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Bosun.dev

See what's exposed. The macOS menu bar app that shows every open port, tunnel, VPN, and container โ€” before it's a problem.

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Features & Specs

  1. Port Scanning

    Detects all listening TCP/UDP ports in real time via lsof, no manual terminal digging.

  2. One Click Kill

    Terminate any process by port with SIGTERMโ†’SIGKILL fallback; Kill All with confirmation.

  3. Menubar Native App

    Lives in the macOS menu bar, zero dock clutter, instant popover access.

  4. Port Range Filtering

    Monitor custom ranges (e.g. 3000-9999) and exclude noisy system ports.

  5. Tunnel Detection

    Auto-detects ngrok and Cloudflare tunnels (named + quick), shows public URL inline.

  6. Docker Awareness

    Maps docker-proxy PIDs to container name + image instead of generic process names.

  7. VPN Status Indicator

    Shows active native macOS VPN connections (IKEv2/L2TP/IPSec) at a glance.

  8. SSH Tunnel Detection

    Identifies -L port-forwarding rules and displays the remote target.

  9. Port History

    Logs first-seen/last-seen per port with configurable retention.

  10. Process Info Panel

    CPU, memory, uptime, full command args per process on expand.

  11. Global hotkey

    Configurable shortcut to toggle the popover from anywhere.

  12. New Port Notifications

    System alert when a new port opens (skips the first scan).

  13. Copy and Open

    One click to copy localhost:PORT or open it in the browser.

  14. Auto updates

    Sparkle-based updates, EdDSA-signed, no manual reinstalls.

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Questions & Answers

As answered by people managing Bosun.dev.
  1. Which are the primary technologies used for building Bosun.dev?

    Swift 5.9+, SwiftUI + AppKit (NSStatusItem), lsof for port scanning, Sparkle for auto-updates, Polar for licensing/payments. No Electron, no third-party dependencies beyond Sparkle.

  2. How would you describe the primary audience of Bosun.dev?

    Developers who run local dev servers, Docker containers, and tunnels (ngrok/Cloudflare) daily and need instant visibility into what's bound to which port, without opening Terminal or Activity Monitor.

  3. What makes Bosun.dev unique?

    Bosun is the only menu bar tool that unifies port scanning with network context: it maps ngrok/Cloudflare tunnels, native VPN status, Docker containers, and SSH -L forwards to the process actually holding each port, then lets you kill it in one click. Most alternatives only do one of those things.

  4. Why should a person choose Bosun.dev over its competitors?

    iStat Menus monitors the system but not tunnels or containers. Little Snitch blocks connections but doesn't show you what's already running. Seeports comes closest (port scanning for Docker/K8s/dev servers) but lacks tunnel and VPN detection. Bosun covers all of it natively, with zero third-party dependencies, no Electron overhead, and a one-time price instead of a subscription.

  5. What's the story behind Bosun.dev?

    Built out of a personal need: constantly losing track of which local dev server, Docker container, or forgotten tunnel was holding a port, and resorting to lsof in Terminal every time. Bosun turns that into a native, always-visible menu bar view.

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