openbarkBeta

The free, open-source AI scribe for veterinary medicine.

OpenBark listens to the visit and drafts the record on your own computer. No cloud. No subscription.

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Now in betaFree for Windows, macOS and Linux. Review every draft before you sign.

Pepper, recheck, ear infection Recording · 00:50

Transcript

  1. VetSo this is Pepper's recheck for the ear infection. How has she been doing?
  2. ClientShe stopped shaking her head after about four days, and we finished the drops yesterday.
  3. VetHer weight today is 12.6 kilos, the same as last time. Temperature is 38.5.
  4. VetThe left ear canal looks clean now. No redness, no discharge, and she isn't painful when I handle it.
  5. VetKeep cleaning both ears once a week, especially after swimming. No more medication for now.
  6. VetCall us if the head shaking comes back. Otherwise we'll see her at her annual exam in March.

Draft note, recheck

gemma-4 · local

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Free and open source

Stop paying for a scribe.

Free for one vet or a whole hospital. Open source under Apache-2.0, on GitHub. No lock-in.

  • No subscription and no per-visit fees
  • No account needed, no contract, no seat count
  • Notes copy cleanly into the practice software you already use

What OpenBark costs

Free

Monthly subscription
None
Per-visit or per-vet fees
None
Contract or lock-in
None
Licence
Apache-2.0
Source code
On GitHub

Private by design

Your data stays yours.

Everything happens on your clinic's computer, encrypted. You own every record.

  • RecordingThis computer, encrypted
  • TranscriptThis computer, encrypted
  • Draft and signed notesThis computer, encrypted
  • Cloud copyNone

Running locally. Nothing leaves this device.

No data centre

Gentle on the planet.

Runs on the computer you already have. No data centre, no cloud compute.

Exam room
Your computer
Data centreNot needed

Built carefully

Quick to draft, careful enough to sign.

  • Every line links to what was said

    Tap a sentence in the note to see the moment it came from, and hear it.

  • Numbers are checked

    A weight or dose that isn't in the transcript blocks signing until you fix it.

  • A vet signs every note

    Nothing is final until you sign it, and a signed note is locked.

  • "Not discussed", never a guess

    A heading nobody talked about says so plainly instead of being filled in.

  • 20 templates built in

    General practice, specialties, farm, equine and exotics. Or build your own from plain headings.

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Encrypted sync, in preview

Record on the iPhone, finish at the desk.

Your phones and computers sync through one computer at your clinic, over your own network. Transcripts, notes and patient details travel encrypted. Recordings never leave the device that recorded them, and nothing goes to us.

  1. 1. Make a clinic hub

    On a staff computer that stays on at the clinic: Settings, Clinic hub. Turn it on and choose New join code.

  2. 2. Join from each device

    On the iPhone or another computer, on the clinic's network: Settings, Encrypted sync, Join your clinic hub. Type the code, the address and the certificate check.

  3. 3. Keep the Recovery Kit

    Your first device shows 24 words. With them, a new device can open your synced visits. Nobody else has a copy, including us.

Preview: use test data only until the independent security review is finished. In the app, Help, Set up encrypted sync shows each step. Read the sync guide

Download

Now in beta. Download it free.

Installs like any other app. The first time you open it, your computer may ask you to confirm.

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Windows

Windows 10 or 11. 16 GB memory.

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macOS

macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon. 16 GB memory.

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Linux

Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and more. 16 GB memory.

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iPhone

For recording in the exam room. Coming soon.

Coming soonPIMS integration.

Who makes it

Built by the ANI.ML Health team.

OpenBark is built by the ANI.ML Health team as an open-source tool for the veterinary profession: a good scribe for every clinic, without the bill.

How we build it

Talk to us.

Questions, feedback or a bug? Write to the ANI.ML Health team.

we.care@animl.health

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