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fping vs Angry IP Scanner: catalog facts
fpingAngry IP Scanner
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under GPL v2.

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Pings many hosts in parallel quickly
  • Long-established and widely used
  • Scans a local network or an internet range, by range, random selection or an address file
  • Extensible through data fetchers for hostname, MAC address, ports and more
  • Command-line only
  • Limited to ICMP reachability checks
  • Needs a Java runtime, which the packaged builds bundle but the bare jar does not
  • The macOS build has been looking for a maintainer since 2019
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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