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Process macOS and iOS disk images or live machines with mac_apt to extract forensic data and metadata.
About macapt
mac_apt is a Python-based DFIR (Digital Forensics and Incident Response) tool for processing Mac full disk images or live machines. It extracts data and metadata that can support forensic investigation. An included ios_apt component handles iOS images. The project has been tested on Windows and macOS, and it requires Python 3.10 or higher (64 bit).
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Reads common disk image formats such as E01, VMDK, AFF4, DD, SPARSEIMAGE and UAC collections
- Plugins parse artifacts such as Safari history, keychains, call history and iMessage chats
- Exports results to XLSX, CSV, TSV, JSONL or SQLite
- Can process encrypted APFS images with a password or recovery key
- Windows binaries are offered from the project's releases page
Best for: Forensic investigators who need to extract data from Mac or iOS disk images or live machines.
Good for
- Open source under the MIT license
Watch out for
- Needs Python 3.10 or later, 64 bit
- Listed DMG support covers uncompressed images only
macapt at a glance
- Website
- github.com/ydkhatri/mac_apt
- Category
- Privacy & Security › Desktop & OS Privacy
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Details verified
- Oct 21, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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