Bioacoustics Python Packages

scikit-maad

Open-source and modular toolbox for quantitative soundscape analysis in Python

pytorchwildlife

Microsoft AI for Good Lab — Biodiversity research hub. Open-source AI models, edge devices, and tools for biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Hosts SPARROW-Studio at /SPARROW-Studio. Your source for MegaDetector, SPARROW, PytorchWildlife, Bioacoustics, and more.

birdnet

A Python library for identifying bird species by their sounds.

crowsetta

A tool to work with any format for annotating animal sounds

audio-workbench

Python wrapper for Audio Workbench Player (HTML/Streamlit embedding)

soundata

Python library for downloading, loading & working with sound datasets

signavis

Interactive waveform + spectrogram audio player for analysis, annotation, and embeddable previews (Web, Streamlit, Gradio)

vak

A neural network framework for researchers studying acoustic communication

whombat

Audio Annotation Tool for ML development

birdnet-analyzer

BirdNET analyzer for scientific audio data processing and bird classification.

avex

Animal Vocalization Encoder Library

vocalpy

A core package for acoustic communication research in Python

bambird

BAM, unsupervised labelling function to extract and cluster similar animal vocalizations together

hawkears

Scan audio recordings and identify birds, amphibians and other classes.

artwarp-py

A high-performance Python implementation of ARTwarp for automated categorization of tonal animal sounds.

audio-workbench-player

Interactive waveform + spectrogram audio player for analysis, annotation, and embeddable previews (Web, Streamlit, Gradio)

yapat

PAM annotation tool that uses ML to retrieve high-priority samples

beamshapes

Directivity functions for various sound sources