Port Pilot — See, Open & Kill Ports

See every port. Know every process. Kill with one click.

Zero config. Just install — sidebar appears with all listening ports.

Features

Sidebar panel — dedicated activity bar icon with all listening ports
Process context — shows process name + PID, not just port numbers
Runtime detection — color-coded: Node.js (green), Python (blue), Database (yellow), etc.
One-click actions — open in browser, copy URL, kill process
Port notifications — toast when ports go up or down
Smart filtering — hides system ports (<1024) by default
Auto-refresh — updates every 5 seconds (configurable)
Status bar — shows active port count
Cross-platform — Windows, macOS, Linux

Setting	Default	Description
`portPilot.enable`	`true`	Master on/off
`portPilot.refreshInterval`	`5`	Auto-refresh interval (seconds)
`portPilot.showNotifications`	`true`	Notify on port up/down
`portPilot.ignorePorts`	`[]`	Ports to hide
`portPilot.ignoreSystemPorts`	`true`	Hide ports below 1024
`portPilot.groupBy`	`"runtime"`	Group by runtime type or flat list
`portPilot.showInStatusBar`	`true`	Show port count in status bar

Command	Description
Port Pilot: Refresh	Manual refresh
Open in Browser	Open localhost:PORT in browser
Copy URL	Copy localhost:PORT to clipboard
Kill Process	Kill by specific PID (with confirmation)

Each port in the sidebar has inline buttons:

Right-click for more: Copy URL

Platform	Scan Method
Windows	`Get-NetTCPConnection` + `Get-Process` (PowerShell)
macOS	`lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN`
Linux	`ss -tlnp` (fallback: `netstat -tlnp`)

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