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Plaso vs Autopsy: catalog facts
PlasoAutopsy
Free

Free and open source.

Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Linux
  • Extracts events from many artifact types into one timeline
  • Works with disk images as well as individual logs
  • It puts a case-management interface on The Sleuth Kit, with keyword search, timeline analysis, registry parsing and…
  • Command-line only, with a learning curve
  • Processing large disk images can be slow
  • Ingesting a large disk image takes hours, and the Java interface is heavy and occasionally fragile.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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