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.
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.
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 categories or by the network on which they operate, check out the botmaking resources, articles, or see what’s new on Botwiki.
Apparently botmaking attracts a lot of academics, artists, and terrifyingly creative people. WHO KNEW.
— emma winston ☄ (@deer_ful) February 3, 2016
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.
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¶
Twitter bots
Bots posting on Twitter.
Fediverse bots
Bots for Mastodon, GNU Social, and other Fediverse networks.
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.
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