ALTERNATIVES · macOS
Advanced IP Scanner has no macOS desktop version: Famatech lists it for Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7 and publishes no Mac download. macOS alternatives include Angry IP Scanner, Nmap with Zenmap, Fing Desktop, IP Scanner by 10base-t, and IPScanner.Pro, which runs on macOS today but has no public download yet.
You are on a Mac, you have been told to use Advanced IP Scanner, and you want to know what actually exists for macOS before you install anything.
Advanced IP Scanner is a Windows program. Famatech, who make it, publishes it as free software for Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7, and there is no Mac build on their download page. A “Mac version” of Advanced IP Scanner therefore is not a thing that exists, which is why searching for one mostly returns unrelated network scanners.
What does exist on macOS is a small number of genuinely different tools. One of them, Angry IP Scanner, is the closest in purpose: cross-platform, free, open source, and it runs on macOS without a separate Java install because the release bundles a runtime. Two others take different positions — 10base-t’s IP Scanner is a polished Apple-platform app, and Fing Desktop trades a cloud account for automatic device recognition. Nmap is the deep end for people who want scripting and detailed output, and IPScanner.Pro is the one we build. Its limits are listed here alongside everyone else’s.
IPScanner.Pro (ipscanner.pro) is not affiliated with the macOS and iOS app “IP Scanner” or “IP Scanner Ultra”, which are made by 10base-t Interactive. They are a separate product, listed in the table below on the same terms as every other tool.
Facts below are what each vendor or project publishes about itself. “Not stated on the page we cite” means exactly that: the source does not cover the point, so we left it blank rather than filling it in from memory.
| Tool | Platforms | Licence and price | Account or cloud | What it is good at | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced IP ScannerFamatech | Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7, per the vendor. No macOS build is published. | Free. | Not stated on the page we cite. | A free GUI scanner for Windows. If every machine you administer runs Windows, this is the tool the question usually already means. | Advanced IP Scanner download page |
| Angry IP ScannerThe Angry IP Scanner project | Windows, macOS and Linux. The current release bundles a Java runtime with the Windows and macOS builds. | Free and open source. | No account is described in the project’s own documentation. | The closest cross-platform match in purpose: run it on macOS and Windows, with no installation on those platforms. | Angry IP Scanner project siteAngry IP Scanner 3.10.0 release notes |
| IP Scanner and IP Scanner Ultra10base-t Interactive | macOS and iOS. The paid Ultra purchase covers macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS, per the vendor’s comparison. | Free tier limited to the first 15 devices per scan; paid Ultra purchase. | The vendor states “no account”. The paid tier’s Remote Scans feature publishes a Mac’s results to the user’s private iCloud. | A native Apple-platform scanner with custom device names and icons, Wake-on-LAN, a port-scan tool, and browser or VNC open actions listed by the vendor. | IP Scanner product and version comparison |
| Fing DesktopFing | Windows and macOS, free for personal use, with paid subscriptions. | Free for personal use; paid subscriptions. | A free Fing account is required, and the desktop app signs in to Fing’s cloud services for device recognition and to sync network data. | Built around automatic device recognition and a clear household-oriented view, which is useful when identification matters more than raw scanning. | Fing DesktopHow to install Fing Desktop on Windows and macOS |
| Nmap with ZenmapThe Nmap Project | Windows 7 and newer, macOS (the official installer is published for x86-64 and tested on macOS 10.9 and later), Linux packages, and source for other systems. | Free, under custom licence terms derived from the GNU GPL. | Not stated on the page we cite. | The most capable option in this list: scripting, service and version detection, and detailed output are its core purpose, with the Zenmap GUI included in the Windows and macOS installers. | Download the free Nmap security scanner |
| IPScanner.Prothis project | A native macOS application; a Windows x64 portable build is implemented but native acceptance testing is not complete. | Free-first for individuals; paid organisation features are planned, not available. | No account for local scanning. The current desktop workflow is Local Only. | Discovery that shows the evidence behind each suggestion, and Full ports as a selected-device action on devices you choose, from one scanning engine on macOS and Windows. There is no public download yet. | Our own product, not a citation. |
A comparison that only lists strengths is advertising. Every entry below includes the tool we make, on the same terms.
