Kill Processes - Raycast Extension for Windows

A powerful Raycast extension for Windows that allows you to search, monitor, and terminate running processes with an intuitive interface similar to the macOS version.

Features

🔍 Smart Process Management

• Intelligent Grouping: Processes with the same name (e.g., multiple Chrome instances) are automatically grouped together
• Real-time Monitoring: View CPU usage and memory consumption for all processes
• Advanced Sorting: Sort by memory usage, CPU usage, or process name

🎨 Visual Interface

• Contextual Icons: Applications show relevant icons (browsers get globe icons, development tools get code icons, etc.)
• Memory & CPU Indicators: Visual indicators with custom icons showing resource usage
• Clean Process Grouping: Multiple instances display cleanly without redundant information, with instance count shown only in accessories (e.g., "28x")

⚡ Powerful Actions

• Individual Termination: Kill specific process instances by PID
• Bulk Termination: Kill all instances of a process type at once
• Force Kill: Terminate unresponsive processes
• Smart Filtering: Search and filter processes in real-time

🎯 User Experience

• Dropdown Sorting: Quick sorting options in the top-right corner
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Cmd+X to kill processes, Cmd+Shift+X for bulk actions
• Memory Totals: See combined memory usage for grouped processes
• Instance Management: Individual actions for each process instance in groups

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (install via winget install -e --id OpenJS.NodeJS)
• Raycast for Windows

Setup

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd kill-processes-ext

2. Install dependencies:

   npm ci

3. Start development mode:

   npm run dev

4. The extension will be automatically added to your Raycast installation

Usage

1. Open Raycast (Alt+Space by default)
2. Type "kill" or "process" to find the extension
3. Browse running processes with real-time resource information
4. Use the sorting dropdown to organize by memory, CPU, or name
5. Select a process and use Cmd+X to terminate or access additional actions

Screenshots

Coming soon - the extension shows grouped processes with memory usage, CPU percentages, and contextual icons

Technical Details

• Platform: Windows 10/11
• Commands Used: wmic process for process enumeration and resource monitoring
• Architecture: Built with TypeScript and Raycast API
• Performance: Optimized grouping algorithms for handling 500+ processes

Credits & References

This extension builds upon the original work from:

• Original Extension: kill-processes-ext by dougfernando
• Additional References:
  • windows-terminal by PuttTim
  • everything-raycast-extension by dougfernando

UI/UX Inspiration: We studied the official Raycast kill-process extension for macOS to implement similar functionality and visual design patterns for Windows.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details