bulk_extractor
Install command:
brew install bulk_extractorStream-based forensics tool
https://github.com/simsong/bulk_extractor/wiki
License: MIT
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/bulk_extractor.json
Formula code: bulk_extractor.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2.2.0 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| re2 | 2025-11-05 | Alternative to backtracking PCRE-style regular expression engines |
Depends on when building from source:
| abseil | 20260817.0 | C++ Common Libraries |
| pkgconf | 3.0.7 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Uses from macOS: flex (build), expat, ncurses
Binaries:
bulk_extractor
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 80 | 134 | 538 |
| Installs on Request | 80 | 134 | 538 |
| Build Errors | 1 |