IPED Digital Forensic Tool
IPED (Digital Evidence Processor and Indexer) is an open source software that processes and analyzes digital evidence seized at crime scenes by law enforcement or in corporate investigations by private examiners.Quick Start
Get IPED running and process your first case
Installation
Build from source or download a release
Processing Evidence
Learn command-line processing options
Analysis Interface
Explore the integrated analysis GUI
Key Features
IPED provides professional-grade digital forensics capabilities for law enforcement and corporate investigators.Fast Processing
Up to 400GB/h processing speed with multithreaded architecture supporting up to 135 million items
Data Carving
Efficient carving engine supporting 40+ file formats including videos, extensible by scripting
Advanced Search
Fast indexing and searching with regex support, OCR, face recognition, and similar document search
Timeline Analysis
Unified timeline view with event filtering and graph analysis for communications
Custom Parsers
Specialized parsers for WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, BitTorrent, Emule, and more
Extensible
Script custom tasks in JavaScript and Python with external tool integration
Processing Profiles
IPED includes specialized processing profiles for different investigation types:- Forensic - Complete forensic analysis with all features enabled
- CSAM - Optimized for child safety investigations with specialized detection
- Triage - Quick analysis for time-sensitive cases
- Fastmode - Preview processing for rapid assessment
- Blind - Automatic data extraction without manual intervention
Supported Evidence Sources
Process multiple evidence types with comprehensive format support:- Disk Images: RAW/DD, E01, EX01, ISO9660, AFF, VHD, VHDX, VMDK (including differential)
- Mobile: UFDR (Cellebrite), AD1 (AccessData), logical extractions
- File Systems: NTFS, FAT, exFAT, HFS+, APFS, Ext2/3/4
- Containers: Recursive expansion of dozens of archive and container formats
IPED was developed by digital forensic experts from the Brazilian Federal Police since 2012 and officially open-sourced in 2019.