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M.E.A.T. - Mobile Evidence Acquisition Toolkit is a free digital forensics and incident response tool. DMG2IMG is a free digital forensics and incident response tool. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best digital forensics and incident response fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of available product data, here is our conclusion:
Forensic investigators and incident responders who need to pull evidence from iOS devices without waiting for paid tool licenses should start with M.E.A.T.; it handles both logical and filesystem acquisitions, which covers the two acquisition types that matter most in iOS investigations. The free pricing and 160 GitHub stars signal it's actually maintained and trusted by practitioners doing this work in the field. Skip this if you need Windows or Android support, or if your workflow depends on GUI-driven acquisition rather than command-line operations.
Forensic investigators and incident responders handling seized Apple devices need DMG2IMG to convert proprietary DMG archives into mountable HFS+ images without proprietary tools; the tool supports all three major compression formats (zlib, bzip2, LZFSE) and costs nothing, making it indispensable for chain-of-custody workflows. With 255 GitHub stars and active maintenance, it's proven in real investigations where you can't wait for commercial licensing. Skip this if your team exclusively uses commercial forensic suites like Cellebrite or Axiom that handle DMG conversion natively; DMG2IMG shines when you need a standalone, auditable converter that doesn't lock you into a vendor ecosystem.
Toolkit for performing acquisitions on iOS devices with logical and filesystem acquisition support.
DMG2IMG converts Apple compressed DMG archives to standard HFS+ image files supporting zlib, bzip2, and LZFSE compression formats.
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M.E.A.T. - Mobile Evidence Acquisition Toolkit: Toolkit for performing acquisitions on iOS devices with logical and filesystem acquisition support..
DMG2IMG: DMG2IMG converts Apple compressed DMG archives to standard HFS+ image files supporting zlib, bzip2, and LZFSE compression formats..
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