Autopsy

Autopsy is the premier open-source digital forensics platform. It provides a user-friendly, modular interface that rivals many expensive commercial tools.

Autopsy is highly extensible, allowing users to add custom modules for specific analysis needs. It is widely used by students, independent investigators, and even large agencies as a secondary analysis tool. Its ability to perform disk imaging, file recovery, and artifact analysis makes it an essential part of any forensic toolkit. Because it is free and open-source, it has a massive community that contributes to its constant improvement and plugin development.