diff --git a/src/Browzarr.jl b/src/Browzarr.jl
index a1daf18..5965d0a 100644
--- a/src/Browzarr.jl
+++ b/src/Browzarr.jl
@@ -14,16 +14,23 @@ end
 
 const SERVERS = Dict{Int, BrowzarrServer}()
 const SERVERS_LOCK = ReentrantLock()
+const DEFAULT_PORT = 3000
+const DEFAULT_AUTOPORT = true   # automatically pick next port if current in use
 
 include("mimeTypes.jl")
 include("servers.jl")
 
-function browzarr(; port::Int = 3000, open::Union{Bool, Nothing} = nothing, store::Union{String, Nothing} = nothing)
+function browzarr(;
+    port::Integer = DEFAULT_PORT,
+    autoport::Bool = DEFAULT_AUTOPORT,
+    open::Union{Bool, Nothing} = nothing,
+    store::Union{String, Nothing} = nothing
+)
     notebook = in_notebook()
     vscode = in_vscode()
     open_browser_flag = isnothing(open) ? !(notebook || vscode) : open
 
-    srv = start_browzarr(; port, store)
+    srv = start_browzarr(; port, autoport, store)
 
     if notebook && !open_browser_flag
         display("text/html", browzarr_iframe(srv))
diff --git a/src/servers.jl b/src/servers.jl
index e63f091..bee2fb4 100644
--- a/src/servers.jl
+++ b/src/servers.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
-function start_browzarr(; port::Int = 3000, host::String = "127.0.0.1", store::Union{String, Nothing} = nothing)
+function start_browzarr(;
+    port::Integer = DEFAULT_PORT,
+    autoport::Bool = DEFAULT_AUTOPORT,
+    host::String = "127.0.0.1",
+    store::Union{String, Nothing} = nothing
+)
     return lock(SERVERS_LOCK) do
-        haskey(SERVERS, port) && error("Server already running on port $port")
+
+        # If autoport is enabled, keep incrementing the port number until we find a free one
+        while autoport && haskey(SERVERS, port)
+            @warn "Port $port is already in use, trying next port..."
+            port += 1
+        end
+
+        # If autoport is disabled and the port is already in use, throw an error
+        if !autoport && haskey(SERVERS, port)
+            error("Server already running on port $port")
+        end
+
         # The `browzarr` npm tarball unpacks under `package/` and the static build lives in `out/`.
         dir = joinpath(artifact"Browzarr", "package", "out")
         handler = static_handler(dir, store)
@@ -29,7 +45,7 @@ function stop!(srv::BrowzarrServer)
     return @info "Browzarr server stopped" port = srv.port
 end
 
-function stop!(port::Int)
+function stop!(port::Integer)
     srv = lock(SERVERS_LOCK) do
         get(SERVERS, port, nothing)
     end
@@ -60,7 +76,7 @@ running_servers() = lock(SERVERS_LOCK) do
     collect(values(SERVERS))
 end
 
-get_server(port::Int) = lock(SERVERS_LOCK) do
+get_server(port::Integer) = lock(SERVERS_LOCK) do
     get(SERVERS, port, nothing)
 end