Terms of Service
The terms for using WolfWave. It's free and GPL-3.0 licensed, comes with no warranty, and you follow Twitch, Discord, and Apple's rules when you use it.
Effective Date: February 12, 2026 Last Updated: October 16, 2026
The short version
- WolfWave is free and open-source under GPL-3.0. No account or subscription with us.
- It comes as is. No warranty, and Twitch, Discord, or Apple changes can break features.
- You follow their rules. Your use of Twitch, Discord, and Apple Music is under their terms, including what your bot says in chat.
- Keep your logins safe, and run song requests and chat features fairly for your viewers.
This summary is for convenience. The full Terms below are what apply.
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the WolfWave application ("App") provided by MrDemonWolf, Inc. ("we", "us", or "our"). By downloading, installing, or using WolfWave, you agree to these Terms.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By using WolfWave, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.
2. Description of Service
WolfWave is a macOS menu bar application that:
- Monitors Apple Music playback on your device
- Responds to Twitch chat commands with now-playing information, including custom commands you author
- Accepts song requests from Twitch chat, channel-point redemptions, and bit cheers, with queue, approval, blocklist, and vote-skip controls
- Displays Discord Rich Presence with your current listening activity
- Serves a local now-playing overlay and streams data to WebSocket endpoints for stream overlays and control clients such as a Stream Deck
- Optionally records listening history on your device with stats and monthly summaries
- Supports exporting and importing settings backups, and optionally syncing settings between your Macs through your own iCloud account
- Updates itself via Sparkle on the Stable or opt-in Nightly channel (unless installed via Homebrew)
The App runs entirely on your device and does not require a subscription or account with MrDemonWolf, Inc.
3. License
WolfWave is provided under the terms of its open-source license as published on our GitHub repository. You may use, modify, and distribute the software in accordance with that license.
4. Third-Party Services
WolfWave integrates with third-party services including Twitch, Discord, and Apple Music. Your use of these services is subject to their respective terms:
- Twitch Terms of Service
- Discord Terms of Service
- Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions
- Odesli (song.link) Terms of Service (link destination only; WolfWave builds song.link URLs but does not call Odesli)
WolfWave also queries the iTunes Search API for album artwork and Apple Music URLs; that usage is governed by Apple's API terms linked above.
You are responsible for complying with the terms of any third-party services you connect through WolfWave.
5. User Responsibilities
You agree to:
- Use WolfWave in compliance with all applicable laws
- Not use the App for any unlawful or abusive purposes
- Not attempt to reverse engineer, decompile, or modify the App beyond what is permitted by the open-source license
- Maintain the security of your Twitch and Discord credentials
- Comply with Twitch's and Discord's community guidelines when using bot features, including song requests and any custom commands you create
- Operate chat, song-request, and moderation features responsibly toward your viewers
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
WolfWave is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to:
- Merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
- Uninterrupted or error-free operation
- Compatibility with future versions of macOS, Twitch API, or Discord API
Third-party API changes may affect functionality. We make reasonable efforts to maintain compatibility but cannot guarantee uninterrupted service.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, MrDemonWolf, Inc. shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to:
- Loss of data or credentials
- Interruption of streaming or chat services
- Twitch or Discord account issues arising from App usage
- Any damages resulting from third-party service outages
8. Intellectual Property
"WolfWave" and the WolfWave logo are trademarks of MrDemonWolf, Inc. The source code is available under the terms of its open-source license.
9. Termination
You may stop using WolfWave at any time by uninstalling the App. We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the App at any time without notice.
10. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance of the new Terms.
11. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the United States, without regard to conflict of law provisions.
12. Contact
If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us:
- Email: legal [at] mrdemonwolf.com
- GitHub: github.com/MrDemonWolf/WolfWave/issues
- Company: MrDemonWolf, Inc.
Privacy Policy
WolfWave has no tracking, no analytics, and no servers. Sign-ins stay in the macOS Keychain, and now-playing data only goes to services you turn on.
Acknowledgements & Licenses
The third-party services and open-source software WolfWave depends on, the full license text for bundled libraries, and trademark notices.