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  <h1>Features</h1>

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    <li>Scans local networks as well as Internet</li>
    <li>IP Range, Random or file in any format</li>
    <li>Exports results into many formats</li>
    <li>Extensible with many data fetchers</li>
    <li>Provides command-line interface</li>
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    <li>Over <a href="/2015/03/downloads.html">29 million</a> downloads</li>
    <li>Free and open-source</li>
    <li>Works on Windows, Mac and Linux</li>
    <li>Installation not required</li>
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<h1>Description</h1>
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  Angry IP Scanner (or simply ipscan) is an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designed to be fast and simple to use. It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has <a href="/about/">many other features</a>.
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  It is widely used by network administrators and just curious users around the world, including large and small enterprises, banks, and government agencies.
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  It runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, possibly supporting other platforms as well.
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