User Guide¶

This guide explains BirdNET Live as a field workflow tool: what each screen does, what the recurring icons mean, and how the settings change the app's behavior.

It is written for ecologists and bird survey practitioners who already know the field methods and want a clear map of the app itself.

Start Here¶

Getting Started ¶

Installation, permissions, first launch, and the main navigation on the Home screen.

Icons & Controls ¶

The shared icons, buttons, symbols, and status indicators that appear across BirdNET Live.

Settings ¶

Every setting currently exposed in the app, grouped the same way as the in-app Settings screen.

Mode Guides¶

Live Mode ¶

Continuous listening with the microphone, live detections, the spectrogram, and the session info bar.

Explore ¶

Species predicted for the current location and season, plus the species details overlay.

Session Library ¶

Saved sessions, search, sorting, view modes, and grouped-by-species browsing.

Session Review ¶

Playback, editing, trimming, annotations, export, and the review toolbar.

Point Count Mode ¶

The point-count setup workflow, location options, and the live timer screen.

Survey Mode ¶

Survey setup, the live survey dashboard, and the map, spectrogram, and summary tabs.

File Analysis ¶

The four-step file-analysis wizard, parameter choices, and how results move into Session Review.

Reference¶

FAQ ¶

Quick answers about offline use, recording behavior, point counts, and performance.

Reading Order¶

Read Getting Started.
Skim Icons & Controls so the recurring symbols make sense.
Open the guide for the mode you use most often.
Use Settings when you need to tune the app for a different workflow.

Mobile Tip¶

On mobile, the navigation sidebar is hidden behind the menu button in the top-left corner. This page is meant to be the mobile entry point for the whole user guide.