WakeBeaconWake your Mac or PC from your phone, see it check in, then open its desktop in your browser. Schedule wakes, run approved commands, and review the day’s activity—all from your account.
Rolling out: ask the AI assistant about your computers, watch Live activity, and open every screen in its own window.
Studio PC is sleeping. Last check-in two hours ago.
This is a simulation. No packets are sent from this page.
An animated tour with illustrative demo screens.
WakeBeacon. Your computers. Within reach. Wake a Mac or PC, wait for its check-in, then connect through your browser. A packet reported sent is separate from a confirmed check-in; wake support depends on your hardware and setup. Create one-time or weekly wake schedules; saving or enabling a schedule requires a recent second-factor sign-in. Enable automatic checks on supported computers; local alarms must be installed before the computer sleeps. With no request, the operating system decides when it sleeps again.
Start with a command template, approve the exact script locally on the computer, then run it and follow live output. Wake a workspace of computers and follow each computer’s result. Workspace groups are saved in this browser; keep the dashboard open while a run progresses. Review daily activity, top apps, sessions, and screenshots. Activity monitoring and screenshots are separate opt-ins on each computer; screenshots also require monitoring to be enabled. A period without records does not prove it was off.
Choose supported power controls and the features each computer allows. Remote access requires setup on the computer, local permissions, and a recent two-factor sign-in. Session limits appear before you connect. WakeBeacon. Your computers. Within reach. Visit wakebeacon.com.
Your phone queues a wake for one computer. It expires if nothing picks it up.
An awake relay on the same network claims the request exactly once.
The relay sends the magic packet and acknowledges delivery.
The computer reports in. Only this counts as a confirmed wake.
If it stops early, the app says why: expired before any relay picked it up, the relay is on a different network than the target or the relay could not send the packet.
Four places you meet WakeBeacon. Pick one.
The wake button in your pocket.
Installs once, then looks after itself.
All your computers on one screen.
Awake is only the start.
Build a routine around the computers you already own.
Set a one-time or weekly wake in your time zone. Use an awake relay, or an OS alarm on the target computer after enabling automatic checks.
Saving or enabling schedules requires a recent second-factor sign-in or a passkey confirmation. Local alarms must be installed while the computer is online. Offline edits and cancellations wait for its next connection.
Save a script for a Mac or Windows PC, approve its exact contents on that computer, then run it from the dashboard or phone. Follow the output, stop a run, and review its result.
Requires a compatible agent and enabled command runs. Execution changes need fresh local approval.
Browse published templates for the computer’s OS by category or search. Read the script and requirements before adding it as a saved command.
The catalog depends on published templates. Updates are reviewed before applying; local approval still applies.
Send supported Sleep, Lock, Restart, Shut down or Sign out actions to an online computer. See the request and its reported result in history.
Available actions depend on the agent and OS. Destructive actions must be confirmed and need a recent second-factor sign-in or a passkey confirmation; shutdown needs a separate opt-in.
Group your computers in the web dashboard. Wake workspace follows their configured relay dependencies and waits for supporting computers to check in.
Groups stay in this browser, under your account. Keep the page open during a launch; groups do not sync to your phone.
Opt in to Wake periodically to check requests on macOS or Windows. Pick 15 or 30 minutes, or 1, 2 or 4 hours. Wake on next check queues your request until the computer checks in.
Off by default. OS wake-timer support and setup are required; macOS asks for administrator authorization. An empty check leaves sleep to OS policy.
Once a computer checks in, open its desktop in the browser you already have — from the web dashboard or the phone app. Sessions are desktop-only, end automatically at your plan’s time limit, and show a privacy bar on the computer the whole time. If the connection drops, Reconnect picks the session back up instead of starting over.
Remote access is optional. Enable it in WakeBeacon on that computer first. On a Mac, the setup guide explains the screen and accessibility permissions before you choose to grant them. Set up authenticator-based two-factor authentication for your account; opening a session requires a recent second-factor sign-in, or a passkey confirmation.
Simulated. Enable remote access in WakeBeacon on your computer to use real sessions.
