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Awake on LAN vs WakeMeOnLan: catalog facts
Awake on LAN	WakeMeOnLan
Free Free and open source under the GPL version 3 or later.	Free Freeware from NirSoft, with optional donations.
Linux	Windows, Command line
Saved list of machines with their MAC addresses Simple native GNOME interface	Scans the network and saves a reusable list of machines and MAC addresses Wakes several computers at once with one click
Only sends wake packets; target machines must have Wake-on-LAN enabled Small project with few contributors	Windows only Broadcast to 255.255.255.255 does not work on some Windows 10 and 8 systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: Freeware
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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