Angry IP Scanner
Angry IP Scanner is a simple graphical IP and port scanner that shows which addresses in a range are alive.
Legal & ethical use. Use this tool only on systems, networks and data that you own or have explicit written permission to test. Unauthorised access or scanning can break computer-misuse laws (for example Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, and equivalents elsewhere). Practise in your own lab or in authorised environments such as CTFs.
What it is used for
- Beginner-friendly host discovery on a home network
- Exporting scan results to CSV for documentation
Key features
- Graphical interface
- Pings addresses and scans ports
- Export to common formats
Installation
Download the installer or package for your OS from angryip.org (it needs a Java runtime on some platforms).
Beginner usage guide
Enter the start and end of your own network range, choose the ports to check, press Start and review the table of live hosts.
Example commands
Run these only against your own lab or authorised targets. Placeholder addresses such as 192.0.2.x are documentation ranges.
Command-line style target range (GUI field)
192.168.56.1 - 192.168.56.254Enter this range in the IP Range fields to scan a typical host-only lab network.
References
Source verification
Last reviewed: 2026-10-27
Links checked over HTTP: 2026-10-27 07:51 UTC — official: 200, docs: 200, repo: 200
Commands were written from the official documentation and have not been executed on this site; test them in your lab.