View listening ports, check availability, and kill processes — all inside VS Code.
No more switching to a terminal to find out what's hogging port 3000. Port Manager gives you a dedicated sidebar panel and quick commands to manage your local ports without leaving your editor.
Features
🔌 Sidebar Panel
A dedicated panel in the Activity Bar showing all listening ports in real time.
Search — Filter by port number or process name instantly
Sort — Click column headers to sort by port, process, PID, or state
Kill — One-click kill with confirmation dialog
Bulk Kill — Select multiple ports and kill them all at once
Range Scan — Check how many ports are free in a given range
⌨️ Command Palette
Three commands accessible via Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P:
Command
Description
Port Manager: Show Listening Ports
Quick Pick list → select a port to kill
Port Manager: Check Port Availability
Enter a port number → see if it's free or occupied
Port Manager: Kill Port
Enter port number(s) → kill immediately (comma-separated for bulk)
🎨 Theme Support
Automatically adapts to your VS Code theme — dark, light, or high contrast.
Supported Platforms
Platform
Port Detection
Process Kill
macOS
lsof
kill -9
Linux
lsof / ss
kill -9
Windows
netstat + tasklist
taskkill /F
Usage Tips
Can't kill a port? On macOS/Linux, some system ports require sudo. On Windows, run VS Code as Administrator.
Port still showing after kill? Hit the ↻ Refresh button — the OS may take a moment to release the port.
Use Range Scan to quickly find an available port for your dev server.
