jayofelony/pwnagotchi

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2886 stars · 323 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Pwnagotchi is a Raspberry Pi-based Wi-Fi penetration-testing gadget that leverages Bettercap to passively sniff or actively attack nearby Wi-Fi networks, capturing WPA handshake and PMKID material for cracking with hashcat. This jayofelony fork is the actively maintained community image supporting Pi Zero W through Pi 5, with a plugin system, e-ink face UI, and unit-to-unit mesh communication.

Use cases

• capture WPA handshakes and PMKIDs for hashcat cracking
• build a portable Wi-Fi auditing gadget on a Raspberry Pi
• learn Wi-Fi security and penetration testing hands-on
• run a community-maintained pwnagotchi image on Pi Zero 2 W or Pi 5
• extend a pwnagotchi with third-party plugins and custom displays
• let multiple pwnagotchi units discover each other via the parasite protocol

When to choose

• you want an actively maintained pwnagotchi fork with support for newer Raspberry Pi hardware
• you want to capture crackable WPA key material on portable hardware
• you want a customizable, plugin-extensible Wi-Fi hacking device with an e-ink UI

When to avoid

• you need a general-purpose Wi-Fi auditing toolkit on a laptop rather than dedicated Pi hardware
• you want the original AI-based learning mode, which was removed for stability and battery reasons
• you need legal, authorized enterprise wireless assessments with reporting features

Facets

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penetration-testing security monitoring plugin-system security penetration-testing hardware networking embedded python iot wifi-hacking raspberry-pi bettercap wpa-handshake-capture hashcat e-ink-display pmkid hacking-gadget community-fork linux

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