This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Amal Mathew
Are you the kind of person who keeps Device Manager open just to check which serial (COM) port your board decided to grab this time?
Yeah… that used to be me. As a firmware engineer, plugging in boards and chasing COM numbers was part of the daily grind—and honestly, pretty boring.
Meet Serial Spotter 
I built a tiny Windows app that instantly lists every connected serial port along with all the juicy details:
- COM number
- USB VID:PID
- Device Serial info
Just launch the app and boom—everything’s right there.
Need to refresh after a hardware change? Hit the keyboard shortcut and you’re done.
Tech Stack
- Python + Kivy framework
- Packaged for Windows 7/8/10/11
Try It Out
Download: [https://tinkererway.dev/serialspotter]
Source Code: [https://github.com/tinkererway/serialspotter]
Because life’s too short to keep staring at Device Manager. 
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Amal Mathew