In the evolving field of digital forensics, having access to the right tools can make all the difference. This article provides a curated list of free and open-source forensic tools and resources designed for various types of digital investigations.
From live forensics and data acquisition to detailed artifact analysis and decryption, each category offers a suite of tools tailored for specific forensic tasks.
Whether you’re a beginner learning the ropes or an experienced investigator, this guide will serve as an essential resource to enhance your forensic toolkit.
A list of free and open source forensics analysis tools and other resources.
- Forensics Tools
- Collections
- Tools
- Distributions
- Frameworks
- Live forensics
- Acquisition
- Imageing
- Carving
- Memory Forensics
- Network Forensics
- Windows Artifacts
- NTFS/MFT Processing
- OS X Forensics
- Mobile Forensics
- Docker Forensics
- Browser Artifacts
- Timeline Analysis
- Disk image handling
- Decryption
- Management
- Picture Analysis
- Steganography
- Metadata Forensics
- Website Forensics
- Learn Forensics
- CTFs
- Resources
- Books
- File System Corpora
- Blogs
- Other
- Related Awesome Lists
Collections
- DFIR – The definitive compendium project – Collection of forensic resources for learning and research. Offers lists of certifications, books, blogs, challenges and more
- DFIR-SQL-Query-Repo – Collection of SQL queries templates for digital forensics use by platform and application.
- dfir.training – Database of forensic resources focused on events, tools and more
- ForensicArtifacts.com Artifact Repository – Machine-readable knowledge base of forensic artifacts
Tools
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