<p>The grassroots <a href="http://www.bat-pi.eu/EN/software-EN.html" rel="noreferrer">Bat-pi</a> project has a list of software that you can use to analyze bat calls. Not all are automated, but they also provide references to get you started. They are EU-based.</p>
<p><em>Software  (Freeware) for  bat call analysis</em></p>
<ul>
<li>BatScope (Mac OS X). Databank, optical analysis, classification</li>
<li>Raven Lite (Mac OS X, Windows) optical analysis</li>
<li>Avisoft-SASLab Lite (Windows) optical analysis</li>
<li>WaveSurfer (Windows) optical analysis</li>
<li>BatClassify (Windows) analysis</li>
<li>SeaWave Sound Emission Analyzer Wave edition (Windows) optical analysis</li>
<li>BatExplorer Software (Windows) optical analysis</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Commercial Software</em></p>
<ul>
<li>ecoObs GmbH: bcAdmin (Mac OS X). Databank, optical anaysis, classification, result mangement</li>
<li>ecoObs GmbH: bcAnalyze (Mac OS X). optical analysis, call examples
Pettersson: BatSound (Windows) optical analysis,</li>
<li>Avisoft: SASLab Pro  Bioacoustics Laboratory Software (Windows) optical analysis, classification</li>
<li>Ravensoundsoftware: Raven pro (Mac OS X, Windows) optical analysis,</li>
<li>Binaryacoustics: SCAN’R selection of bat calls by parameter filters</li>
<li>Biotope: Sonochiro optical analysis, classification (rentable)</li>
<li>Wildlifeacoustics: Kaleidoscope optical analysis, classification by selfmade classifiers</li>
</ul>

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2023-12-21T15:59:36.720Z
Batscope is also available for Windows (unfortunately no Linux)
Bernd V.
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etgriffiths
<p>I don't have any personal experience, but the 'Tadarida' toolkit comes to mind. Here's <a href="https://openresearchsoftware.metajnl.com/article/10.5334/jors.154/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the paper link</a> and here's <a href="https://github.com/YvesBas/Tadarida-C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the repository</a>.</p>
<p>While the tool itself is a generic classification and training tool, the paper highlights its use in various acoustic bat species surveys.</p>

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Thejasvi
<p>There is an option for automated bat detection and identification on device (Raspberry Pi and ultrasound microphone):</p>
<p><a href="https://github.com/rdz-oss/BattyBirdNET-Pi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/rdz-oss/BattyBirdNET-Pi</a></p>

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user3137
<p>Bat acoustics research started as early as the 1970s. Many researchers and manufacturers have developed automated bat detectors. These tools are effective ways to assess an ecological system. <a href="https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/products/kaleidoscope/automatic-bat-identification" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kaleidoscope</a> has the functions of bat auto identification. What is the software/package available for bat identification through acoustics? What are their limitations? Is there any open-source solution to bat auto identification*?</p>

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What are the automated bat identification (acoustics) tools available?
# What are the automated bat identification (acoustics) tools available?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-08)

Bat acoustics research started as early as the 1970s. Many researchers and manufacturers have developed automated bat detectors. These tools are effective ways to assess an ecological system. [Kaleidoscope](https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/products/kaleidoscope/automatic-bat-identification) has the functions of bat auto identification. What is the software/package available for bat identification through acoustics? What are their limitations? Is there any open-source solution to bat auto identification\*?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-07-08. Score: 11

The grassroots [Bat-pi](http://www.bat-pi.eu/EN/software-EN.html) project has a list of software that you can use to analyze bat calls. Not all are automated, but they also provide references to get you started. They are EU-based.

*Software (Freeware) for bat call analysis*

* BatScope (Mac OS X). Databank, optical analysis, classification
* Raven Lite (Mac OS X, Windows) optical analysis
* Avisoft-SASLab Lite (Windows) optical analysis
* WaveSurfer (Windows) optical analysis
* BatClassify (Windows) analysis
* SeaWave Sound Emission Analyzer Wave edition (Windows) optical analysis
* BatExplorer Software (Windows) optical analysis

*Commercial Software*

* ecoObs GmbH: bcAdmin (Mac OS X). Databank, optical anaysis, classification, result mangement
* ecoObs GmbH: bcAnalyze (Mac OS X). optical analysis, call examples
  Pettersson: BatSound (Windows) optical analysis,
* Avisoft: SASLab Pro Bioacoustics Laboratory Software (Windows) optical analysis, classification
* Ravensoundsoftware: Raven pro (Mac OS X, Windows) optical analysis,
* Binaryacoustics: SCAN’R selection of bat calls by parameter filters
* Biotope: Sonochiro optical analysis, classification (rentable)
* Wildlifeacoustics: Kaleidoscope optical analysis, classification by selfmade classifiers

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Batscope is also available for Windows (unfortunately no Linux)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-07-08. Score: 3

I don't have any personal experience, but the 'Tadarida' toolkit comes to mind. Here's [the paper link](https://openresearchsoftware.metajnl.com/article/10.5334/jors.154/) and here's [the repository](https://github.com/YvesBas/Tadarida-C).

While the tool itself is a generic classification and training tool, the paper highlights its use in various acoustic bat species surveys.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-05-23. Score: 1

There is an option for automated bat detection and identification on device (Raspberry Pi and ultrasound microphone):

<https://github.com/rdz-oss/BattyBirdNET-Pi>


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