v3.0.0

3.0.0 (2026-07-08)

Features

• add curl install script (4fdb197)
• add lightning-bolt app icon (15eb90e)
• detect LAN bind-scope and harden port scanner (f95f2d5)
• exposed-port badge, resizable popover, and reliable kill (d27a276)
• PortBar 3.0 — LAN-exposure marker, reliable kill, resizable popover (5ff9902)

Bug Fixes

• create mount point before attaching DMG in installer (f672034)
• dismiss popover when focus leaves the app (9ed5a51)
• keep popover wide enough and free the kill button (e3eec9e)
• popover minimum width and kill-button clipping (2836ace)

Miscellaneous Chores

• release 3.0.0 (de02a73)

Minor Change Update

v2.1 Release Notes

Performance

• Parallel scanning: ps and lsof cwd now run concurrently, cutting scan time by about 30 to 50% (0.25 to 0.35s -> 0.15 to 0.20s)
• Early process filtering: system processes are now excluded before shell calls, reducing unnecessary work on busy machines
• Lower average CPU usage during Watch mode, from about 1.5 to 2% down to about 0.8 to 1.2%

Bug Fixes

• New ports no longer require a manual refresh to appear, opening the panel now always triggers a fresh scan
• Watch mode is now enabled by default on fresh installs, so ports update automatically without any setup

Under the Hood

• Redundant per-entry process filtering removed from the scan loop
• Smoke test protocol added to the development workflow to help keep every release stable

Update Reminder
To get the latest version, run:

brew update && brew upgrade --cask portbar

v2.0

v2.0 Release Notes

1. Performance

• Parallel scanning: ps and lsof cwd now run concurrently, cutting scan time by ~30–50% (0.25–0.35s → 0.15–0.20s)
• Early process filtering: system processes are now excluded before shell calls, reducing unnecessary work on busy machines
• Lower CPU average during Watch mode (~1.5–2% → ~0.8–1.2%)

2. BugFixex

• New ports no longer require a manual refresh to appear — opening the panel now always triggers a fresh scan
• Watch mode is now enabled by default on fresh installs, so ports update automatically without any setup

3. Under the Hood

• Redundant per-entry process filtering removed from scan loop
• Smoke test protocol added to development workflow to ensure stability on every release

v1.2

Feat : 1.2

PortBar 1.1

v1.1

Initial commit

PortBar 1.0

v1.0

Initial commit