# stegextract

stegextract is a Digital Forensics product. It runs on-premises. Pricing is free.

Stegextract is a Bash script that extracts hidden files and strings from images, supporting PNG, JPG, and GIF formats.

Checked October 2026.

## What is stegextract?

Stegextract is a Bash script that extracts hidden files and strings from images, supporting PNG, JPG, and GIF formats. 
It extracts any trailing data after the image's closing bytes and any hidden files embedded within the image. 
The tool relies on magic numbers, hexdumps, and binary data alone, and does not support Steganography related to color/pixel/filter/LSB. 
Note that short byte combinations might create false positives, and manual review of the hexdump may be necessary in complex cases.

Tags: Steganography

## Where it fits in your security program (NIST CSF 2.0)

- [Respond](https://cybersectools.com/guides/building-respond-program-small-team): helps you contain and handle incidents.

## Quick facts

- Category: [Security Operations](https://cybersectools.com/categories/security-operations) · [Digital Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/categories/digital-forensics)
- Deployment: On-Premises
- Company size fit: Startup, SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise
- Pricing model: Free
- GitHub stars: 127
- Website: github.com

## Where it ranks

No shortlist covers this product's category yet. The closest is [Best MDR Solutions for Business](https://cybersectools.com/shortlists/best-mdr-solutions).

## stegextract FAQ

### What is stegextract?

stegextract is a product in the Digital Forensics category. It covers Steganography.

### What is the pricing for stegextract?

stegextract is free. Download and setup instructions are at https://github.com/evyatarmeged/stegextract/.

### What are alternatives to stegextract?

Alternatives to stegextract listed on CybersecTools:

1. [Cyber Triage Automated Investigation Platform](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cyber-triage-automated-investigation-platform) - Automated DFIR platform for rapid incident investigation and endpoint triage (Commercial)
2. [WindowsSCOPE Cyber Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/tools/windowsscope-cyber-forensics) - GUI-based memory forensic capture tool for cyber forensics and cyber crime investigation. (Commercial)
3. [AhnLab A-FIRST 디지털 포렌식 서비스](https://cybersectools.com/tools/ahnlab-a-first-digital-forensics-service) - Digital forensics service for incident analysis and APT response (Commercial)
4. [ExtraHop Packet Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/tools/extrahop-packet-forensics) - Continuous full packet capture and forensics for network investigations (Commercial)
5. [Menlo Security Browsing Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/tools/menlo-security-browsing-forensics) - Browser session recording & forensics for incident investigation & analysis (Commercial)

Compare all stegextract alternatives at [https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/stegextract](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/stegextract)

### What deployment and organization size does stegextract fit?

stegextract is available as on-premises software. It is listed for startups, small businesses, mid-market companies and enterprises. It is free.

## Compare stegextract with similar solutions

- [stegextract vs Cyber Triage Automated Investigation Platform](https://cybersectools.com/compare/cyber-triage-automated-investigation-platform-vs-stegextract)
- [stegextract vs WindowsSCOPE Cyber Forensics](https://cybersectools.com/compare/stegextract-vs-windowsscope-cyber-forensics)
- [stegextract vs AhnLab A-FIRST 디지털 포렌식 서비스](https://cybersectools.com/compare/ahnlab-a-first-digital-forensics-service-vs-stegextract)

All alternatives to stegextract: [/alternatives/stegextract](https://cybersectools.com/alternatives/stegextract)

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