Registration & Account Access

CVAT registration and account access.

To start annotating in CVAT, you must create an account or log in to the existing one.

Check out:

To create an account or log in, go to the CVAT Online login page:

Note: By default, authentication and registration with Google and GitHub work only for CVAT Online.
If you want to use Google and GitHub authentication on a local installation, consult Social auth configuration.

User registration

To register:

  1. Select Create an account.

    Create account

  2. Fill in all blank fields, accept terms of use, and select Create an account.

Account form


A username generates from the email automatically. You can edit it if needed.

Username generation

User registration with social accounts

To register with Google or GitHub, select the button with the service name and follow the instructions.

Account access

To access your account:

  1. Go to the login page.
  2. Enter username or email. The password field will appear.
  3. Enter the password and click Next.

To log in with Google or GitHub, select the button with the service name.

Password reset

To reset password:

  1. Go to the CVAT Online page and select Forgot password?

    Reset password

  2. Enter email you used for registration and select Send.

  3. Open email and select on the link from CVAT.

  4. Enter new password in both fields and select Change password.

    Reset password

Change password

To change password:

  1. Log in to your CVAT account.

  2. In the top right corner, select the username.

  3. Select Change password.

  4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

    Reset password