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OpenBark: price, integrations and free trial

Updated October 26, 2026

Beta: not yet validated in real clinics. source checked 2026-10-26

OpenBark can be used free. Free (open source, Apache-2.0): no subscription, no per-vet or per-visit fees. We found no direct connection to any practice software; notes go in by copy-paste (plain text, formatted text or Markdown; no direct integration yet). Free trial: not needed (free download).

Free, open-source (Apache-2.0) AI scribe from the ANI.ML Health team that records and drafts notes on the clinic's own computer (Windows, macOS, Linux; 16 GB memory), with no cloud copy, no account and no subscription. Every line of the draft links back to what was said, and numbers not in the transcript block signing. No practice-software integration yet: notes are copied into whatever PIMS the clinic uses (PIMS integration is listed as coming). Source code went public on GitHub on Oct 19, 2026.

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Facts we checked

Price
Free (open source, Apache-2.0): no subscription, no per-vet or per-visit fees source checked 2026-10-26Runs on your own computer, so the cost is the hardware: 16 GB memory on Windows 10/11, macOS 13+ (Apple silicon) or Linux. The team accepts optional tips.
Free plan
yes: free for one vet or a whole hospital
Free trial
not needed (free download) source checked 2026-10-26
Mobile app
no (iPhone app in TestFlight testing, listed as coming soon) source checked 2026-10-26
Note types
SOAP, 16 record templates (incl. dental, surgery, equine, exotics), Client handouts and discharge instructions, Dental chart (dogs and cats) source checked 2026-10-26
Languages
Consults in English plus 24 other European languages; notes in 7 (English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch); app in 5 source checked 2026-10-26
Other software
none yet (PIMS integration listed as coming: browser extension for web-based systems, ezyVet connector, HL7v2 and FHIR R4 exports planned) source checked 2026-10-26

Which practice software it works with

SoftwareHow notes get inSource
Any PIMS (copy-paste)Copy-paste or dictationcopy-paste (plain text, formatted text or Markdown; no direct integration yet)source checked 2026-10-26

"Direct or built in" means the vendor documents a server, API or native connection. "Browser extension" means an add-on writes into a web-based PMS. Software missing from this table means we couldn't confirm it, which is different from it not working.

Sources

All read on 2026-10-26. If you work at OpenBark or use it and something here is wrong, report it with a public link and we'll fix it.

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