MAC Address Finder - Comprehensive Tool

MAC Address Finder

Discover your device's network hardware address

Automatic Detection

We'll attempt to detect your MAC address automatically. Due to browser restrictions, this may not work on all devices.

Manual MAC Address Lookup

Since browsers can't directly access MAC addresses, here's how to find it on your device:

Windows Instructions

  1. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog
  2. Type cmd and press Enter to open Command Prompt
  3. In the Command Prompt, type: ipconfig /all
  4. Look for your active network adapter (WiFi or Ethernet)
  5. Find the Physical Address line - this is your MAC address
Alternative Method: In PowerShell, run: Get-NetAdapter | Select-Object Name, MacAddress

MacOS Instructions

  1. Click the Apple menu and select System Preferences
  2. Go to Network
  3. Select your active network connection (WiFi or Ethernet)
  4. Click Advanced in the bottom right
  5. Go to the Hardware tab
  6. The MAC address is displayed at the top
Terminal Method: Open Terminal and run: ifconfig en0 | grep ether (use en1 for WiFi if en0 doesn't work)

Linux Instructions

  1. Open a terminal window
  2. Run the command: ip link show
  3. Look for your network interface (usually eth0 for wired, wlan0 for wireless)
  4. The MAC address is listed after "link/ether"
Alternative Commands: You can also use ifconfig -a or nmcli device show

Android Instructions

  1. Open Settings
  2. Go to About phone or About device
  3. Tap on Status or Hardware information
  4. Look for WiFi MAC address
Alternative Path: On newer Android versions: Settings > Network & Internet > WiFi > Network preferences > Advanced

iOS Instructions

  1. Open Settings
  2. Go to General
  3. Tap About
  4. Scroll down to WiFi Address (this is your MAC address)
Alternative Path: For iOS 14+: Settings > WiFi > tap the (i) icon next to your network > scroll to find the MAC address

Why Can't Browsers Detect MAC Addresses?

Modern web browsers intentionally restrict access to hardware-level information like MAC addresses due to:

For reliable MAC address detection, you would need to use native applications with appropriate permissions.

MAC Address Formats

MAC addresses can appear in different formats. All of these represent the same address: