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OpenWOL vs wakeonlan: catalog facts
OpenWOL	wakeonlan
Free Free and open source under the AGPL 3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the Perl Artistic licence.
Android	macOS, Linux, Command line
One tap to wake a saved device No account, cloud or tracking	Small and simple to script Only needs Perl to run
New project with a short track record Works on the local network only	Command-line only Documentation is sparse
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: Artistic-1.0-Perl
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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