See who owns the port.
Inspect process identity, bind scope and the context your operating system makes visible.
An illustrative star chart of local listeners. Each sample port is a star; observation dashes travel toward PortPilot. Select a star to read its sample details.
PORTPILOT / A STAR CHART FOR LOCALHOST
Know what’s
listening
Your machine is a small sky.
Every listener is a star worth knowing.
The dev server you forgot was still up.
0105
SAMPLE DATA · ILLUSTRATIVE, NOT A LIVE SNAPSHOT
LISTENERSUNIX SOCKETSCONNECTIONSCRON JOBSPROCESS CONTROL
01 / FIND YOUR BEARINGS
Less hunting.
More knowing.
One shared core. The surface that fits the moment.
PortPilot / workspaceLOCAL
ListenersConnectionsSchedules
PORTPROCESSBIND
3000node
127.0.0.15432postgres
127.0.0.16379redis
127.0.0.18080python
0.0.0.0 One listener uses a wider bind address.
A bind address alone does not prove network reachability.
A bind address alone does not prove network reachability.
ILLUSTRATIVE INTERFACE · SAMPLE DATA
Explore the app guide ↗PRIMER / PORTS 101
Ports 101
The handful of ideas behind every port list. Flip a card when one looks unfamiliar.
02 / UNDERSTAND BEFORE YOU ACT
A clearer picture.
A deliberate next step.
Keep the controls close.
Pause, resume or stop a process. Review scheduled commands and local proxy settings from the same workbench.
Keep the evidence in view.
Periodic observations, explicit freshness and clear limitations. A useful signal deserves a closer look.
03 / MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
Your machine.
Your choice of tools.
macOS 13+ for the app. Swift 5.9+ for CLI/TUI source builds.
One cask. A calmer menu bar.
Homebrew
brew install --cask sriinnu/tap/portpilotThe Homebrew cask installs the macOS app. CLI and TUI are separate products.
View published releases ↗Build the tools you want.
From source
git clone https://github.com/sriinnu/portpilot.git
cd portpilot
swift build -c release --product portpilot
swift build -c release --product portpilot-tuiThe binaries are written to .build/release/. No app install is needed.
Source version v3.5.7 · Displayed from the repository at build time. Check release availability ↗
04 / LEAVE A GOOD MAP
The little things,
written down.
Commands you can copy. Boundaries you can understand.
Enough context to make the next move yours.
INDEPENDENT TOOLS. SHARED MOMENTUM.
If it earns a place in your day,
help keep it moving.
PortPilot is part of Srinivas’s open-source work.