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The Sleuth Kit vs UFS Explorer: catalog facts
The Sleuth Kit	UFS Explorer
Free Free and open source; commercial training and support are sold separately.	Paid Perpetual licenses from $69.95, with a free trial for each edition.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Analyses disk images and recovers files from the command line C library can be built into other tools	Recovers from drives, disk images, virtual disks and RAID Editions for NAS, network RAID and forensic work
Command-line only; use Autopsy for a graphical interface Requires familiarity with file system and forensics concepts	Paid licenses required to recover files Professional editions are complex for casual users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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