NEW! All licenses of Raven Pro and Raven Exhibit can now be purchased online.
Users with licenses for Raven Pro 1.3 can upgrade for free to Raven Pro 1.4. Just download and install Raven
Pro 1.4, and your license should be automatically detected.
Per country discounts of 25% to 90% off the price of Raven Pro are available.
| License Type | Agreement | Price | Number of Computers | Term | More Information | How to Buy |
Raven Pro
| Demo | View | Free | 1 | 10 minutes | View | download |
| Trial | View | Free | 1 | 30 days | View | e-mail, phone |
| Commercial | View | $800 | 1 | Permanent | View | online, e-mail, phone |
| Standard (Academic, government, non-profit research) | View | $400 | 1 | Permanent | View | online, e-mail, phone |
| Subscription (Academic, government, non-profit research) | View | $100 | 1 | 1 year | View | online, e-mail, phone |
| Instructional (evaluation) | View | Free | 1 | 6 months | View | e-mail, phone |
| Instructional (initial) | View | $400 | 4 | Permanent | View | online, e-mail, phone |
| Instructional (additional) | View | $100 | 1 | Permanent | View | online, e-mail, phone |
| Student | View | $100 | 1 | 1 year, free renewal | View | online, e-mail, phone |
| Student semester class | View | $50 | 1 | 6 months | View | online, e-mail, phone |
| Per country discounts | 25%-90% off | 1 | Commercial Standard Subscription Instructional Student |
View | e-mail, phone |
Raven Exhibit
| Demo | View | Free | 1 | 30 minutes | View | download |
| Software license | View | $2000 | 1 | Permanent | View | online, e-mail, phone |
| Standard content packages | $500 | 1 | Permanent | View | online, e-mail, phone | |
| Custom content packages | Custom | 1 | Permanent | View | e-mail, phone |
Raven Lite
| Demo | View | Free | Unlimited | 5 minutes | View | download |
| Standard | View | Free | Unlimited | Permanent | View | register online |
Raven Viewer
| All licenses | Free | Unlimited | Permanent | View | download |
License Information
Number of Computers
Licensing for Raven is based on the number of computers on which the software will be concurrently used. You can install the software on any number of computers, but you must purchase licenses for each computer on which the software will be used at any one time. For example, if you use Raven Pro at home and at work, and if you are never using Raven at home and at work at the same time, then you only need one license for the two computers. If you use Raven on a Windows PC and a Macintosh computer but never at the same time, then you need only one license. If you use Raven on two computers at the same time, then you need to purchase two licenses.
Raven Pro - Demonstration version
This option is available to all potential users to allow them to try the software. The software will launch and run for 10 minutes, not allowing you to save any data. It will then exit and allow you to restart the software.
Raven Pro - Trial license
This license option is available to all potential users to allow them to try the software. The license is valid for 30 days, after which the software will not run. If, during the trial, you purchase a license, you'll be able to register the new license before or after the trial license expires.
Raven Pro - Commercial license
This license option is intended for corporations conducting research using Raven Pro or anyone making money by using Raven Pro, including charging money for images or access to images that were created using Raven Pro. The basic single-user commercial license fee for Raven is $800. This license is not intended for anyone who wants to use Raven Pro in a public display setting or for anyone who is charging an admission price for access to Raven Pro. Anyone wishing to use Raven Pro in a public setting such as in a museum or zoo exhibit should contact us for licensing terms for Raven Pro or Raven Exhibit.
Please note: It may take 15-30 minutes for you to receive your Raven Pro license information.
Raven Pro - Academic, Government, and Non-profit Research License
This license option is intended for academic researchers, government agency researchers, non-profit researchers, and individuals conducting personal research which is not to be used to make a profit. The basic single-user research license fee for Raven Pro is $400.
Please note: It may take 15-30 minutes for you to receive your Raven Pro license information.
Raven Pro - Subscription License
This license option is intended for academic researchers, government agency researchers, non-profit researchers, and individuals conducting personal research which is not to be used to make a profit. It is not available to commercial customers. The license expires one year from the date of purchase, at which time Raven will stop working. The basic single-user research subscription license fee for Raven Pro is $100 per year. Fees for subscription licenses are not applicable to any other Raven licenses that may be purchased later.
Please note: It may take 15-30 minutes for you to receive your Raven Pro license information.
Raven Pro - Instructional License
This license option is available to instructors at academic institutions. The basic instructional license fee of $400 provides for installation and concurrent use on up to four (4) instructional machines. An instructional machine is one owned by the licensing institution on which Raven Pro will be used exclusively for coursework. This may include lab, classroom, or field work. Personal machines and machines on which Raven Pro is not used exclusively for coursework are specifically excluded. Additional instructional licenses can be purchased for $100 per machine. Note that $400 is the minimum price for this type of license -- you cannot just pay $200 to install on two machines.
Instructors may evaluate Raven Pro on a single computer as a teaching tool for free for six (6) months. This allows them to experience how Raven can be used in the classroom.
Please note: It may take 15-30 minutes for you to receive your Raven Pro license information.
