Free, open-source menu bar app for killing processes on dev ports
Made a small utility to solve my own problem - constantly running lsof -i :3000 to find what's hogging my ports during development. It is the first time, I am shipping something. hope it is useful.
What it does:
\- Lives in your menu bar
\- Shows all processes on common dev ports (3000-3010, 8080, 5432, etc.)
\- One-click to kill any process
\- Detects Docker containers and Homebrew services
\- Shows which git project each process belongs to
Free, no ads, open source. Works on Intel and Apple Silicon.
Download: github.com/gupsammy/PortKiller/releases
Happy to take feature requests.
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Made a small utility to solve my own problem - constantly running lsof -i :3000 to find what's hogging my ports during development. It is the first time, I am shipping something. hope it is useful.
What it does:
\- Lives in your menu bar
\- Shows all processes on common dev ports (3000-3010, 8080, 5432, etc.)
\- One-click to kill any process
\- Detects Docker containers and Homebrew services
\- Shows which git project each process belongs to
Free, no ads, open source. Works on Intel and Apple Silicon.
Download: github.com/gupsammy/PortKiller/releases
Happy to take feature requests.
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Lightweight macOS menu bar app to monitor and kill processes on development ports - gupsammy/PortKiller
Details on that mega-sale of Daisy Disk, Houdahspot, CleanshotX, Default Folder X and more
It's always good to see a sale on popular, well established apps. Today through Friday, you can get a dozen quality Mac user favorites individually for half price or as a total package for $77. I've reviewed a few of these apps before and some of them i use every day. Check the links below to see the reviews.
- CleanShotX - $14.50 The go to screen shot app with over 50 features, useful if you are a blogger, need screenshots for work documents or deal with tech support regularly.
- Downie - 10 - Downie not only downloads from YouTube, Youku, Bilibili and Vimeo it can download from more than 1,000 sites with more being added bi-weekly. You can even write to the developer and request that a site be added and chances are he will act on it
- Daisy Disk - $5 - If you've ever had a case where seemingly large chucks of your hard drive were showing up as mysteriously in use, you can use Daisy Disk's power of scanning as an administrator to track down the culprit. Daisy Disk scans internal and external drives whether they are SSD or HDD
- Default Folder X - $20 - Most long-term Mac users have at least heard of if not used Default Folder X (DFX). The program traces its roots all the way back to DefaultD released in 1987. I've owned a copy since before I had Gmail since a search for my original purchase only turned up an upgrade offer from 2005 for $2.50! The program's purpose is to streamline and enhance finding, opening, saving and moving files and folders.
- Marked 2 - $7 - My recommendation to render and print Markdown files is Marked 2 by the great Mac developer, blogger and podcaster, Brett Terpstra. Marked 2 works with many different flavors of Markdown and is really great for developers writing GitHub documentation because it is capable of handling fenced code blocks, line break preservation and automatic hyperlinking. You can even get a spelling and grammar checker through IAP for Marked 2.
- HoudahSpot6 - $17 - A fast a very configurable utility offering hundreds of criteria, exportable results, featuring templates for reoccurring searches, like the one I do every Sunday for Markdown files created in the last seven days to import into Eagle Filer.
- Unclutter - $10 - he Mac utility Unclutter has been around for over a decade and is still going strong. Unclutter is three utilities built into one app: a universal clipboard manager, a convenient file shelf and a floating notes manager. I used it for years with rock solid performance. If you are on an underpowered Mac or one with limited RAM, you can use Unclutter to reduce the number of utilities running in the background without sacrificing functionality.
- Keysmith $27 - an automation app that works in any other app on your Mac to record actions you can later trigger from a menu or with a keyboard shortcut. I've been a Keyboard Maestro user for many years. I have over 800 macros within that application and a lot of experience using it, but after working with Keysmith for just a short while, I have to admit it makes some actions easier to record and activate. It's not a replacement for Keyboard Maestro, but it will certainly supplement it.
The remaining apps in the sale are:
- Bike Outliner - Structured & focused writing — think,
It's always good to see a sale on popular, well established apps. Today through Friday, you can get a dozen quality Mac user favorites individually for half price or as a total package for $77. I've reviewed a few of these apps before and some of them i use every day. Check the links below to see the reviews.
