Find a list of downloads of our software, updates, manuals and more on this page. Note that our software tools run on Mac OS X, only the Mini-batcorder settings tool comes as Mac and Windows version. All our current software versions require Mac OS X 11 or newer. Older apps are downwards compatible to 10.9 and 10.7 as noticed per download.
Software
bcAdmin 4 Version 2023
available since 24. January 2024bcAdmin4 (1.3.9) for all users with a license including updates until 2023. This version works with any valid license for 2023. All users with license beyond 2023 are recommended to update to the newest available version.
MD5 hash of the file bcAdmin4-4111.zip:
51fd536d37faea32d51f0994f61df240
batIdent 1.5
available since 26. July 2023batIdent inkl. R3.0.0 für Mac OS X ab 10.7; dies ist der empfohlene Download!
MD5 hash of the file batIdent-Install-150.zip:
a3d9d01a6060bde7b21c7a66502286b7
bcAnalyze 4 and Pro-Features Abo
available through Mac App Store
Analyse your bat call recordings using tools like sonagram, spectrum or call overlays with reference data
bcAdmin 4
available since 4. April 2024Release 1.4.2 of bcAdmin 4 - needs a license going until 2024 or longer. New users can test bcAdmin 4 for 30 days free of a license. bcAdmin 4 is the new workhorse for your analysis and reports. Learn more about bcAdmin 4.
MD5 hash of the file bcAdmin4-4165.zip:
ec0cd2ed961a75165f151475b5556fe4
bcAdmin 4 Version 2021
available since 13. April 2023bcAdmin4 for all users with licenses ending 2021. If you have a license including newer versions, please download the most recent for your license.
MD5 hash of the file bcAdmin4-3853.zip:
595dbd4a155c0f139c89b33d67138659
bcAdmin 4 Version 2020
available since 13. April 2023bcAdmin4 (1.0.51) for all users with licenses ending 2020. If you have a license including newer versions, please download the most recent for your license.
MD5 hash of the file bcAdmin4-3688.zip:
da40c5eba9098363bb234f66d6650b03
bcAdmin4 - version 2019
available since 1. January 2020bcAdmin4 for users with license valid until 2019. The version 1.0.33 was the last published in 2019 and can be used by all users without a license after 2019.
MD5 hash of the file bcAdmin4-3465.zip:
ed061c1a58f1479e7bdffe24dce02917
Mini-batcorder Mac 2.0
available since 29. May 2020Use this free software to adjust settings of your Mini-batcorder. Includes features from firmware 1.08
MD5 hash of the file Mini-batcorder-2.1.3.zip:
b9b0688778b353fe52f463c098751f04
Mini-batcorder Windows V1_6_13
available since 28. September 2020Adjust the settings of your Mini-batcorder
MD5 hash of the file setup_ecoObs_mini_1_6_13.zip:
e68adb398a9e7d84439074e23dcc785f
CreateCallsModel
available since 22. September 2023Application for creating a machine learning Model for Parasiten detection in bcAdmin 4 including the Basic ecoObs Data and your own parasite data. Requires macOS 12 or newer
MD5 hash of the file CreateCallsModel.zip:
010719ad6e6d3d221132deca70e167e4
Download older versions. Note we do not support those anymore, they are here for legacy reasons.
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bcAdmin 3.5.6
available since 25. July 2018
Legacy version bcAdmin 3.5.6 for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.9 . The application runs for 30 days with all features in trial mode. From the on a license is necessary. If you are running Mc OS X 10.10 or newer, please use the most current version.
MD5 hash of the file bcAdmin3_5.zip:
bb1e319555f46524b0f8895454b20057
bcAnalyze 2.0
available since 9. March 2012
Legacy download of full version. Running for 30 days in trial mode with all features. Used for manual call analysis of raw and wave files.
MD5 hash of the file bcAnalyze2.zip:
b34d92f765be1928bf135982cdb15000
bcAnalyze Standard Version 1.16
available since 7. March 2011
Legacy download for manual sound analysis. Works with raw and wave files. 30 day trial mode, for further use a license is necessary.
MD5 hash of the file bcAnalyze-1.16.pkg:
f45df36f195a78e054804312158ca211
batIdent Installer
available since 2. March 2010
Old version for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. Please use this version with R 2.15.0!
MD5 hash of the file batIdent-Install1_03.zip:
ac3721f3389b7309325aa7c09632cd06
bcAdmin 2.2 Installer
available since 12. April 2012
Full version including a 30 days trial mode. After 30 days testing a valid license key is needed. bcAdmin 2 is not supported anymore and listed for legacy reasons only.
MD5 hash of the file bcAdmin2-Install.dmg:
37c982047fba2307e03e7527d5e737d1
KML-Import-Plugin für bcAdmin 2.0
available since 12. September 2018
Import von KML Daten als Standorte in bcAdmin 2 - kostenlos
MD5 hash of the file KMLImport.zip:
2f765d5cca857203dfdf853a0c3d1078
Geo Plugin für bcAdmin 2.0
available since 20. August 2012
Geo Plugin zur Georeferenzierung von Aufnahmen. Diese Version kann mit Einschränkungen auch ohne Lizenz getestet werden.
