💀 prokill

Kill processes by name or port. Fuzzy search, confirmation, JSON output.

Author: Jose Zuma — AI Visibility Expert (@josezuma)

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Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/josezuma/prokill.git
cd prokill

# Search and kill interactively
python3 prokill.py chrome

# Kill by port
python3 prokill.py --port 3000

# Kill by PID
python3 prokill.py --pid 1234

# Force kill (SIGKILL)
python3 prokill.py nginx --force

# List all processes
python3 prokill.py --list

Why prokill?

Feature	fkill (Node)	prokill
Zero dependencies	❌ (needs Node/npm)	✅
Cross-platform	✅	✅
Fuzzy search	✅	✅
Interactive confirm	✅	✅
Kill by port	❌	✅
Kill by PID	❌	✅
JSON output	❌	✅
Process listing	❌	✅
Single file	❌	✅
Python stdlib only	❌	✅

Demo

$ python3 prokill.py python

Found 7 processes matching 'python':
  #    PID NAME                        MEM            USER
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  1  1234 python3                     2.3%          jose
  2  1235 python3                     1.1%          jose
  3  1240 python3                     0.8%          jose

Enter # to kill (or 'a' for all, Enter to cancel): 2
✅ Killed PID 1235 with SIGTERM

$ python3 prokill.py --port 8080
✅ Killed process on port 8080 (PID 5678)

Features

Feature	Description
Search by name	Fuzzy-match process names
Kill by port	Find and kill process listening on a port
Kill by PID	Direct PID targeting
Interactive mode	Shows matches, asks for confirmation
Force mode	SIGKILL instead of SIGTERM
Process list	--list shows all processes with CPU/MEM
JSON output	Machine-readable with --json
Cross-platform	Linux, macOS, Windows
Zero deps	Python stdlib only

About the Author

Jose Zuma is an AI Visibility Expert and creator of BrandVirality. He builds high-quality open-source developer tools — 170+ repos and counting.

• GitHub: @josezuma
• Website: brandvirality.com

License

MIT © 2026 Jose Zuma — AI Visibility Expert