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Awake on LAN vs OpenWOL: catalog facts
Awake on LAN	OpenWOL
Free Free and open source under the GPL version 3 or later.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0 licence.
Linux	Android
Saved list of machines with their MAC addresses Simple native GNOME interface	One tap to wake a saved device No account, cloud or tracking
Only sends wake packets; target machines must have Wake-on-LAN enabled Small project with few contributors	New project with a short track record Works on the local network only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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