Raven Pro - Student License
Any student (K-12; undergraduate or graduate education at a college or university) is eligible to purchase a one-year student license for $100. These licenses expire one year after the date of purchase, at which time Raven Pro will stop working. You can renew the subscription for free by writing to us to confirm that you are still a student. You must provide the name and email address of your instructor or advisor so we can verify your student status. Once we confirm this with your instructor or advisor, we will send you a license good for another year.Please note: It may take 15-30 minutes for you to receive your Raven Pro license information.
Raven Pro - Student Semester Class License
Any student enrolled in a course that uses Raven Pro is eligible to purchase a limited-time student license for $50. These student licenses expire at the end of each semester (January 31 for the fall semester, and June 30 for the spring semester), at which time Raven will stop working. Fees for student licenses are not applicable to any other Raven licenses that may be purchased later. Student licenses provide a way that students can install Raven on their personal computers to use for the duration of a course.
Please note: It may take 15-30 minutes for you to receive your Raven Pro license information.
Raven Lite - Demonstration version
This option is available to all potential users to allow them to try the software. The software will launch and run for 5 minutes, not allowing you to save any data. It will then exit and allow you to restart the software.
Raven Lite
Licenses for Raven Lite are now free. Raven Lite is intended for use by individuals and is not licensed for use in a public display setting or for anyone who is charging an admission price for access to Raven Lite. Anyone wishing to use Raven Lite in a public setting such as in a museum or zoo exhibit should contact us for licensing terms for Raven Lite or Raven Exhibit.
Once you have registered for a license, you will receive an e-mail message containing a license code and instructions for transforming the demo version into a fully functional version. No further downloads will be needed for this purpose. If you do not receive your license information within 30 minutes of your registration, please send an e-mail to raven_lite@cornell.edu.
Raven Exhibit - Demonstration version
This option is available at trade shows, to people who write or call for information, and now to online users as well. Users can try the software at their institution for evaluation purposes only. The software will launch and run for 30 minutes. It will then exit and allow you to restart the software. It includes 12 example sounds with photos and natural history text to allow you to see Raven Exhibit in action. If you would like to run it on two monitors side by side as it runs in many installations, please contact us to find out how to do this.
Raven Exhibit
Raven Exhibit is a customizable software program so we have standard and customized pricing.
Options include recorder with real-time spectrogram, customized play lists from which users can choose, demo mode to attract users to the exhibit, and comparison of any two sounds including users' own voices. The software may be licensed with or without sounds, images, and sound descriptions. Standard play lists of birds from different parts of the United States are available, as well as Sounds of the Wild including mammals, amphibians, insects, and reptiles, and Sounds of the Sea, including dolphins, porpoises, whales, seals, fish, and natural and man-made ocean sounds. Each standard package includes 25 sounds plus associated photos and species accounts. Customized play lists are available, including birds of your county or birds or each season as determined using eBird, as requested and are subject to customized pricing.
For a list of species included in each content package, click on the content package title below.
Raven Pro Discounts
Per country discounts
Discounts of 25%-90% off the retail price of Raven Pro are available to users from specific countries based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita at Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), a metric used by the United Nations as part of its Human Development Index. Any potential user from a country that is under current embargo by the US government should not attempt to download or use Raven, nor will we sell licenses to those users. Below is a list of countries where users are eligible for a discount. Call or send e-mail to see if you are eligible and to receive a discount coupon for online ordering.
| Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Angola |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Azerbaijan |
| The Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados |
| Belarus | Belize | Benin | Bhutan |
| Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil |
| Brunei | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic |
| Chad | Chile | Colombia | Comoros |
| Costa Rica | Cote d'Ivoire | Croatia | Cyprus |
| Czech Republic | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Djibouti | Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia |
| Fiji | Gabon | Gambia | Georgia |
| Ghana | Greece | Grenada | Guatemala |
| Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti |
| Honduras | Hungary | India | Indonesia |
| Israel | Jamaica | Jordan | Kazakhstan |
| Kenya | Kiribati | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan |
| Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho |
| Libya | Lithuania | Madagascar | Malawi |
| Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta |
| Mauritania | Mauritius | Mexico | Moldova |
| Mongolia | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia |
| Nepal | Netherlands Antilles | New Zealand | Nicaragua |
| Niger | Nigeria | Oman | Pakistan |
| Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | People's Republic of China |
| Peru | Poland | Portugal | Republic of Macedonia |
| Republic of the Congo | Romania | Russia | Rwanda |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Slovakia | Slovenia |
| Solomon Islands | South Africa | South Korea | Spain |
| Sri Lanka | Suriname | Swaziland Philippines | Tajikistan |
| Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Tonga |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan |
| Uganda | Ukraine | Uruguay | Uzbekistan |
| Vanuatu | Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen |
| Zambia | Zimbabwe |
Canary users
As of January 1, 2006, Raven discounts are no longer offered to purchasers of Canary since there is no longer a charge for Canary.
Phone, e-mail, and mail orders
To purchase Raven Pro or Raven Exhibit licenses by phone or purchase order, or to check on eligibility for developing country discounts, call 607-254-2199 or send e-mail to raven_orders@cornell.edu.
If you are a New York State or California resident and are exempt from state sales tax, call 607-254-2199.
To mail a check or purchase order, print a Raven order form
The Bioacoustics Research Program reserves the right to change license options and prices at any time.