- CleanShotX - $14.50 The go to screen shot app with over 50 features, useful if you are a blogger, need screenshots for work documents or deal with tech support regularly.
- Downie - 10 - Downie not only downloads from YouTube, Youku, Bilibili and Vimeo it can download from more than 1,000 sites with more being added bi-weekly. You can even write to the developer and request that a site be added and chances are he will act on it
- Daisy Disk - $5 - If you've ever had a case where seemingly large chucks of your hard drive were showing up as mysteriously in use, you can use Daisy Disk's power of scanning as an administrator to track down the culprit. Daisy Disk scans internal and external drives whether they are SSD or HDD
- Default Folder X - $20 - Most long-term Mac users have at least heard of if not used Default Folder X (DFX). The program traces its roots all the way back to DefaultD released in 1987. I've owned a copy since before I had Gmail since a search for my original purchase only turned up an upgrade offer from 2005 for $2.50! The program's purpose is to streamline and enhance finding, opening, saving and moving files and folders.
- Marked 2 - $7 - My recommendation to render and print Markdown files is Marked 2 by the great Mac developer, blogger and podcaster, Brett Terpstra. Marked 2 works with many different flavors of Markdown and is really great for developers writing GitHub documentation because it is capable of handling fenced code blocks, line break preservation and automatic hyperlinking. You can even get a spelling and grammar checker through IAP for Marked 2.
- HoudahSpot6 - $17 - A fast a very configurable utility offering hundreds of criteria, exportable results, featuring templates for reoccurring searches, like the one I do every Sunday for Markdown files created in the last seven days to import into Eagle Filer.
- Unclutter - $10 - he Mac utility Unclutter has been around for over a decade and is still going strong. Unclutter is three utilities built into one app: a universal clipboard manager, a convenient file shelf and a floating notes manager. I used it for years with rock solid performance. If you are on an underpowered Mac or one with limited RAM, you can use Unclutter to reduce the number of utilities running in the background without sacrificing functionality.
- Keysmith $27 - an automation app that works in any other app on your Mac to record actions you can later trigger from a menu or with a keyboard shortcut. I've been a Keyboard Maestro user for many years. I have over 800 macros within that application and a lot of experience using it, but after working with Keysmith for just a short while, I have to admit it makes some actions easier to record and activate. It's not a replacement for Keyboard Maestro, but it will certainly supplement it.
The remaining apps in the sale are:
- Bike Outliner - Structured & focused writing — think,
Editors’ Choice — Black Friday Mac Apps Collection 2025
12 Mac essentials that earned their spot by being genuinely brilliant.
organize, write notes, lists, and documents fast.
- PopChar - Instantly find special characters, preview every font in detail, and take full control of your typography.
- Workspaces - Project-based launcher that opens your files, folders, websites, apps etc. with one click.
- Forklift - Advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.
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- PopChar - Instantly find special characters, preview every font in detail, and take full control of your typography.
- Workspaces - Project-based launcher that opens your files, folders, websites, apps etc. with one click.
- Forklift - Advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.
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CANVID - AI Screen Recorder 60% OFF lifetime license
Make this Black Friday the last time you ship raw screen recordings. Get 60% off a lifetime license, with smart auto-zooms plus AI-powered captions, clean audio, synthetic webcam, audio retakes for every demo, tutorial, or handoff.
~~USD 189~~ USD 75
👉 https://www.canvid.com
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Make this Black Friday the last time you ship raw screen recordings. Get 60% off a lifetime license, with smart auto-zooms plus AI-powered captions, clean audio, synthetic webcam, audio retakes for every demo, tutorial, or handoff.
~~USD 189~~ USD 75
👉 https://www.canvid.com
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CANVID | AI-Powered Screen Recorder for Windows & Mac
CANVID is the smart screen recording app that adds smooth zooms, captions and AI webcam effects for you. Record and share polished videos in minutes.
I’m Late, But Here It Is: ActiveDock 2 — 30% Off for Black Friday
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Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) Black Friday sale is now on!
