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Install killport with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Command-line tool to kill processes listening on a specific port. Version 2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#killport.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install killport

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install killport

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/killport/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#killport

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ki/killport/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install killport

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · killport · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool to kill processes listening on a specific port

Commands and aliases

  • killport

history

Project history and usage

killport is a Rust command-line tool for killing processes and containers that are listening on specified TCP ports.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2023, and v0.1.0 was published on 2023-03-19. The README describes a tool that started from the familiar local-development problem of freeing a busy port and later included container runtime support, dry-run mode, signal selection, shell completions, and cross-platform support.

Adoption history

The project is distributed through Cargo, Homebrew, release binaries, and a shell installer. The Homebrew input record also lists MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE packaging.

How it is used

Developers use killport to free ports such as 3000 or 8080 during local development, optionally targeting native processes, containers, or auto-detected targets.

Why package nerds care

killport is a package-nerd example of a tiny workflow wrapper: it replaces repeated `lsof`, `netstat`, `kill`, and container-runtime commands with one installable CLI.

Timeline

  • 2023: Repository created and v0.1.0 published.
  • 2023: v0.9.x releases followed through July and December.
  • 2024: v1.0.0 release published on 2024-05-20.
  • 2026: Repository activity continued through the v1.x line.

Related projects

  • The README places killport near system tools such as process managers, port inspection commands, and container runtimes including Docker, OrbStack, Podman, Colima, and OCI-compatible runtimes.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
killportexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.0.2
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:killport
Version2.0.2
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/jkfran/killport
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jkfran/killport
Last updated2026-08-01T10:34:10Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

killport

nix profile install nixpkgs#killport
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Killport
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ki/killport/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

killport 2.0.1-1.2

A tool to easily kill processes running on a specified port

https://github.com/jkfran/killport

sudo zypper install killport
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Console
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: killport
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Killport
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: killport from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

killport

sudo port install killport
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Killport
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/killport/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation