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CurrPorts vs Netiquette: catalog facts
CurrPortsNetiquette
Free

Freeware from NirSoft; free to redistribute as long as nothing is charged.

Free

Free download from Objective-See.

Windows macOS, Command line
  • Shows the process, path and user behind every open port
  • Can close TCP connections and kill the owning process
  • Connections grouped by the process that made them
  • Shows ports, protocol, state and bytes transferred
  • Official requirements list Windows versions up to Windows 10
  • The 'Use DNS Cache For Host Names' option leaks memory during long auto-refresh sessions
  • macOS only, 10.15 or later
  • Monitors connections but does not block them
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License: Freeware License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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