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portmaster

App to manage ports and kill processes from your notch

Library Rated 7 Oct 2026

Link
github.com/RobiMez/portmaster
Built by
Robi makes stuff

Bloat

168/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

portmaster is a real, small developer utility with steady early commits and a few merged PRs, but it is a free open-source tool with no releases, no pricing, no payments and no support channel. It solves a genuine dev annoyance, yet the idea is easy to copy and there is no visible path to revenue.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

Real but minor developer problem; no price, payment or release path, and the macOS-notch niche is small and not tied to the local market.

24/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (2)

  1. Describes a utility to manage ports and kill processes from the notch, a real dev convenience.

    “just made something you didn't know you needed portmaster, smol app to go on your notch that you can use to manage your ports and kill each. Source : https://github.com/RobiMez/portmaster @rb_wk”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 3 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. No releases, no license, no homepage, so there is no packaged way to distribute or charge for it.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/portmaster (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

A small native utility that a competent developer could rebuild in a weekend; nothing proprietary, local or compounding.

8/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. Built in Swift as a small side tool, with no mention of hard technology or data.

    “i use whatever tool that does the job. so far TS does everything i needed for web and kotlin did everything i wanted on android. i also did a bit of swift on odit-bridge and portmaster honestly, i use whatever gets the job done”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 14 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Open repo with no license and no unique assets, easy to clone.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/portmaster (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

The repo has been worked on for about two months, with daily commits in the launch week and sporadic ones through September, so momentum is real but fading.

64/100

  • Sustained shipping24/60

    Worked on across 2 months.

  • Consistency40/40

    Updates in 3 of 3 months.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “just made something you didn't know you needed portmaster, smol app to go on your notch that you can use to manage your ports and kill each. Source : https://github.com/RobiMez/portmaster @rb_wk”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 3 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “i use whatever tool that does the job. so far TS does everything i needed for web and kotlin did everything i wanted on android. i also did a bit of swift on odit-bridge and portmaster honestly, i use whatever gets the job done”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 14 Sept 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A working small Swift app exists in a public repo, but it has no releases, docs or install path, so it is thin and hard for others to use.

67/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://github.com/RobiMez/portmaster responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram) — HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product25/35

    A repo with commits over two months and merged PRs suggests a working but thin app. There are no releases or install path, and the dossier does not show it being used.

  • Own home0/10

    No home found.

  • Maintained15/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-09-14.

  • Operations2/15

    Only a GitHub repo; no docs, API, status page, accounts or backend are visible, and it runs on a single platform.

Receipts (4)

  1. https://github.com/RobiMez/portmaster responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/portmaster (opens in a new tab)

  2. Nine commit days from July to September, but zero releases.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/portmaster (opens in a new tab)

  3. Merged 3 PRs for portmaster, which shows some real development.

    “@robi · Week 28 of 2026 (Jul 6 – Jul 12) Shipped (7) • redo fragment > wallet > participant > party flow #odit • building and tuning recurring page upgrades for #odit • fixed v.odit.et ( bought new ip ) • released #odit v1.24 • multi wallet support achived internally • splashscreen on #odit launch + merge 3 prs for portmaster • launch archive channel https://wip.et/robi/w/28”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 13 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. No homepage, no releases, no sign of docs or infrastructure beyond the repo.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/portmaster (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

There is no distribution channel, payment, pricing, privacy policy or support route, so it looks like a free side project that depends on the creator's spare time.

5/100

  • Distribution0/30

    No working way to get it was found.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No mention of paying customers or revenue for portmaster; the creator's revenue-adjacent posts concern other projects.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment5/20

    One person shipping consistently across weekly logs, with outside PRs merged, but no dedicated channel, roadmap or funding for portmaster. Activity tapered after the launch week.

Receipts (4)

  1. Announced as a free source-available app with no pricing.

    “just made something you didn't know you needed portmaster, smol app to go on your notch that you can use to manage your ports and kill each. Source : https://github.com/RobiMez/portmaster @rb_wk”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 3 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Listed as a shipped item in a weekly log alongside other projects.

    “@robi · Week 27 of 2026 (Jun 29 – Jul 5) Shipped (8) • new ui • offline mode ( cache style ) in beta #odit • Shipped portmaster • Had a SUPER nice meeting with major jhon about business in ethiopia • day job + check in on ratelimit issues on v.odit.et • #odit is on the play storeeeee • wallets ui exploration for #odit • added archival capabilities to #aura Still open (1) • add more integrations ”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 6 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. Merged 3 PRs, which suggests some contributors or follow-up work.

    “@robi · Week 28 of 2026 (Jul 6 – Jul 12) Shipped (7) • redo fragment > wallet > participant > party flow #odit • building and tuning recurring page upgrades for #odit • fixed v.odit.et ( bought new ip ) • released #odit v1.24 • multi wallet support achived internally • splashscreen on #odit launch + merge 3 prs for portmaster • launch archive channel https://wip.et/robi/w/28”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 13 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Commits taper from daily in the first week to sporadic by September.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · github.com/RobiMez/portmaster (opens in a new tab)