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Autopsy vs The Sleuth Kit: catalog facts
Autopsy	The Sleuth Kit
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source; commercial training and support are sold separately.
Windows, Linux	Command line
It puts a case-management interface on The Sleuth Kit, with keyword search, timeline analysis, registry parsing and…	Analyses disk images and recovers files from the command line C library can be built into other tools
Ingesting a large disk image takes hours, and the Java interface is heavy and occasionally fragile.	Command-line only; use Autopsy for a graphical interface Requires familiarity with file system and forensics concepts
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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