On a Windows computer with several screens, Open all puts each screen in its own browser window, so you can spread them across your own monitors and work the way you would at that desk. Close a window you do not need, or stop sharing to end every window at once.
Simulation. Screen windows are for Windows computers; a Mac opens in a single window. The privacy bar shows on the computer while any window is open.
An organization holds the computers that belong to the work, not to one person. Admins and members each see what their role allows — and nothing of anyone’s personal computers.
Organizations are set up with us, with you as the first admin. Talk to us about yours.
| Process | CPU, % of machine | Memory (resident) |
|---|---|---|
| browser | 11% | 1.9 GB |
| editor | 7% | 860 MB |
| photo-export | 6% | 1.2 GB |
| music | 1% | 240 MB |
On Studio PC, the agent shows: “Live view open from the dashboard by you@example.com”.
Live activity is rolling out. It appears in the web dashboard and the phone app when it is enabled for your account, for online computers whose agent supports it.
Choose a day to see recorded active and idle time, a timeline, top apps and sessions. Time without records stays labeled as unknown, and partial reads say so.
Browse screenshots grouped by hour, filter by app, then open the viewer to step through or play the loaded frames. Open a session to review its screenshots alongside its activity.
Capture stays opt-in for each computer. Exclude private apps, pause collection on the desktop, or delete history. Turning capture off keeps saved history available until your plan’s retention limit.
Screenshots need activity monitoring and your separate permission.
No records does not tell us whether the computer was off.
The assistant is rolling out. It appears in the web dashboard when it is available for your account, and each plan will set a monthly question allowance.
Pick a question to see how an answer is put together. In the real dashboard you type your own.
The same wake routes and private account. Choose the time and history you need.
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For a quick check-in on your own computers. No payment details needed.
$4.99 / month
Or $39.99 per year. Suggested US launch prices.
| Included | Free | Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Computers per account | 2 computers | 5 computers |
| Remote session | 7 minutes | 60 minutes |
| Automatic screenshots | Every 20 minutes | Every 5 minutes |
| Activity history | 5 days | 30 days |
| Screenshot history | 5 days | 7 days |
| Activity records per day | 1,000 | 10,000 |
| Screenshots per day | 72 | 288 |
Launch allowances shown. Your account shows the current limits. Screenshots require a separate opt-in and a supported, awake computer. Daily allowances reset at midnight UTC.
Mobile purchasing is not live yet. Once available, subscribe through the App Store or Google Play in WakeBeacon. The store shows your local price, billing period and renewal terms before you confirm. Restore and manage your subscription from the app.
Free and Plus are for personal use. For business computers, support or invoicing, contact us about commercial licensing.
Download the personal plan pricing sheet (PDF). Commercial and Enterprise purchases are excluded from the planned web checkout launch.
Sign in to the same verified account on the web, phone and computer. The agent registers the adapter for you.
Use the in-app Wake setup checks for your adapter. Choose Wake-on-LAN or opt in to automatic checks on supported hardware.
Send the wake and wait for the check-in. Then open remote access or your usual remote app.
Open a section when you get to it. Your dashboard and desktop agent show the controls available for your setup.
Wake-on-LAN depends on hardware and networks WakeBeacon does not control. These are the edges.
Wake-on-LAN has to be supported and switched on. BIOS, adapter, driver, Wi-Fi and some sleep states can all say no.
No check-in for 150 seconds shows as offline. That can be sleep, shutdown, lost internet or a closed agent.
Carrier-grade NAT blocks them, and a stored address can go stale while the computer sleeps.
It also has to be on the same network as the target. A sleeping computer cannot relay for itself.
Same-Wi-Fi and router packets are sent from the phone. The dashboard can request a relay wake, a wake on the next enabled automatic check, or Intel AMT where configured and ready.
Enable remote access on each computer and approve the permissions explained in setup before the action appears.
Short answers. If yours is missing, the contact form reaches a person.
For Wake-on-LAN, your phone or an awake relay sends a packet onto the computer’s network. Automatic checks use an OS alarm instead; configured Intel AMT uses a separate hardware connection. A packet, alarm or accepted request is not proof of a wake: wait for the computer’s check-in.
Commercial licensing, a question about your network, or something that does not work. We reply to the address you give.
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