On the desktop version of iNaturalist, you have full access to the global database of observations. Here you can review your own records, see how the community has identified them, and explore observations submitted by others — whether across the world or within a specific property, reserve, or region. Powerful filtering tools allow you to search by taxonomic group, location, date, or conservation status, including threatened species. You can also contribute to the community by helping to identify other users’ observations.

The platform also hosts a wide range of projects. You can join existing initiatives, contribute your observations to them, or even create and manage your own project to track biodiversity within a particular area or theme.

For those wanting to deepen their knowledge, individual species pages provide valuable information, including distribution maps, conservation status, life history details, distinguishing features, and similar species — making iNaturalist not only a data collection tool, but a rich learning resource.