# BotWave

> BotWave is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the music streaming category. FM broadcasting system with server-client architecture for managing multiple Raspberry Pi transmitters remotely. It has 142 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/dpipstudio/botwave |
| Website | https://botwave.dpip.lol/ |
| GitHub stars | 142 |
| Forks | 8 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Python |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | Python |
| Categories | Music Streaming |
| Commits, last 12 months | 759 |
| Last commit | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Latest release | v1.2.12-styrax (Oct 2, 2026) |
| Created | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: fm, network, piwave, python, radio, raspberry-pi, rds, botwave, good-first-contribution, good-first-issue

## Install

BotWave installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/dpipstudio/botwave.

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