts in a single click.

Best For

Web developers and engineers who regularly encounter "port already in use" errors during local testing.

Key Differentiator

It provides a native macOS UI to inspect and kill localhost processes, eliminating the need to write lsof or kill commands in the Terminal.

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Related Workflow

PortWatcher works well with Bracketeer to quickly run and test local API servers.