<p>I just did the following procedure (as by instructions) on windows</p>
<pre><code>Opened powershell

conda create -n birdnet python=3.11
conda activate birdnet
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install librosa resampy
pip install tensorflow
pip install pywebview gradio

downloaded birdnet-analyzer from github, extracted folder from zip 

cd downloads\birdnet-analyzer-main
python gui.py

selected as input and output folder the birdnet-analyzer-main\example

selected the species_list.txt in example folder

pressed start Analysis
</code></pre>
<p>program was running fine using the soundscape.wav file in example folder.</p>
<p>Not sure what you did wrong, as the info you provided does not allow a more detailed diagnosis.</p>
<p>BTW, there is a standalone compiled birdnet-analyzer with an exe file that immediately shows you the gui</p>

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Hey thanks it looks like it just doesn't work with flac and does with wav
user3253741
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<p>BirdNet is very new to me and I can't really find a guide online. I've installed it, and I've done the 'pip3 install pywebview gradio' to use the GUI version. Every time I've uploaded a recording and clicked analyze I've either gotten an error after a few seconds or had it run for hours without stopping. When I get the error, after I hit analyze it shows queue 1/1 then a time counter then error. When I get it going on forever it's just the time counter increasing.</p>
<p>The files I've uploaded have been flac and have been 3-15 minutes long. I tried using the filters and leaving the filters as is. Any help would be appreciated thanks!</p>

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Welcome @user3253741! It looks like you figured out your issue in your comment below, which is great. Would you mind editing your question to add a bit more detail on the type of error message you were getting, so that this may help others in the future?
selene
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Sadly there was no error message it just says "ERROR" in the analyze box
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How do I use BirdNet without getting an error?
# How do I use BirdNet without getting an error?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-02)

BirdNet is very new to me and I can't really find a guide online. I've installed it, and I've done the 'pip3 install pywebview gradio' to use the GUI version. Every time I've uploaded a recording and clicked analyze I've either gotten an error after a few seconds or had it run for hours without stopping. When I get the error, after I hit analyze it shows queue 1/1 then a time counter then error. When I get it going on forever it's just the time counter increasing.

The files I've uploaded have been flac and have been 3-15 minutes long. I tried using the filters and leaving the filters as is. Any help would be appreciated thanks!

**Tags:** birdnet, python

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Welcome @username_0! It looks like you figured out your issue in your comment below, which is great. Would you mind editing your question to add a bit more detail on the type of error message you were getting, so that this may help others in the future?  
> **username_0**: Sadly there was no error message it just says "ERROR" in the analyze box  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-12-03. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

I just did the following procedure (as by instructions) on windows

```
Opened powershell

conda create -n birdnet python=3.11
conda activate birdnet
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install librosa resampy
pip install tensorflow
pip install pywebview gradio

downloaded birdnet-analyzer from github, extracted folder from zip 

cd downloads\birdnet-analyzer-main
python gui.py

selected as input and output folder the birdnet-analyzer-main\example

selected the species_list.txt in example folder

pressed start Analysis

```

program was running fine using the soundscape.wav file in example folder.

Not sure what you did wrong, as the info you provided does not allow a more detailed diagnosis.

BTW, there is a standalone compiled birdnet-analyzer with an exe file that immediately shows you the gui

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Hey thanks it looks like it just doesn't work with flac and does with wav  

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