google/timesketch

Collaborative forensic timeline analysis

3,412

stars

3,760

commits

Python

primary language

Sep 8, 2026

updated

analysis
dfir
forensics
security
timeline

README

Timesketch

Version Version API Version Import

Table of Contents

  1. About Timesketch
  2. Getting started
  3. Community
  4. Contributing

About Timesketch

Timesketch is an open-source tool for collaborative forensic timeline analysis. Using sketches you and your collaborators can easily organize your timelines and analyze them all at the same time. Add meaning to your raw data with rich annotations, comments, tags and stars.

Timesketch Start Exploring Screen

Timesketch Timeline View

<Timesketch Context Search View

Getting started

Installation

Adding timelines

Using Timesketch

Adding a Notebook Container

Community

Contributing


Obligatory Fine Print

This is not an official Google product (experimental or otherwise), it is just code that happens to be owned by Google.

Contributors

(top 30 of 136)

berggren

1,372 commits

kiddinn

761 commits

jaegeral

534 commits

jkppr

313 commits

google/timesketch

Collaborative forensic timeline analysis

3,412

stars

3,760

commits

Python

primary language

Sep 8, 2026

updated

analysis
dfir
forensics
security
timeline

README

Timesketch

Version Version API Version Import

Table of Contents

  1. About Timesketch
  2. Getting started
  3. Community
  4. Contributing

About Timesketch

Timesketch is an open-source tool for collaborative forensic timeline analysis. Using sketches you and your collaborators can easily organize your timelines and analyze them all at the same time. Add meaning to your raw data with rich annotations, comments, tags and stars.

Timesketch Start Exploring Screen

Timesketch Timeline View

<Timesketch Context Search View

Getting started

Installation

Adding timelines

Using Timesketch

Adding a Notebook Container

Community

Contributing


Obligatory Fine Print

This is not an official Google product (experimental or otherwise), it is just code that happens to be owned by Google.

Contributors

(top 30 of 136)

berggren

1,372 commits

kiddinn

761 commits

jaegeral

534 commits

jkppr

313 commits

Languages

Python

60.8%

Vue

27.3%

Jupyter Notebook

6.2%

JavaScript

3.6%