The 20 most famous and useful Twitter bots

If you are a user of Twitter, you must already know or at least have heard of the bots do Twitter. If you know, you know that there are some very interesting and others not so much. And that's exactly why I bring you the twenty most famous and useful bots on the platform.

What are Twitter bots?

To list the best, we must first define what we are talking about. One muzzle do Twitter this is a with that controls an account of the aforementioned social network through its API. The API is the Application Programming Interface. It boils down to rules established by a with for the use of its features by some specific applications. Those who don't want to get involved in implementation details.

Therefore, a muzzle can perform activities within the Twitter autonomously. Examples are tweeting, retweeting, liking, following, unfollowing or sending direct messages. This tool opens up a range of possibilities, which can be very good or very bad. In the case of the latter, some examples are bots do Twitter that generate fake followers or spread fake news. In the last US elections, Donald Trump was accused of using this to falsely promote himself and spread lies about his opponents. THE CNN reported that bots Russians have retweeted the former US president 500 times.

However, as already mentioned, the bots do Twitter can be something very useful, like those that are really automated. That is, they don't have someone hiding behind them to do illegal activities. Recently, even the Twitter announced a functionality which proves when the account is a “real” bot.

Lots of useful information or interesting trivia can be provided by bots do Twitter. And below are some of them.

Archillect (@archillect)

O Archilect is one of the most famous bots platform, with almost 3 million followers. It is used to promote visually stimulating photos.

Archillect (@archillect) / Twitter

here's your reminder (@tinycarebot)

The function of this bot is to broadcast messages that remind you to take a break from your busy life. “Please remember to take time to go outside if you can” reads the example post above.

here's your reminder (@tinycarebot) / Twitter

Year Progress (@year_progress)

The function of this bot is to provide the notion of how many % of the year has passed. Now the phrase “the year is going by too fast” will seem even stronger.

Year Progress (@year_progress) / Twitter

Simpsons Screens (@simpsonsscreens)

This is one of bots Twitter jokes whose purpose is to post random frames of Simpsons. Some can be quite fun.

Simpsons Screens (@simpscreens) / Twitter

DSCOVR:EPIC (@dscovr_epic)

Do you want to know how the Earth looks from above right now? Well that's exactly what this muzzle do Twitter brings. Images of the planet through the satellite's polychromatic camera DSCOVR. The photo above is from Tuesday, May 24 at 22:20 pm.

DSCOVR:EPIC (@dscovr_epic) / Twitter

Free Game Findings (@FreeGameFinding)

This one is for you gamer. O muzzle do Twitter Free Game Findings brings you alerts whenever it discovers a new free game available online. In the above case, the game is J. Edgar Hoover, about the famous former 1st director of the FBI.

Free Game Findings (@FreeGameFinding) / Twitter

Remind me of this tweet (@RemindMe_OfThis)

They muzzle do Twitter already brings something different. It's not about posts, it's about interaction. Every time you need to save a tweet and remember after him, the 'Remind me of this tweet' will help you. Just mention it in tweet you want and let you know how long later you want to be reminded of it.

Remind me of this tweet (@RemindMe_OfThis) / Tweetr

wayback_exe (@wayback_exe)

Is it possible to miss the dial-up internet? This one is for you who miss the old internet and need a nostalgic moment. Between the bots do Twitter, the specialty of this one is to bring screenshots of old sites in old browsers.

wayback_exe (@wayback_exe) / Twitter

Magic Realism Bot (@MagicRealismBot)

Do you believe in magic? Or that magical things can happen? Well this is the muzzle do Twitter for you. Every four hours, a different “exaggerated” story comes out, with a touch of magic. It can be pretty funny. As in the example above: “A duke of Mesopotamia falls in love with a book of poetry”.

Magic Realism Bot (@MagicRealismBot) / Twitter

Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp)

This is also one of the most famous bots do Twitter. He has over 570k followers. And its function is very useful for social network users. O muzzle helps you read celebrities threads do Twitter (sequence of linked posts) in an easier way. Just mention the profile on tweet next to the word "unroll“. After that, you get a link with all tweets in a single image.

Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) / Twitter

Colorize_Bot (@colorize_bot)

They muzzle It's for you who like photography. It transforms old black and white photos into new color images. Just mention the profile in the post with the black and white photo and it will respond with the updated version.

