OpenBarkBeta · Apache-2.0

The free, open-source AI scribe for veterinary medicine

OpenBark listens to the visit and drafts the record on your clinic’s own computer. No cloud, no subscription, and a veterinarian signs every note.

Windows 10/11 · macOS 13+ · Linux — 16 GB RAM

openbark · Pepper — recheck

History — 6 mo M/N canine, recheck post-op

Exam — BAR, T 38.6, HR 96, wt 12.4 kg — verify

Plan — continue NSAID, recheck in 14 days

Awaiting veterinarian sign-offSign
How it works

From the exam room to a signed record

1

Record the visit

Capture the exam-room conversation. Nothing leaves the computer.

2

Local transcript

Audio is transcribed on-device and stays encrypted on your machine.

3

Drafted note

A History, Exam and Plan is written, each line linked to its source.

4

Review and sign

Flagged weights and doses are checked, then a veterinarian signs.

Why OpenBark

Private by design, free by principle

248 features and counting

Local and private

Recording, transcript and notes stay encrypted on the clinic’s own computer. No cloud copy.

Free and open source

Apache-2.0. No subscription, per-visit fees, seat counts or contracts.

Source-linked notes

Select any line of the draft to see the matching part of the transcript.

Numerical checks

Weights and doses that do not appear in the transcript are flagged for review.

Mandatory sign-off

Nothing is final until a veterinarian reviews and signs the note.

Low footprint

Runs on your own computer, with no data centre or cloud compute.

Try OpenBark free

Open source, local and yours. Download the beta or read the source on GitHub.

Let’s build something useful.

We bring real tools, real data, and real moments back to veterinary medicine.