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iputilsPowerPing
Free

Free and open source under the BSD and GPL licences.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • The canonical implementations of ping and friends on Linux
  • Maintained with proper IPv6 support and capability-based privileges
  • Customisable ICMP packets
  • Built-in scanning, packet capture and graphing
  • Linux only
  • Individual tools are deliberately minimal
  • Windows only
  • No traceroute or IPv6 support yet
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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