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Changelog

All notable changes to Porter will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

[0.7.1] - 2026-11-07

Fixed

  • Porter starts on Windows installs without the Visual C++ runtime. 0.7.0 needed VCRUNTIME140.dll and quit at once where it was missing; the runtime is now built into Porter.exe.

[0.7.0] - 2026-10-08

Added

  • A Flatpak for Linux, Porter_x.x.x_x86_64.flatpak, on every release. The sandbox hides other processes, so inside it Porter finds the owner of each port with the host's ss, and reads process details and kills processes on the host too, through flatpak-spawn --host.

[0.6.1] - 2026-10-05

Added

  • A privacy policy, PRIVACY.md: what Porter reads, what it keeps, and its one trip online, the update check.

[0.6.0] - 2026-10-04

Changed

  • The About dialog puts the version beside the name, read from the app, and the footer year stays current.
  • The update dialog's release notes read as written: wrapped lines stay in their bullet or paragraph, nothing scrolls sideways, and the checksum list is left to the release page.

Fixed

  • The Linux AppImage no longer aborts at launch with "Could not create default EGL display: EGL_BAD_PARAMETER" on newer distributions such as Arch (#2). It was built with an older bundler that packed an old Wayland client library.
  • Releases keep their tag when the checksums are added to the notes.

[0.5.1] - 2026-10-04

Added

  • Every release carries SHA256SUMS.txt, the SHA-256 checksum of each download, and lists them at the end of the release notes.

Fixed

  • No more white flash when Porter opens. The window stays hidden on the theme's own background until the interface has drawn, and the light or dark theme is applied before the first frame.

[0.5.0] - 2026-10-04

Added

  • Only show pinned ports in settings, off by default. Hides Other ports for a cleaner view; search and the Free, Occupied and System counts then cover pinned ports only.

[0.4.0] - 2026-10-04

Added

  • Pin or unpin a port straight from its row, under Other ports, in search results or in the pinned list, without opening settings. Unpinning shows an Undo.
  • Up to 50 pinned ports, up from 10.
  • A portable version for Windows: a zip that runs without installing and keeps its settings in a data folder next to the exe while a portable file sits beside it.
  • Porter runs in Docker. docker compose up starts it on a virtual display shown in the browser at http://localhost:6080. Sharing the host's process namespace, it reads the host's socket table, so it lists the host's listening ports (on Docker Desktop, your containers' published ports).

Changed

  • Releases are created once before the builds start, so parallel builds can no longer split a release into several drafts.

[0.3.1] - 2026-10-03

Added

  • Show outgoing connections in settings, off by default. Turn it on to list the local port of every open connection as well as listening ports, as versions before 0.3.0 did.

Fixed

  • A fresh install pinned no ports, although settings listed five defaults. The defaults are now pinned until you change them.
  • Search finds ports by the name of the process holding them, as well as by number. The search box used to accept digits only.
  • On macOS, a connection was listed under its remote port instead of its local one.

[0.3.0] - 2026-10-03

Changed

  • Much lighter on the machine. Idle CPU dropped from about 15% of a core to about 1.5%, and to nothing while minimised. Each refresh used to re-read every process on the system; it now reads only the processes that own a port, and only their names. The data sent to the window each refresh went from about 120 KB to about 6 KB.
  • The port list shows listening ports only. It used to include the local end of every outgoing connection, which was most of the list and nothing you could free up.
  • Refreshing pauses while the window is minimised and catches up on restore.

Fixed

  • Ports listening on IPv6 only (such as a dev server bound to localhost that resolved to ::1) showed as free on Windows.
  • On Linux, finding the process behind each port walked every open file of every process once per connection. It now does one pass per refresh, keeps listening sockets only, and reads IPv6 addresses correctly.

[0.2.2] - 2026-10-02

Added

  • "Other ports" is now a sortable table: click Port, Service, Process or Status to sort, click again to reverse; the choice is remembered
  • "By app" view groups other ports under the app using them (largest first, collapsed by default), similar to Task Manager
  • The list holds still while your pointer is over it, so live refreshes no longer move rows while you scroll; a "Paused while you browse" note shows how many changes are waiting
  • Toolbar and column headers stay pinned while scrolling the list

Changed

  • Other ports are always in a stable order instead of the order the system reports them in
  • "Check now" in About spins while checking, then shows an up-to-date toast, an error toast, or opens the update dialog when a new version exists

[0.2.1] - 2026-10-01

Added

  • Interface size setting (Compact 90%, Default 100%, Large 115%, Larger 130%) in the settings menu; scales text, icons and spacing and resizes the window to match, capped to the screen's usable area
  • Ctrl/Cmd + = / - / 0 shortcuts to step through or reset the interface size

[0.2.0] - 2026-10-01

Changed

  • Redesigned the interface: minimal near-black (#0d0d0d) dark theme, refined light theme, Geist + Geist Mono typography
  • Frameless window with a custom title bar that hosts the app actions and window controls (native traffic lights kept on macOS)
  • Stats merged into one overview panel with a proportional distribution bar and animated counters
  • Status filter is now an inline segmented toggle instead of a dropdown
  • Port list rebuilt as a single dense surface with hairline dividers, monospace port numbers, and a compact kill action
  • Restyled dialogs, menus, toasts, admin notice, and pinned-port settings
  • About dialog now reads the version from package.json

Added

  • Check for updates: Porter looks for a newer GitHub release on launch (and every six hours), shows an "Update" pill in the title bar with release notes and a download link, and has a manual "Check now" in the About dialog
  • New app icon matching the redesigned mark
  • Subtle motion: staggered list entrance, live-update pulse, theme crossfade, collapsible "Other ports"
  • / to focus search, Esc to clear it
  • Empty states for no pinned ports and no search results
  • Skeleton loader for the first scan
  • Respects prefers-reduced-motion

0.1.0 - 2025-10-05

Added

  • Real-time port monitoring with automatic refresh
  • Customizable port list configuration via settings panel
  • Show all running ports toggle
  • Process management with confirmation dialog
  • Admin privilege detection and one-click restart as admin
  • Smart search and filtering by port number, process name, or status
  • Dark/Light mode with system preference detection
  • Port type icons for common services (web, database, server)
  • Custom scrollbar using SimpleBar
  • Stats cards showing free, occupied, and system ports
  • About dialog with version info and project links
  • Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Changed

  • Improved color scheme with softer emerald/amber/blue palette
  • Enhanced UI with sticky header and scrollable port list
  • Better admin privilege handling with informative warnings

Fixed

  • Dropdown transparency in light mode
  • Scrollbar visibility and spacing issues
  • Window resize constraints (max width 700px)

0.0.1-alpha - 2025-10-04

Added

  • Initial alpha release
  • Basic port monitoring functionality
  • Dark theme support