"BLACK FRIDAY SALE! ALMOST 30% OFF! GET IT NOW!"
As a reference: RRP in Australia was A$59.99, now it's A$39.99.
App Store URLs
US: [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12)
AU: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12
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"BLACK FRIDAY SALE! ALMOST 30% OFF! GET IT NOW!"
As a reference: RRP in Australia was A$59.99, now it's A$39.99.
App Store URLs
US: [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12)
AU: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12
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Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) App - App Store
Download Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) by Phase Five Systems on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Jump…
Pop Clipboard Manager - Black Friday Sale: $4.99 (Usually $7.99)
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I got tired of losing thoughts while waiting for Notion to load… so I built my own app.
I kept losing ideas because every note-taking app made me stop, click around, wait, and think about the app instead of the thought.
By the time Notion launched, the idea was gone.
So I built this tiny macOS overlay app: Unfriction → https://unfriction.app
Opens in <400ms
Pops up with one shortcut
OCR built in (screenshots to text instantly)
Hides itself when I’m done, like it never existed
Since building it, I’ve taken 156 tiny notes in 2 weeks, thoughts I would’ve absolutely lost before.
Not selling anything - it is free for now.
I just want feedback from people who actually get the problem:
What would make this actually usable for someone with ADHD?
reminders?
tagging?
audio input?
AI summarizing chaos into structured notes
If this helps even ONE other distracted brain, worth it.
OCR Image to text in two clicks.
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I kept losing ideas because every note-taking app made me stop, click around, wait, and think about the app instead of the thought.
By the time Notion launched, the idea was gone.
So I built this tiny macOS overlay app: Unfriction → https://unfriction.app
Opens in <400ms
Pops up with one shortcut
OCR built in (screenshots to text instantly)
Hides itself when I’m done, like it never existed
Since building it, I’ve taken 156 tiny notes in 2 weeks, thoughts I would’ve absolutely lost before.
Not selling anything - it is free for now.
I just want feedback from people who actually get the problem:
What would make this actually usable for someone with ADHD?
reminders?
tagging?
audio input?
AI summarizing chaos into structured notes
If this helps even ONE other distracted brain, worth it.
OCR Image to text in two clicks.
https://redd.it/1p7e5nz
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unfriction.app
Unfriction - Instant overlay notes for macOS | Opens in <400ms
Capture thoughts instantly with Unfriction - launches in <400ms, does OCR from screenshots, notarized DMG. Free for early users.
What's New in Tower Git Client (v15)
Hey folks,
As fans of r/macapps ourselves, we understand that many of you are developers and/or interested in productivity. We hope you find this relevant!
We have just released version 15 of Tower, our feature-packed native Git client. In addition to full macOS 26 (Tahoe) support, we have added the following new features:
1. Shiny new "merged" and "stale" badges to easily view and act on branches that have either been fully merged or haven't seen any activity for a while, helping to keep your repository clutter-free.
2. Branch archiving, allowing you to drag and drop any branch into a new section to keep it out of sight. Tower can also handle this automatically for you.
3. The addition of the "Fork Point," enabling you to easily visualize where the branch diverged from its parent and which new commits have been introduced (pre-divergence commits are now grayed out).
In addition to these features, we offer many others exclusive to Tower, such as support for Stacked Branches (including Graphite compatibility), customizable branching workflows (allowing you to create your own git-flow or similar), commit templates, drag-and-drop for interactive rebase operations, and an Undo feature using CMD+Z.
You can learn more here:
\- YouTube video 👉 https://youtube.com/embed/xTrxb2dJP8M?rel=0
\- Official Blog Post 👉 https://git-tower.com/blog/tower-mac-15
We hope you give Tower a try! To celebrate Black Friday week, we're offering a 30% discount on any Tower Plan, exclusively for new customers!
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Hey folks,
As fans of r/macapps ourselves, we understand that many of you are developers and/or interested in productivity. We hope you find this relevant!
We have just released version 15 of Tower, our feature-packed native Git client. In addition to full macOS 26 (Tahoe) support, we have added the following new features:
1. Shiny new "merged" and "stale" badges to easily view and act on branches that have either been fully merged or haven't seen any activity for a while, helping to keep your repository clutter-free.
