Portia terminates processes blocking network ports
Portia is a lightweight, native macOS utility designed to resolve network port blocks (such as common EADDRINUSE errors) with one-click precision. Operating with zero idle CPU, the tool provides a graphical alternative to manual terminal commands like lsof and kill -9, offering both a free sandboxed port viewer and a premium version with process termination.
Portia addresses a minor but frequent friction point in web development by replacing clunky terminal commands with a clean and native menu bar tool.
* **Streamlined Workflow**: Replaces manual process-hunting command chains with a fast, one-click solution.
* **Native Efficiency**: Avoids resource-heavy background agents or Electron frameworks, operating with zero idle CPU overhead.
* **AI-Enabled Development**: Demonstrates the accessibility of modern software development, as the developer utilized AI to architect a native Swift utility without prior macOS development experience.
DISCOVERED
3h ago
2026-06-19
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9h ago
2026-06-19
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Péter Viola