Install Linux Wifi Hotspot on Raspberry Pi

Linux Wifi Hotspot

A feature-rich wifi hotspot creator for Linux which provides both GUI and command-line interface.

Run GUI from Menu: Menu -> System Tools -> Wifi Hotspot
Run GUI from Terminal: wihotspot
Run CLI from Terminal: create_ap

Features:

Share your wifi like in Windows - Use wifi and enable hotspot at the same time.

Share a wifi access point from any network interface

Share wifi via QR code

MAC filter

View connected devices

Includes both CLI and GUI.

Supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz - You can be connected to a 5GHz network and have your hotspot on a 2.4GHz network.

Customise wifi channel, Change MAC address, etc.

Hide SSID

Customize gateway IP address

Enable IEEE 80211n, IEEE 80211ac modes

Note: Running Linux Wifi Hotspot from the Menu will turn on your Wifi, becuause trying to start a Hotspot with your Wifi off won't work.

Fortunately, Linux Wifi Hotspot is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
Use Pi-Apps to install Linux Wifi Hotspot.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Trixie.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
Linux Wifi Hotspot will run on either PiOS 32-bit or 64-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps