Autopsy is an open-source digital forensics platform and graphical interface to The Sleuth Kit (TSK), pre-installed on Kali Linux at /usr/bin/autopsy. Developed by Basis Technology and Brian Carrier, it provides a user-friendly web-based GUI for analyzing disk images and file systems, including Windows (NTFS, FAT), UNIX (EXT2FS, EXT3FS, FFS), and mobile devices (Android, iOS). Used by law enforcement, military, and corporate investigators, Autopsy facilitates evidence recovery, timeline analysis, and case management for cyber forensic investigations. Its intuitive design and real-time results make it a cornerstone for ethical hackers and forensic analysts.
