Angry IP Scanner is one of the oldest and most popular network scanners. That’s not to say that it’s the best app of this type out there, but even so, it’s definitely worth a try if you’re looking for an IP address/port scanner app.
Reasons to use Angry IP Scanner
The main purpose of this app is to make discovering IPs over a LAN less frustrating and a lot quicker. Even though it packs a few nifty advanced features, Angry IP Scanner is a breeze to work with.
Simply set the range of IP addresses you’d like to scan and press the Start button from the top toolbar. You should have a list of all network devices along with each device’s ping time, open ports, hostname, and MAC address in mere seconds.
The beauty of Angry IP Scanner is that it works right out of the box with next to no configuration required. All the information is stored locally and can be exported to CSV, TXT, or XML formats with ease.
It’s also open-source, and free. This means that you can check out its source code and see if the app is perfectly suited for your needs or not, and it also means that you can potentially extend its functionality via plugins.
What’s not to like
As with all things, Angry IP Scanner is not exactly perfect. Well, we say that but the app really does its job right. However, Angry IP Scanner is a Java-based app.
This means that, of course, you’ll need to have Java installed on your system in order to use it. It also means that it works and feels pretty much the same on all three major OSes out there: Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Last but not least, even though the GUI is very functional, it’s not exactly modern-looking.
Verdict
What Angry IP Scanner lacks in looks and really advanced features, it more than makes up by being light on system resources, user-friendly, and very efficient at what it does.
It’s a very good all-around network scanner for users who are not system or network administrators and require super advanced features.
