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wakeonlan vs miniWOL: catalog facts
wakeonlan	miniWOL
Free Free and open source under the Perl Artistic licence.	Free Free to download.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Small and simple to script Only needs Perl to run	Builds for Windows, macOS and Linux Native Apple Silicon build
Command-line only Documentation is sparse	Only sends wake packets; it does not shut devices down Target devices must have Wake on LAN enabled
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Artistic-1.0-Perl	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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