Oxygen Forensic Detective

What Oxygen Forensic Detective is

Oxygen Forensic® Detective is a Windows application for extracting, decoding, and analyzing digital evidence in forensic investigations. Its listed evidence sources include mobile devices, computers and external media, cloud services and app data, and drones. Oxygen Forensics says the product supports extraction from more than 35,000 devices and more than 100 cloud applications or services, and can retrieve messages from more than 50,000 app versions. It can also analyze artifacts from Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Investigative tools include OCR, SQLite and .plist analysis, translation, malware detection, password recovery, image categorization, mapping, timelines, and link analysis. Teams can import third-party extractions and investigative data, then export custom reports and map data; listed export formats include PDF, RSMF, and OXY Viewer. The product lists Project VIC integration, and version 18.3.1 notes support for importing GrayKey extraction data. Oxygen Forensics says data processed by the software stays within the customer’s environment. Pricing is on request, and a trial can be requested. The installation guide specifies 64-bit Windows, at least 32 GB RAM, an Intel Core i7 or higher, a 1 TB SSD, a dedicated graphics card, and two USB 3.0 ports.

Who it suits

Oxygen Forensic Detective is intended for law enforcement, government, military, and enterprise investigative teams working with digital evidence. It suits teams that need to extract data from multiple source types and analyze it on a Windows workstation.

Limits

Pricing is on request, and the trial page does not state a duration. The installation guide requires at least 32 GB RAM, an Intel Core i7 or higher, a 1 TB SSD, a dedicated graphics card, two USB 3.0 ports, and 64-bit Windows.

Getting started

1. Visit the Oxygen Forensic Detective product page.
2. Request a trial through the Oxygen Forensics trial page, if you want to evaluate it.
3. Use a 64-bit Windows system meeting the listed installation requirements.
4. Customers can use the customer area to download software and supporting files, request the latest keycode, or contact support.

Verdict

Consider Oxygen Forensic Detective if your investigative team needs a Windows tool for evidence extraction, analysis, and reporting across mobile, computer, cloud, and drone sources. Look elsewhere if you need a non-Windows application or pricing published upfront.