Web Resources, extensions and add-ons for iNaturalist - wiki

[shaunak]

I wanted to make a thread about Chrome extensions or other resources that could add niche features that imrpove the iNat experience for some users.

I’ve been using some Chrome extensions I found on the website that add some features. I hope this thread becomes a repository of more such resources in the future.

iNat Enhancement Suite

• Adds color-coded computer vision scores to observation and upload pages.
• Shows the count of your observations of a taxon on the taxon’s page.
• Adds button to observation & identify pages to easily copy geocoordinates. Also fixes pasting of coordinates into the observation upload map modal.
• Adds identifier stats to observation pages.

Tools for iNat

This tool allows you to use GPX files in batch edit to set locations according to the matching timestamps of observations and GPS track points.

iNat to Wiki Commons

An add-on to connect iNaturalist observations to Wikimedia Commons. Adds a “Upload to Commons” button to iNaturalist so users can quickly transfer openly-licensed images to Commons.

(This one’s glitchy right now)

The last extension uses iNat2Wiki which seems to be a very helpful tool to push your iNat observation photos to Wikimedia Commons.

Table of web add-ons/extensions and extra sites for iNat (Browser abbreviations: Ch=Chrome | FF=Firefox | BI=Browser independent)

Extension/Extra	Creator	Description	Site link	Forum link	Browser (FF Ch BI)	iNat-specific or General
iNat Tools	@glauber735	Loads of tools to see your achievements, first observer, first identifier, species file and a brilliant Project Search	iNat tools	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/i-made-an-achievements-app-using-inat-api/73072/	BI	iNat
Notifications	@pisum	See all your notifications even when they’ve disappeared from iNat	Permanent notifications	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-open-all-notifications/25913/33	BI	iNat
Show number of active child nodes in taxonomy tree	@jwidness	See number of children within each taxonomic rank	Expandable taxa	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/show-number-of-active-child-nodes-in-the-taxon-page-taxonomy-tree-view/14221/2	BI	iNat
Alternative Explore and Media pages	@wy_bio	View pages with clickable filters rather than adding manually to the URL	Explorer with filters	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/website-to-explore-inaturalist-data-feedback-wanted/70438	BI	iNat
Community taxon	@kevinfaccenda	One click to add DQA taxon cannot be improved	DQA add-on	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/new-chrome-extension-to-select-that-the-community-taxon-cannot-be-improved/47239	Ch	iNat
iNat Enhancement Suite	@sessilefielder	Loads of stuff including colour-coded CV suggestion scores, adds identifier stats etc.	iNat enhancements	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inaturalist-enhancement-suite-chrome-extension-v0-7-0-identifier-stats/44002	Ch	iNat
Observation fields	@megachile	Add fields, annotations etc. on Identify screen with user-defined presets	Add fields add-on	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/i-built-a-browser-extension-to-enter-observation-fields-with-one-click-in-the-identify-window-would-other-groups-use-it/44171/10	Ch	iNat
Spectrogram – add to observations with sound	@japh	Auto spectrogram and wave form added to audio observations	Spectrogram	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/spectrogram-browser-extension-for-inaturalist-feedback-welcome/67415	Ch	iNat

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Table of web add-ons/extensions that are for general use on any site

Extension/Extra	Creator	Description	Site link	Forum link	Browser (FF Ch BI)	iNat-specific or General
Info about general extensions	@deniszp	Forum topic collecting general extensions	-	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-useful-browser-plugins/38936	-	Gen
Highlight This	Wim Deboel	Highlights species you have observed	FF addon Chrome extension	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-useful-browser-plugins/38936	FF Ch	Gen
Swift Selections Search (SSS)	Daniel Lobo	Select text and do searches	FF addon	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-useful-browser-plugins/38936	FF	Gen
Text Expander	Softpulse Infotech	Copy/paste boilerplate text	FF addon Chrome addon	https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/use-a-text-expander-browser-extension-to-quickly-enter-frequently-used-text/42842	FF Ch	Gen

Please add/delete/amend as applicable.

Thank you so much to the creators! You are appreciated

[thebeachcomber]

would you like me to make this a wiki, so that other users can edit your original post and add resources?

[shaunak]

That would be very helpful, thank you!

[DianaStuder]

Have used the Enhancement Suite since it was built for us.
And text expander thanks to tiwane

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/use-a-text-expander-browser-extension-to-quickly-enter-frequently-used-text/42842
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-useful-browser-plugins/38936

[shaunak]

Thanks for the link to the other threads. The text expander is such a valuable addon.