What is Device Ports used for?

Device Ports is a macOS app that discovers, starts and monitors local Node, .NET and Docker Compose projects, locks ports per project and streams live logs from a menu bar panel. It is a good fit for running multi-service apps locally and finding which process owns a port.

Is Device Ports open source?

No. Device Ports is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include iTerm2, Somo and LNMP.

What are some alternatives to Device Ports?

Other SaaS products in the Developer Tools category include Araxis Merge, BBEdit and BetterTerminal.

Device Ports: features, pricing and alternatives

About Device Ports

DevicePorts is a macOS desktop app for managing a local development environment. It scans workspaces for Node, .NET and Docker Compose services, lets you review a draft before importing it, and then keeps track of which services belong together, how each one starts, the ports it uses and where to check when a failure occurs.

Port locking requires exact ports per project, so conflicts stop a launch before it starts, and unrelated processes are never killed. Separate frontend and backend repositories can be linked under one project, and the whole stack starts in dependency order, including host processes and Compose services. Live stdout, stderr and request logs can be followed, with failures copied together with run context, and a menu bar panel shows running projects and opens their URLs.

DevicePorts is a commercial desktop app. It offers a 7-day trial limited to one project and a Personal plan listed at $4.99 per month. It suits developers juggling microservices or multi-repo apps across several terminal tabs.

Key features

Discovers Node, .NET and Docker Compose services
Exact port locks to prevent conflicts
Link separate repos into one project
Starts the whole stack in dependency order
Live stdout, stderr and request logs
Menu bar panel for running projects

Good fit for

→Running multi-service apps locally
→Finding which process owns a port

Tags: macos; local-development; docker-compose; ports; process-manager; logs; devtools

Device Ports: questions and answers

What is Device Ports used for?: Device Ports is a macOS app that discovers, starts and monitors local Node, .NET and Docker Compose projects, locks ports per project and streams live logs from a menu bar panel. It is a good fit for running multi-service apps locally and finding which process owns a port.
Is Device Ports open source?: No. Device Ports is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Developer Tools category, open-source options include iTerm2, Somo and LNMP.
What are some alternatives to Device Ports?: Other SaaS products in the Developer Tools category include Araxis Merge, BBEdit and BetterTerminal.