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WakeOnLan for Mac

Access files on sleeping computers.

Free
In English
Version 1.0
4.6
Based on 14 user rates

WakeOnLan overview

WakeOnLan discovers all other computers in your LAN, and enables you to wake them up by clicking a button. If your remote computer is a Mac you can put it asleep too.

Scheduled Wake Up Calls
In addition to timer based wake up calls, each computer can be scheduled to be woken up frequently at a day of the week (or, weekdays or weekends only) and time of your choice. For example, schedule wake up calls each Sunday night at 04:00AM for backup.

WakeOnLan Dashboard Widget
You need to wakeup some other computer quickly, but don't want to start the WakeOnLan application? Just press F12 and use the WakeOnLan Widget. Simply select the computer to be woken up and click on the sun. Press F12 again and you're done.

New for all Mac OS X versions: Dock Menu
Faster access for everyone. Click and hold the WakeOnLan icon in the Dock (while WakeOnLan running), and select any computer to be woken up or put asleep directly from the menu. It doesn't get any simpler.

What’s new in version 1.0

Version 1.0:
  • Fixed debug log.

WakeOnLan for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.0
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4.6

(26 Reviews of WakeOnLan)

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petrovic-2
petrovic-2
Aug 21 2020
1.0
1.0
Aug 21 2020
1.0
Version: 1.0
Nice app but do no longer work on MacOS 10.15.6 as of today ....
Barry5p
Barry5p
Feb 6 2019
1.0
5.0
Feb 6 2019
5.0
Version: 1.0
I am using Mojave 10.14 and when I launch your application it is advising me that it will not be supported in future Mac OS updates. Will you be upgrading WakeOnLan?
jbbarnes
jbbarnes
Sep 7 2018
1.0
5.0
Sep 7 2018
5.0
Version: 1.0
Works great on my Mac Pro. Woke my Windows 10 PC on the first try. I now keep it in my dock. Thanks to the developer.
ososX
ososX
Dec 3 2014
1.0
5.0
Dec 3 2014
5.0
Version: 1.0
Using it for the first time to wakeup a remote MAC. Works like a charm and, on top of wakening or putting to sleep other computers, it allows to add computers manually, to classify and to group favorite devices, as well as to scan the entire network. Unfortunately the classification for the home computer (the one on which the application is running) is not preserved after a relaunch.
schmittyred
schmittyred
Nov 9 2009
1.0
0.0
Nov 9 2009
0.0
Version: 1.0
Fantastic little app. “Do one thing and do it well.” It does absolutely everything a complete WakeOnLAN app should do - and not one thing more. Perfect. It would be great if you could add support for the Bonjour Sleep Proxy Service. It's the technology that Snow Leopard's “Wake on Wireless” uses. It's an open protocol and shouldn't be too hard to implement: Service description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_Proxy_Service Source code: http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/mDNSResponder/mDNSResponder-212.1/mDNSMacOSX/ Exact protocol (really simple stuff): http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-cheshire-edns0-owner-option-00 In practice, supporting this would also allow for waking over VPN and waking over Internet (if the router forwards broadcast packets from WAN to LAN).
winonafonda
winonafonda
Nov 12 2020
5.0
Nov 12 2020
5.0
Version: null
petrovic-2
petrovic-2
Aug 21 2020
1.0
Aug 21 2020
1.0
Version: null
Barry5p
Barry5p
Feb 6 2019
5.0
Feb 6 2019
5.0
Version: null
jbbarnes
jbbarnes
Sep 7 2018
5.0
Sep 7 2018
5.0
Version: null
ososX
ososX
Dec 3 2014
5.0
Dec 3 2014
5.0
Version: null
Ooga-Booga
Ooga-Booga
Nov 25 2011
4.5
Nov 25 2011
4.5
Version: null
Stephan-Konopniak
Stephan-Konopniak
Oct 5 2009
5.0
Oct 5 2009
5.0
Version: null
Missingpersons
Missingpersons
Jun 13 2009
5.0
Jun 13 2009
5.0
Version: null
Devnevyn
Devnevyn
Mar 1 2009
5.0
Mar 1 2009
5.0
Version: null
Artvandelay
Artvandelay
Jan 28 2009
5.0
Jan 28 2009
5.0
Version: null
Neutralzone
Neutralzone
Jun 14 2006
5.0
Jun 14 2006
5.0
Version: null
Crucial
Crucial
Mar 20 2006
5.0
Mar 20 2006
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Nov 29 2005
4.8
Nov 29 2005
4.8
Version: null
asmeurer-1
asmeurer-1
May 16 2005
4.8
May 16 2005
4.8
Version: null