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LAN Orangutan vs Angry IP Scanner: catalog facts
LAN OrangutanAngry IP Scanner
Free

The open-source application is available without a license fee.

Free

Free and open source under GPL v2.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Labels persist between scans, so unknown devices stay identified
  • Tailscale integration covers devices beyond the local subnet
  • 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
  • Young project with a small feature set
  • Desktop and Linux Docker installation paths are different
  • 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, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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