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

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