See what bats hear

A free, browser-based tool for viewing and analyzing bat echolocation calls. Load a recording, explore the spectrogram, and identify species — no install required.

Open Oversample View on GitHub

Works in any modern browser. Your files stay on your device.

Spectrogram & Waveform

High-resolution spectrogram rendering with multiple color maps, zoom, and pan. Waveform view for time-domain analysis.

Listen to Ultrasound

Heterodyne, time expansion, and pitch shift modes let you hear bat calls that are normally beyond human hearing.

Multiple Formats

Open WAV, FLAC, OGG, and MP3 files. All decoding happens locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Bat Book

Built-in species reference to help identify calls by region, frequency range, and call shape.

Xeno-Canto Integration

Browse and stream wildlife recordings from the Xeno-Canto database directly within the app.

Private & Offline

All processing runs client-side. Your audio files never leave your device. Works offline once loaded.


Get started in seconds

No account, no installation, no upload. Just open and go.

1

Open the app

Visit app.oversample.com in any modern browser.

2

Load a recording

Drag and drop a bat call file, or try one of the built-in demo recordings.

3

Explore

Zoom into the spectrogram, listen in different modes, and compare with known species.


Runs everywhere

Oversample works in the browser and as a native app for more features like microphone recording.

Browser Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
Windows Native desktop via Tauri
macOS & Linux Native desktop via Tauri
Android With USB mic support