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Sloth vs CurrPorts: catalog facts
SlothCurrPorts
Free

Free and open source, with optional donations.

Free

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

macOS Windows
  • Shows files, sockets, pipes and devices per process
  • Filtering by type, location or regular expression
  • Shows the process, path and user behind every open port
  • Can close TCP connections and kill the owning process
  • macOS only
  • Built on lsof, so it shows only what lsof can report
  • Official requirements list Windows versions up to Windows 10
  • The 'Use DNS Cache For Host Names' option leaks memory during long auto-refresh sessions
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License not stated License: Freeware
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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