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WakeMeOnLan vs wakeonlan: catalog facts
WakeMeOnLan	wakeonlan
Free Freeware from NirSoft, with optional donations.	Free Free and open source under the Perl Artistic licence.
Windows, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Scans the network and saves a reusable list of machines and MAC addresses Wakes several computers at once with one click	Small and simple to script Only needs Perl to run
Windows only Broadcast to 255.255.255.255 does not work on some Windows 10 and 8 systems	Command-line only Documentation is sparse
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Freeware	License: Artistic-1.0-Perl
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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