Network Scanner Finds Every Raspberry Pi
A developer named [Philipp] created a custom network scanner app to easily locate Raspberry Pi devices on a local network, addressing the challenge of tracking dynamically assigned IP addresses. The app uses MAC-OUI and mDNS detection to specifically identify Raspberry Pi devices and includes additional tools like GPIO pinouts and electronics calculators. Designed as an ad-free, open-source alternative to existing Android network scanners, the app aims to simplify remote administration for hobbyists and hackers.
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Network Scanner Finds Every Raspberry Pi No comments by: Zoe Skyforest April 29, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy DHCP is great for getting machines on the network with a minimum of fuss. However, it can also make remote administration a pain because you never know which IP you’re supposed to be SSHing into. [Philipp] ran into this problem quite often, so decided to whip up an app to make things easier. At it’s heart, the app is a simple network scanner—of which many already exist. However, [Philipp] had found that many options on Android were peppered with ads that made them highly undesirable to use. Thus, he whipped up his own, with a particular eye to working with the Raspberry Pi.
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