Feature Requests

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Feature Requests category - please read before posting! Use this category to post new feature requests for iNaturalist, and to vote for existing feature requests. Requests To make a feature request, start a new topic with the request as the topic’s title. Please take a minu…	0	8388	February 7, 2019
Switch from COL 2012 API to Checklistbank to reduce curator load for new taxa addition taxonomy , issue-made , curator	10	310	June 11, 2026
Filter searches by number of photos or sound files attached web	13	619	June 9, 2026
Fetch latitude and longitude from image file name when uploading multiple observations web	5	164	June 9, 2026
Incorporate basic image editing tools (crop, rotate) web , android-app , mobile-app	50	6697	June 9, 2026
Expanded identify functionality in app android-app , mobile-app	9	1711	June 6, 2026
Toggle message order from newest to oldest	6	140	June 4, 2026
Upload videos web , android-app , under-review , mobile-app	42	8510	June 4, 2026
Show pop-up selection window to allow choice between section/complex and species when the scientific names are the same. web , mobile-app	7	179	June 3, 2026
Add curatorial buttons to more pages web , under-review	7	378	May 30, 2026
Add # of comments in a flag to Moderation Notes web , curation , issue-made	1	829	May 30, 2026
Mobile-friendly website (responsive) web	32	3102	May 24, 2026
Allow saving photos from iOS app mobile-app , ios	2	475	May 24, 2026
Observations by suspended users should indicate the user is suspended web , mobile-app	27	1042	May 18, 2026
Add ability to add/take notes on audio recording web , audio-observations , sounds , mobile-app	9	164	May 18, 2026
Photo detail endpoint for API under-review	9	770	May 18, 2026
Create computer vision model saliency maps web	11	247	May 18, 2026
Make captive/cultivated not automatically "no ID needed"	203	13116	May 16, 2026
Allow offline access to observation data and map mobile-app	5	1121	May 16, 2026
Sort projects in an umbrella project by descending alphabetical order or descending date created web	1	52	May 13, 2026
Introduce new geoprivacy option "hide EXIF geolocation" web , mobile-app	25	713	May 12, 2026
Add ability to sort charts for a species by year annotations	2	257	May 7, 2026
View true locations on maps for observations with trusted hidden coordinates web , mobile-app	53	6776	May 6, 2026
Add option to include captive observations in seasonality charts	11	1142	May 6, 2026
Download taxonomy with synonyms web	12	1567	May 6, 2026
Change how the site handles hybrid taxa	32	2259	May 2, 2026
Share observations between users very-challenging	78	9377	May 1, 2026
Send iNat user id to GBIF to make observations searchable by unique user	11	282	May 1, 2026
Use user-drawn polygons as search parameters for projects web	3	443	May 1, 2026
Prevent duplicate identifications	34	3100	May 1, 2026

About the Feature Requests category - please read before posting!

Use this category to post new feature requests for iNaturalist, and to vote for existing feature requests. Requests To make a feature request, start a new topic with the request as the topic’s title. Please take a minu…