# ghostop14/sparrow-wifi

Next-Gen GUI-based WiFi and Bluetooth Analyzer for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/ghostop14/sparrow-wifi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sparrow-wifi
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: wifi, ubertooth, bluetooth, hackrf, sdr, mavlink
Last push: 2026-07-20T20:57:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3254, "days_push": 44, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1614, forks 192 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:11.392212+00:00)

## What it is
Sparrow-WiFi is a Python 3 GUI-based WiFi and Bluetooth analyzer for Linux that combines 2.4/5 GHz scanning, BLE/Classic discovery, SDR spectrum analysis (HackRF, Ubertooth), GPS wardriving, and FAA RemoteID drone detection. It ships as four components: a PyQt5 desktop GUI, a headless REST agent for remote/drone deployments, a web-based DroneID detector, and an Elasticsearch/OpenSearch indexing bridge.

## Use cases
- scan and visualize 2.4/5 GHz WiFi networks on Linux with a GUI
- discover Bluetooth and BLE devices nearby
- do spectrum analysis with a HackRF or Ubertooth SDR
- wardrive with GPS-tagged WiFi observations
- detect and track FAA RemoteID drones via WiFi and BLE
- index WiFi and Bluetooth observations into Elasticsearch or OpenSearch with Kibana dashboards
- run remote wireless scans on a drone or rover via a headless agent
- integrate wireless scan results into other tools via a JSON REST API

## When to choose
- you need a graphical WiFi/BT analyzer on Linux beyond what built-in tools offer
- you want SDR-based spectrum analysis integrated with WiFi scanning
- you need drone RemoteID detection with alerting and geozone overlays
- you want to ship wireless observations into Elasticsearch/OpenSearch for analysis
- you need headless remote scanning for drones, rovers, or embedded deployments

## When to avoid
- you need a WiFi analyzer on Windows or macOS - it is Linux-only
- you only need a quick terminal scan - simpler CLI tools like iw or nmcli suffice
- you need passive packet capture or intrusion detection - tools like Kismet are more specialized
- you require a supported enterprise product rather than a community tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, monitoring, search-engine, http-server, cli, analytics
- domain: security, networking, osint, developer-tools
- platform: python, browser, self-hosted
- tags: wifi-analyzer, bluetooth-scanning, sdr, hackrf, ubertooth, drone-detection, remoteid, wardriving, elasticsearch, gps-tracking, pyqt5, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- ghostop14/sparrow-wifi (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.392212+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:50:20.883805+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ghostop14/sparrow-wifi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.392212+00:00, sha 57d1a9854d9e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.