Upsnap
A simple Wake on LAN (WOL) dashboard app. Wake up devices on your network and see current status.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 56% of tracked projects; popularity more than 71%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 6.3k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 5.7.2 · 26 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Go, Docker |
Is Upsnap actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 348 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 23 of them.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 69% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, 5.7.2, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Upsnap ranks #4 of 11 in Network Utilities, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Upsnap actually does
Upsnap is a lightweight dashboard application designed for sending Wake on LAN signals across a local network. It allows you to monitor the real-time operational status of your connected machines from a single web interface. The project is written in Go and distributed under the MIT licence.
Best fit: It suits home lab administrators and network managers who need a straightforward visual interface to power on machines remotely without relying on command-line utilities.
Worth knowing: Wake on LAN functionality relies heavily on your local network configuration, and misconfigured broadcast packets or router settings can cause devices to fail to wake despite the application running correctly.
Deployment notes
As a containerised Go application, it typically runs via Docker with minimal resource overhead, though you will need to ensure the container has appropriate network access to send broadcast packets.
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