Scythebill downloads
The current version of Scythebill is 17.0.0 and you can download versions for Windows, MacOS and Linux, as well as a cross-platform version that'll work everywhere else.
You can also download publicly available extended taxonomies from the bottom of this page.
You can also download publicly available extended taxonomies from the bottom of this page.
Download links
More detailed instructions are below, but if you know what you're doing, download the appropriate file for your operating system:
Windows installer
MacOS disk image (all Macs)
MacOS disk image (Apple silicon only - M1, M2, etc.)
Linux installer (64-bit)
The Scythebill manual is always available online, at http://manual.scythebill.com, but you can download a PDF as well if you'd prefer that. (The latest such PDF is for version 16.4.0.)
Windows installer
MacOS disk image (all Macs)
MacOS disk image (Apple silicon only - M1, M2, etc.)
Linux installer (64-bit)
The Scythebill manual is always available online, at http://manual.scythebill.com, but you can download a PDF as well if you'd prefer that. (The latest such PDF is for version 16.4.0.)
Windows downloadsWindows installer
Instructions:
On Microsoft Edge, you'll see a message that Scythebill isn't commonly downloaded. Move your mouse over that message, and click the three-dot icon to its right ("More actions"). Select "Keep". You'll get yet another warning! "Make sure you trust...". Click "Show more", then "Keep anyway". Many thanks to BitRock for making their installers freely available for open-source software. |
MacOS downloadsMacOS disk image (all Macs)
MacOS disk image (Apple silicon only - M1, M2, etc.) Instructions (MacOS 10.11 - El Capitan - or newer):
If you're not sure whether your computer uses Apple silicon, use the first link. You can check, though, in "About this Mac" in the Apple menu - if the chip is "Apple M1" (or M2, etc.), then the Apple silicon version will be much faster. Scythebill recommends MacOS 10.11 (El Capitan) or newer - which covers all versions of MacOS back to 2014. If you are still using MacOS 10.10 (Yosemite), you'll need to download from this alternate link (still 14.8.1), and also please consider upgrading your operating system; even if you can't upgrade to the latest MacOS, you probably can upgrade to MacOS Mojave. |
Linux downloadsLinux installer (64-bit)
Instructions:
Scythebill no longer supports 32-bit Linux installations. |
Cross-platform JARCross-platform JAR
You can use this file to run Scythebill on any operating system, but it requires a Java installation, and is missing many of the niceties of the native applications above. It is possible to use this version to keep you going on 32-bit Windows or Linux - see the 32-bit Java 17 Java installations available from Azul. Instructions:
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Extended taxonomies
Scythebill lets users define their own, custom taxonomies, and share them with other users. Many of these have graciously been made available for others to download as well! In the case of the newest mammal taxonomy, you must use Scythebill 15.5 or later, and for butterflies, reptiles and odonates of the world, Scythebill 15.8!
If you've built an extended taxonomy, and would like to share it with other users, please let me know. Do make sure that you've obtained permission from the author of the taxonomy.
WorldAll of the world taxonomies require Scythebill 15.8.0 or later; update first.
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North America
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Europe
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Others
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