MD5 hash of the file RawGeoPlugin.zip:
0c3b752a07e9cb6b7274c9e1b00aeb85
WKA-Plugin für bcAdmin 2.0
available since 6. December 2012
WKA-Plugin zur Auswertung von Gondelmonitoring-Daten. Nur mit gültiger Lizenz verwendbar.
MD5 hash of the file WKAPlugin.zip:
5cf51a8f76cfd3654dbbffdae6bbe743
Manuals
Manual for bcAdmin 4
available since 27. May 2024Please download our manual for bcAdmin 4 in english. Updated in May 2024
MD5 hash of the file bcAdmin4.0en-1.pdf:
7de44fe124593816542dfc07ce854515
bcAdmin Manual 3.0
available since 8. August 2014Manual for bcAdmin 3.6.x
MD5 hash of the file Manual-bcAdmin3-2.pdf:
fe709618e0e4e93f22fb4a1c92644a18
bcAnalyze 3 Manual
available since 15. March 2019Manual for bcAnalyze 3
MD5 hash of the file bcAnalyzeManualV3-1.pdf:
918e027c023a1813227b6788c147697e
bcAnalyze 2 Manual
available since 12. September 2018Anleitung zum Programm bcAnalyze 2.0
MD5 hash of the file Manual-bcAnalyze2.pdf:
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batIdent Manual 1.0
available since 13. July 2013Manual for application batIdent
MD5 hash of the file Manual-batIdent-en.pdf:
3f07d9ba0927493236d6ee764e88e79d
batcorder Manual 3.1
available since 26. June 2023Manual for batcorder version 3.1, version from March 2022
MD5 hash of the file batcorder-3_1-en-3_12-Maer_2022.pdf:
bb8f1953565e38ae84551b695bb7977d
batcorder Manual 3.0
available since 13. May 2013manual for batcorder 3.0
MD5 hash of the file batcorder-Manual-300.pdf:
1f60d7e85a5d748c24097f28d8d3c476
Manual for Extension 4.0
available since 5. April 2023Manual for Extension 4.0
MD5 hash of the file Extension_4_0-en-1_01.pdf:
2bb5f4dab5724c8e2e101354e9d3f5ba
Manual GSM-batcorder 1.0 4G
available since 26. April 2023Manual for GSM-batcorder 1.0 4G, Version 1.03
MD5 hash of the file GSM-BC-manual-en-1_03-komplett.pdf:
993fe9ce2ec0ef3c13f9203ae01c34b3
Manual for GSM-batcorder
available since 11. March 2019Installation and usage of the GSM-batcorder - Manual 1.0
MD5 hash of the file GSM-BC-manual-english-1_0.pdf:
8c921b6d768ef0db6a9d4675ab0bdc68
Manual for mast microphone
available since 26. June 2023Manual for the GSM-batcorder mast microphone
MD5 hash of the file Turmmikrofon-Anleitung-en-1.02-komplett-1.pdf:
41220e3e785578ca034c50eeb3b428ac
wind turbine extension version 3.0
available since 30. September 2016Most current manual for the wind turbine extension 3.0 for batcorder 2/3
MD5 hash of the file WKA-3_0.pdf:
5baee17806f8ec6abb832b32fe489733
Box extension version 3.0
available since 6. September 2016Most current manual version for the box extension for batcorder 2 and 3
MD5 hash of the file WBX_3_0_en.pdf:
06355c8936d138311ed2f90498df051f
Mini-batcorder Manual
available since 19. March 2019Quickguide to the Mini-batcorder
MD5 hash of the file Mini-batcorder-quick-guide-1.pdf:
7f693d3cfd6db291a0ba5ded134259a0
FAQs and other
HowTo "Automatic bat call analysis with the batcorder system"
available since 23. June 2010Helps to interpret the results of batIdent and explains some of the statistical background
MD5 hash of the file Automatic-bat-call-analysis.pdf:
a869ccdfd04838aaafba38dbae21eb23
Example recordings
Variation of the calls of native bat species
available since 4. June 2018The example of recordings of native species shows the variations of the calls. The recordings are edited in such a way that typical calls without the typical call spacing are provided as time-delayed calls (10-fold stretch). They can thus be viewed with any software.
MD5 hash of the file Rufvariationen.zip:
5fd1829de141d8245407b7bb8c16e682Example recordings for the test of our software
available since 15. January 2010Download two nights with batcorder 1 shots from the beautiful northern Bavaria and try out our software.
MD5 hash of the file DemoRecordings.zip:
88ab723a93f4a6603e1e480257d20394
Firmware
GSM-batcorder - Update to SW122
available since 4. March 2025Update for GSM-batcorder and GSM-batcorder 4G to firmware 117
MD5 hash of the file GSM1_122.bin:
5832cb862cf6b9f1450dc08807f8e9c3
batcorder 3.0/3.1 - Update to SW 331
available since 7. May 2025MD5 hash of the file UPDAT331.bin:
08e0a1aa08161f0f71f7e76dc1ae9b90
batcorder 2 - Update to SW 222
available since 7. May 2024MD5 hash of the file UPDAT222.bin:
9c86edfcc13a1faa0b8ad183bf9cea2b
batcorder 1 - Update to SW111
available since 17. January 2019MD5 hash of the file UPDAT111.bin:
259059abed0d7d39f81f37c67bf4ef1b
Mini-bc - Update to SW 113
available since 6. July 2020MD5 hash of the file M-BC_113.bin:
22e8c188223a2216345557e68e64bdd2