A lifetime of sightings? Anywhere in the world? Yes.
Runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux? Without emulation software? Yes.
Easy-to-use? Fast data entry? Yes.
Fast import from eBird, Avisys, BirdBase, BirdTrack, and more? Yes.
Birds, butterflies, reptiles, and more, around the world? Yes.
Hundreds of built-in country and state checklists? Yes.
Big price? No. It's free.
Scythebill is a desktop application for birders to keep track of their life lists and birding records. There's plenty of great birdlist software and birding software available today, but:
- Scythebill is free (and will remain so).
- Scythebill is easy-to-use. It takes a few minutes to get started, and just seconds to import a lifetime's sightings.
- Scythebill is powerful - loads of features, like instantly flipping between the Clements and IOC checklists
- Scythebill is cross-platform - you don't need to lose your list just because you switch from Mac to Windows to Linux.
- Scythebill is open-source, so anyone can contribute to its development.
New - Scythebill 20.0 is available!
Scythebill 20.0 adds a ton, including a UI overhaul of the front pages and brand new, dynamic "Lifers map" and "Ticks map" special reports!
Other recent versions have added the IOC 15.2 and eBird/Clements 2025 taxonomies, quick links to eBird hotspot and region pages, a fast trip filtering feature, a new way to add a bunch of photos in one step, a sneak peak of the AviList 2025 taxonomy in the Splits and Lumps report, one-step Wildlife Recorder imports, checklist printing, multi-taxonomy spreadsheets, and much more! See the Scythebill blogfor all release notes.
Other recent versions have added the IOC 15.2 and eBird/Clements 2025 taxonomies, quick links to eBird hotspot and region pages, a fast trip filtering feature, a new way to add a bunch of photos in one step, a sneak peak of the AviList 2025 taxonomy in the Splits and Lumps report, one-step Wildlife Recorder imports, checklist printing, multi-taxonomy spreadsheets, and much more! See the Scythebill blogfor all release notes.