CowCatcher AI
Your barn, Your data, Our vision
AI-powered open-source tools as your virtual assistant
CowCatcher
A vision tool that detects mounting behavior a major indicator of cows in heat.
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CalvingCatcher
A vision tool that detects key stages of calving, from the water bag and legs to the head and the newborn calf
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AI Detector
The local run tool for utilizing the vision models, with a lot of personal settings for tailering to your preferences
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We are a global community of farmers who have jointly developed a powerful computer vision tool – open, honest, and built for real-world practice. What is normally only possible with expensive transponders and costly subscriptions, we make accessible to everyone.
Our software is completely free to download and use. No hidden costs, no obligations. What you download today remains yours and simply works – even years from now. And perhaps even more importantly: all your data remains fully under your own control.
This project was born out of both passion and necessity. We continuously build improvements together with users from all over the world. Feedback, ideas, and contributions from the community make the system smarter and better every day. Because who knows better what works on the farm than the farmer themselves?
Our goal is simple: to advance livestock farming with smart, accessible technology. By sharing knowledge and building together, we accelerate innovation and make modern solutions available to everyone.
Curious? Feel free to explore the website, check the installation guide, and get started yourself. If you have questions or run into any issues, our community is here to help.
🌍 Community-driven
Built by farmers, based on real-world experience.
🔓 Free & open
Completely free, with no hidden costs or subscriptions. You stay in control.
🚀 Easy to Use
We keep it simple: Install it once and it stays working in the background—no need to look at it again!
Test Our Vision Models
Curious about what our YOLO models see? Try our interactive Hugging Face demos. Upload your own barn images or use our examples to see the AI in action.
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Real-World Validation & Journey
Ensuring CowCatcherAI meets real farm needs through hands-on testing and field validation
*We don't actually know exactly how many farms use the software since it's all locally run. This number only features the farms that actively contacted the project.