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MiniWOL vs Open Hardware Monitor

A side-by-side look at MiniWOL and Open Hardware Monitor. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MiniWOL

MiniWOL

Network & Admin

MiniWOL is a simple Windows utility that allows you to remotely wake up network-connected computers from sleep or hibernation through the Wake-On-LAN protocol. It has a minimal interface for entering the target computer's MAC address and clicking a button to send the wake-up packet.

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Open Hardware Monitor

Open Hardware Monitor

System & Hardware

Open Hardware Monitor is a free, open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer's hardware components. It works on Windows, Linux and macOS.

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