2. Branch archiving, allowing you to drag and drop any branch into a new section to keep it out of sight. Tower can also handle this automatically for you.
3. The addition of the "Fork Point," enabling you to easily visualize where the branch diverged from its parent and which new commits have been introduced (pre-divergence commits are now grayed out).
In addition to these features, we offer many others exclusive to Tower, such as support for Stacked Branches (including Graphite compatibility), customizable branching workflows (allowing you to create your own git-flow or similar), commit templates, drag-and-drop for interactive rebase operations, and an Undo feature using CMD+Z.
You can learn more here:
\- YouTube video 👉 https://youtube.com/embed/xTrxb2dJP8M?rel=0
\- Official Blog Post 👉 https://git-tower.com/blog/tower-mac-15
We hope you give Tower a try! To celebrate Black Friday week, we're offering a 30% discount on any Tower Plan, exclusively for new customers!
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Tower 15 for Mac – Automatic Branch Management
Tower 15 for Mac introduces Automatic Branch Management, making it easier than ever to keep your repository tidy and clutter-free. We have also made significant improvements to the "History" view for better visualization of your work, and Tower is now fully…
Indie Goodies Black Friday 2025
Hey everyone!
Black Friday is here again, and we’re excited to share that all Indie Goodies apps are 50% off this year!
A couple of highlights:
👉 PastePal – our powerful clipboard manager
https://indiegoodies.com/pastepal
👉 Almighty – customize and supercharge your macOS experience
https://indiegoodies.com/almighty
For standalone versions, just use the code INDIEGOODIESBF25 at checkout to get your 50% discount.
You can also grab deals on our other apps like Nuit, Coolbar, Codelime, and more. Deals last until next week.
As usual, we’re also curating Black Friday deals from other indie creators — this year we have 150+ deals listed here:
https://indiegoodies.com/blackfriday
Thanks again for all your support — it means the world to us and keeps our indie apps going. ❤️
Happy Black Friday and enjoy the goodies!
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Hey everyone!
Black Friday is here again, and we’re excited to share that all Indie Goodies apps are 50% off this year!
A couple of highlights:
👉 PastePal – our powerful clipboard manager
https://indiegoodies.com/pastepal
👉 Almighty – customize and supercharge your macOS experience
https://indiegoodies.com/almighty
For standalone versions, just use the code INDIEGOODIESBF25 at checkout to get your 50% discount.
You can also grab deals on our other apps like Nuit, Coolbar, Codelime, and more. Deals last until next week.
As usual, we’re also curating Black Friday deals from other indie creators — this year we have 150+ deals listed here:
https://indiegoodies.com/blackfriday
Thanks again for all your support — it means the world to us and keeps our indie apps going. ❤️
Happy Black Friday and enjoy the goodies!
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PastePal - Your next favorite
clipboard manager
clipboard manager
PastePal is the best universal clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Black Friday Deal–Swift Publisher 30% OFF
Hi guys!
Swift Publisher is having a Black Friday sale—30% OFF until December 1. It’s great for making brochures, newsletters, flyers, and basically anything you want to lay out without the headache of bigger, complex apps.
Swift Publisher on the Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swift-publisher-5/id1058362543
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Hi guys!
Swift Publisher is having a Black Friday sale—30% OFF until December 1. It’s great for making brochures, newsletters, flyers, and basically anything you want to lay out without the headache of bigger, complex apps.
Swift Publisher on the Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swift-publisher-5/id1058362543
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App Store
Swift Publisher 5 App - App Store
Download Swift Publisher 5 by Belight Software, ltd on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Swift Publisher 5.
Thankful for r/macapps!
Here in the USA we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, Thursday 11/27.
I just wanted to say that I appreciate this subreddit SO MUCH!
The people and conversations here are great and I have learned a lot about my macbook and the software available to make it my most important busines tool.
🙏
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Here in the USA we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, Thursday 11/27.
I just wanted to say that I appreciate this subreddit SO MUCH!
The people and conversations here are great and I have learned a lot about my macbook and the software available to make it my most important busines tool.
🙏
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If you're going to have a subnoscription, this is how you do it! [GoodLinks]
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