scalpel
Fast filesystem-independent file recovery
forensic-carving-toolsBlue Team
Toolforensic-carving-toolsblueLinuxKali LinuxPlatforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026
scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw device files.
Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.
Getting started
See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for installation and usage details.