Colorize_Bot 🤖🌈 (@colorize_bot) / Twitter

Pikaso (@pikaso_me)

It is true that any user can do screenshots on your mobile or computer, but sometimes the process may not be so easy. The image often doesn't come out the way you want, especially on mobile devices. Or, the user spends some time to get to the result.

To facilitate this, the muzzle pikaso appeared. Just follow him on Twitter and mention it in a tweet you want "print“. It will respond quickly with the requested image. At the moment, the profile, however, is unable to do the service in posts with photos.

Picasso (@pikaso_me) / Twitter

Emoji Mashup Bot (@EmojiMashupBot)

Os emojis are a rage on social media. However, there's always that moment when you can't choose one. Often there is simply no perfect one for what you want to express.

Well, among the bots do Twitter, there is one that can help you with that. It creates new emojis by mixing the designs of two others. You can try using one of the many already available in the profile; or try to send a message to him asking for a new one. See the example above. It is a mixture of emoji of a cat blowing a kiss with the one with clenched teeth, with a worried expression.

Emoji Mashup Bot (@EmojiMashupBot) / Twitter

phase↝chase (@phasechase)

If you like word games, this one muzzle and to you. It starts with a word and changes one letter at a time. If a new word is formed, it does the process again. (https://www.disabilityhelpcenter.org/) And so the game goes until there is no longer any way to continue. All possibilities of words formed with this concept appear below.

It is worth mentioning that the profile is international, written in English. So maybe, if you are not familiar with the language, you will need to use a translator. However, it is still fun to see the terms that are being formed.

phase↝chase (@phasechase) / Twitter

poem.exe (@poem_exe)

Poets at heart are also contemplated among the bots do Twitter. O poem.exe creates poems in the model of Haiku and post them. Haiku is a short form of Japanese poetry. The profile uses a technique based on A Hundred Thousand Billion Poems (One Hundred Thousand Billion Poems, in Portuguese) by Raymond Queneau's.

poem.exe (@poem_exe) / Twitter

Ace Attorney Court Bot (@aceCourtBot)

They muzzle it's really fun for the Gamers. it transforms threads do Twitter in court cases. But not from any court. The profile uses the game Ace Attorney as reference.

Ace Attorney Court Bot 🏳️‍⚧️ (@aceCourtBot) / Twitter

Weber the Policy Bot (@weber_bot)

This year is an election year. Therefore, it is important to know what Brazilian politicians are doing or saying. O Weber is an muzzle do Twitter which publishes every three hours the tweet most popular among the country's politicians.

Weber the Policy Bot (@weber_bot) / Twitter

Bipolar Dollar (@Bipolar Dollar)

Do you want to know how the dollar exchange rate is in real time? just follow the Bipolar Dollar and follow all the variations of the Dollar with this muzzle do Twitter.

Bipolar Dollar 💸 (@DolarBipolar) / Twitter

Bipolar NOTEBOOK (@notebipolar)

Among the bots of Twitter, some serve to save good money. This profile, for example, monitors the prices and possible promotions of laptops online. It's worth checking out there before buying yours. The functionality is good, as it brings together in one place the prices and features of products from different sites. So your search is faster and more accurate.

There are a few other processor-focused profiles of this type (@cpubipolar) and GPU Bipolar video cards (@gpubipolar).

NOTEBOOK bipolar // 🤖Monitor notebook prices (@notebipolar) / Twitter

Pegabot (@pegabot)

Finally, we bring a muzzle about bots. Some profiles of this type are very similar to “normal profiles”. Many of them bring constant posts with information. This does not differ, in principle, from an account commanded by a person. This differentiation is very important, especially in an election year. Some candidates may use bots (those with no good intentions) to create fake profiles. The goal is usually to increase your following or spread fake news about opponents anonymously.

But then how to identify if it is a muzzle or not? Well the pegabot arrived to clear this doubt. Just mention it in a post of yours with the profile to be analyzed as well; or else give reply in an account post with the @pegabots . The latter will answer your question shortly.

Pegabot (@pegabots) / Twitter

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Sources: Botwiki, Archilect, Techpp, Beebom, discover.bot, Twitter.