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