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WakeMeOnLan vs Awake on LAN: catalog facts
WakeMeOnLan	Awake on LAN
Free Freeware from NirSoft, with optional donations.	Free Free and open source under the GPL version 3 or later.
Windows, Command line	Linux
Scans the network and saves a reusable list of machines and MAC addresses Wakes several computers at once with one click	Saved list of machines with their MAC addresses Simple native GNOME interface
Windows only Broadcast to 255.255.255.255 does not work on some Windows 10 and 8 systems	Only sends wake packets; target machines must have Wake-on-LAN enabled Small project with few contributors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Freeware	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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