Count Livestock in a Photo — AI Livestock Counter

Use a higher, wider view from a gate platform, slope or drone to reduce animals hiding each other. Bunching can still cause errors. Review and correct the markers, and physically confirm exceptions before using the tally for a sale, transport or welfare decision.

Upload the photo and choose Count. Auto mode uses the selected item name; review every marker and correct the tally. For a guided recount, open Examples and mark one complete, clear animals, with up to three examples for different-looking kinds.

Higher, top-down pasture or pen photos reduce overlap and can support larger visual checks. Mark one complete, clearly visible animal in the Examples setting — and one per animal type you want counted, up to three — then choose Count and review every result marker. Split very wide or crowded scenes into sections when individuals are too small.

Yes. You can count, review and download a free result without an account. Downloads are free without a watermark. No signup required. Server-processed photos are encrypted in transit and removed under our Security policy.

Similar items is tuned for one type of animal bunched together — a flock of sheep or a pen of one breed — using density counting rather than trying to draw a box around each animal. Distinct objects switches to object detection so a mixed paddock of cattle and sheep, or a farmyard with several species, can be counted with each type recognised on its own. Auto picks the better engine automatically for a general herd shot.

Sensitivity (Low to High) sets how confident the AI needs to be before marking an animal. Raise it toward High for a tightly bunched herd where animals partly hide each other, so fewer are missed at the edges of the group; lower it toward Low if fence posts, feed troughs or shadows are being mistaken for extra animals. A higher vantage point or drone shot generally needs less adjustment than a ground-level photo.

Result overlay controls how the count is displayed — Dots + heatmap marks counted detections and shows where they are densest, Dots only gives a cleaner image for review, and Heatmap only highlights concentration without individual markers. Ignore small detections raises the size threshold to reduce distant-background or equipment markers. Correct the tally against the physical herd before using it for a market or transport record.

Open Bulk audit and every pen, paddock or truckload photo is counted with the Distinct objects detector. Review every result and correct each tally. For a breed- or species-specific Auto or Similar items pass, count one photo at a time with your own marked examples, because a manual crop is image-specific.

Tap Add to tally after each pen or paddock count and label the row, for example "Pen 4 — ewes", then export the tally as a CSV for your records or generate a branded PDF report for a market lot. Sign in to save the stock-take to your account and share a read-only link with a buyer or your farm team.

Use Distinct objects so cattle, sheep or poultry sharing a pasture are recognised as separate types, set Sensitivity moderately high for small animals, and raise Ignore small detections slightly to exclude rocks, feed bins or shadows. For a species-specific breakdown, switch to Auto or Similar items, mark 1 to 3 animals of one type in Examples per pass, and log each reviewed pass as its own tally row.

No — switching from Single photo to Bulk audit so you can queue photos of every pen, paddock or truckload at once is a Premium feature; on the free plan you count one photo at a time and add each result to the tally sheet yourself. Single-photo counting, Counting mode, Sensitivity and the Examples setting all stay free.

Yes — the tally sheet's CSV export is free for herd records, but generating the branded PDF stock-take report and using "Copy team link" to share a saved session with a buyer or your farm team both require a Premium plan, showing an upgrade prompt on the free plan. Saving a stock-take to your account remains free, though free accounts can only keep a limited number of saved sessions.

Examples are optional in Auto mode and required in Similar items. To target one animal type, open the Examples setting, mark 1 to 3 complete, clearly visible animals of that type, then choose Count. You can remove and redraw a box; mixed species, distant animals and occlusion still require marker-by-marker review.

Yes, for separate and fully visible items. Choose Distinct objects, then add up to 60 photos on Premium or 200 on Pro; review and correct every photo's detector markers before using one tally per photo plus a grand total. Guided Auto or Similar items cannot reuse one crop across unrelated photos, so process those one at a time with a new example.

No. Bulk object counting requires Distinct objects and never transfers a marked crop to another image. The detector settings apply to up to 60 photos on Premium or 200 on Pro, but every result still needs marker-by-marker review. Temporary uploaded and generated files are processed securely and deleted automatically.

Almost always one of three things. The file is over the 20 MB free upload limit — Premium takes 50 MB and Pro 120 MB. The format is not one this tool accepts, so check the list shown on the upload panel. Or the file is not really the format its name says: renaming a file does not change what is inside it, and that is the reason a valid-looking image gets refused.

It reports what is genuinely in the file, so a blank or surprising result usually means the data was never there — stripped by the app that last saved it, removed by a platform on upload, or absent from the original. Try the untouched original file straight from the camera or source rather than a copy that has been through a messaging app.

Livestock Counter supports free standard use within the published processing allowances. Free downloads are clean — no watermark. No signup is required for standard tool use. Photo effects and AI edits have a web-size limit on Free, with the original-resolution result available through Premium or one credit. Crop, resize, rotate, compress and convert stay full size. Premium supports batches of up to 60 files, with the applicable plan limits shown before processing.

No — Livestock Counter runs in the browser on desktop and phone. There is nothing to install, no trial to start, and no license to buy before you can see whether it does what you need. Try it on the file you are actually stuck with rather than a sample.