Sources: Advanced IP Scanner download page
Sources: Angry IP Scanner project site · Angry IP Scanner 3.10.0 release notes
Sources: Fing Desktop · How to install Fing Desktop on Windows and macOS
Every statement about another product on this page comes from that vendor’s or project’s own published material, and the retrieval date is shown for each source. Where a source does not cover a point, the table says so instead of guessing. This page contains no benchmarks, no speed or accuracy comparisons, and no hands-on measurements of the other tools: we did not test them to write this.
| Claim on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| Advanced IP Scanner is a free Windows scanner listed for Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7, and the vendor publishes no macOS download. | Advanced IP Scanner download pageFamatech · Vendor page |
| Angry IP Scanner is free, open source and cross-platform for Windows, macOS and Linux, and needs no installation. | Angry IP Scanner project siteThe Angry IP Scanner project · Project site |
| Angry IP Scanner 3.10.0 requires Java 21 or newer, bundles Java 25 with the Windows and macOS builds, and its macOS build no longer requires Rosetta. | Angry IP Scanner 3.10.0 release notesThe Angry IP Scanner project · Project release notes |
| Angry IP Scanner 3.10.0 added a plugin trust confirmation dialog and quotes shell arguments passed to openers to prevent command injection via DNS poisoning, and fixed a possible SQL injection in its SQL exporter. | Angry IP Scanner 3.10.0 release notesThe Angry IP Scanner project · Project release notes |
| Angry IP Scanner includes a setting for anonymous error reports, which the project added to Preferences in 3.8.1. | Angry IP Scanner 3.10.0 release notesThe Angry IP Scanner project · Project release notes |
| IP Scanner is published for macOS and iOS; the free tier is limited to the first 15 devices per scan, and the paid Ultra purchase covers macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS. | IP Scanner product and version comparison10base-t Interactive · Vendor page |
| The paid tier’s Remote Scans feature publishes a Mac’s results to the user’s private iCloud for an iPhone to read. | IP Scanner product and version comparison10base-t Interactive · Vendor page |
| Fing Desktop is free for personal use on Windows and macOS with paid subscriptions. | Fing DesktopFing · Vendor page |
| Fing Desktop requires a free Fing account and signs in to Fing’s cloud services for device recognition and to sync network data. | How to install Fing Desktop on Windows and macOSFing · Vendor help centre |
| Nmap is distributed for Windows 7 and newer, macOS (x86-64, tested on macOS 10.9 and later), Linux RPM packages and source, under custom licence terms derived from the GNU GPL, with Zenmap included in the Windows and macOS installers. | Download the free Nmap security scannerThe Nmap Project · Project site |
Competitor platforms, licence models and account requirements change. This page is re-checked quarterly, and immediately when a cited product changes.
No. Famatech lists Advanced IP Scanner for Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7, and publishes no macOS download. We found no Apple-platform build from the vendor, so a Mac download offered anywhere else would not be theirs.
Angry IP Scanner is the closest match in purpose: free, open source, and available for Windows, macOS and Linux. It is a Java application, and the current release bundles a Java runtime with the Windows and macOS builds so you do not install Java separately on those platforms.
No. There is no macOS build to run, so an M-series Mac gets the same answer as an Intel one. Apple-silicon Macs can run some iPhone and iPad apps, but we have not confirmed that any “Advanced IP Scanner” listing on the App Store comes from Famatech, so nothing on this page depends on it.
The scanning in Angry IP Scanner, Nmap and IPScanner.Pro runs on your own machine, and IPScanner.Pro’s current desktop workflow is Local Only. Angry IP Scanner can optionally send anonymous error reports, and its Preferences include the setting. Fing Desktop is the different case: its own documentation says it requires a free Fing account and signs in to Fing’s cloud services for device recognition and to sync your network data.
Because these are the ones whose claims we could trace to the vendor’s or project’s own published material. A longer list would mean repeating facts we had not checked. This page also contains no benchmarks: we did not measure any of these products to write it, and it says so rather than implying otherwise.
If what you actually want is a scan running on the Mac you are sitting at, IPScanner.Pro is the thing we build — and it has no public download yet, so there is nothing to install today.