Command-line tool

wakeonlan

brew/wakeonlan

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Sends magic packets to wake up network-devices

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id NewCloud.WakeOnLan -e

macOS

brew install wakeonlan

Send packets to all devices on the local network (255.255.255.255) by specifying a MAC address

wakeonlan 01:02:03:04:05:06

Send packet to a specific device via IP address

wakeonlan 01:02:03:04:05:06 -i 192.168.178.2

Simulate execution and print the commands without running them

wakeonlan -n 01:02:03:04:05:06

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