MACAddressView

The complexity of the astonishing feat of connecting to the internet, which we take for granted nowadays, is handled by a synergy between software and hardware solutions. In order to easily identify them inside a certain network, a Media Access Control address is used for recording and displaying the details of the device’s manufacturer, ranging from the company name, physical address and country of residence.

For those working with networking hardware on the daily, having an offline database with easy exporting tools at their disposal can be incredibly useful, which is where MACAddressView comes into play.

The application boasts an easy-to-use interface, listing all the available options in a command ribbon and toolbar situated at the top. The user has multiple ways of finding out a manufacturer’s info, depending on the information they have at their disposal.

Firstly, the software can be done by inserting the first three bytes of or the full MAC address, which, in the case of Windows PCs, can be found in the Ethernet adapter settings panel. Secondly, for those in need of the MAC address itself, the user can input one or more company names, addresses and countries of residence for the app to display in its results page.

Some improvements that the app could use in this regard include a dark mode toggle for a more comfortable viewing experience at night, along with an auto-scrolling feature that is present in many browsers and which can be activated by pressing the middle click button of the mouse and dragging up and down inside the app window.

Once the search is queried, results are displayed in a tidy table whose grid lines can be toggled, with options for exporting in text, CSV, HTML and XML formats for use in other databases or for filtering search results in different files.

Finally, the search option allows for automatically generating the device’s own MAC address, along with displaying a table with all addresses in the database for easily scrolling and browsing in order to find the right one. Right-clicking a search result brings up a context menu through which the user can generate a small window listing a company’s details in a vertical view for taking quick screenshots.

Whether you want a free offline database where you can easily browse thousands of company details and addresses or you want to find out what the MAC address of a particular device indicates about the original manufacturer, MACAddressView is a great and useful utility, regardless of the line of work you are in.