Bots on Botwiki

Bots galore!

So what exactly is a “bot”?

Well, it really depends on who you ask:

An Internet bot, also known as web robot, WWW robot or simply bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks over the Internet. Typically, bots perform tasks that are both simple and structurally repetitive, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a human alone.

Wikipedia

Congress edits Wikipedia

Bunch of Twitter usernames that are not controlled by people, but are just robots that are programmed to release the information related to all these different things. And that’s really interesting.

A user experience tester

In essence, an online bot is a program (sometimes simple, sometimes more complex) that does something a human would otherwise do, like post pictures on Tumblr or retweet Tweets about cats.

Bots can be funny, useful, artistic — but also annoying and spammy. This site, and our Botmakers community, are dedicated to the friendlier kind.

Feel free to browse the bots below — by category or by the network on which they operate, check out the botmaking resources, articles, or see what’s new on Botwiki.

Browse by category

Generative bots

Bots that make things.

Image bots

Bots posting images.

GIF bots

Bots posting animated GIFs.

Emoji ✨ bots

🤖💻💾

Space bots

The final frontier!

Poetry bots

Bots that write and collect poetry.

Interactive bots

Bots that you can interact with.

Game bots

These bots are all fun and games.

Wikipedia bots

Bots powered by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Data visualization bots

Big data, small bots.

Non-English bots

Est-ce que votre bot parle français?

IoT bots

“Internet of things” bots, practically robots!

Tracery bots

Bots made with Kate Compton’s Tracery.

Open-source bots

Bots you can use to make more bots.

Monthly Bot Challenge winners

The best of the best.

Browse by network

Fediverse bots

Bots for Mastodon, GNU Social, and other Fediverse networks.

Twitter bots

Bots posting on Twitter.

Tumblr bots

Bots posting on Tumblr.

Reddit bots

Bots posting on Reddit.

Discord bots

Bots for Discord.

Facebook bots

Automated Facebook pages.

Facebook Messenger bots

Bots on Facebook’s Messenger app.

YouTube bots

Bots that post videos on YouTube.

Slack bots

Bots for Slack.

AIM bots

Bots that used to post on AIM.

Snapchat bots

Bots posting on Snapchat.

botwiki.org now has 2,000 bots!

— botwiki.org (@[email protected]) 2023-07-13T11:58:11.265Z


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