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v0.29.0 · Pilot Release License-gated Windows pilot

ByteCase Hub Local

Install the ByteCase Hub 0.29 pilot for local case documentation, evidence-record review, acquisition documentation, verification, and workflow tracking.

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ByteCase Hub 0.29.0 · Windows 64-bit pilot

Download the signed installer

Install ByteCase Hub on Windows 10 or 11. You can review existing cases and export supported saved documents before activation. A signed offline license enables new case work.

Download Windows installer SHA-256 checksum Release and signing details

Publisher: Forensics Byte. This is a pilot release for examiner feedback.

Installer SHA-256:
e724213bb5f2d4fa5acf593ac23134dd59b689845f0ac712dfd2e9dd7d1c6a13

Offline activation: Save a .bcreq in Hub's Licensing screen, email the request attachment for manual review, then import the signed .bclic returned by Forensics Byte. Read the full license request instructions.

Email license requests to: contact@forensicsbyte.com

Your existing records remain readable and supported document exports remain available without an active license.

Review existing cases and activate new work

ByteCase Hub 0.29 uses a per-user Windows installer. After installation, open ByteCase Hub from the Start menu and complete the department and examiner settings.

You can open existing local cases and save supported PDF or DOCX copies of saved records before activation. Creating, editing, or importing case records requires an active signed license. Follow the email license request instructions: create a .bcreq in Licensing → Create trial / activation request, email the saved attachment for review, and import the returned .bclic. Requests are reviewed by a person; there is no automatic license submission form. Once imported, activation works offline.

Offline licensing · Reviewed by a person

How to request and activate a Hub license

  1. Install the signed Hub pilot

    Use the official Windows installer, then open ByteCase Hub from the Start menu. Complete the department and named examiner settings.

  2. Save your activation request

    Open Licensing → Create trial / activation request and save the .bcreq file. This request identifies the installation and configured examiner; it is not a license.

  3. Email the saved .bcreq attachment

    Send the request to contact@forensicsbyte.com. Use the subject ByteCase Hub license request. Attach the saved .bcreq yourself and say whether you are requesting a 60-day trial, annual license, renewal, or installation transfer.

  4. Receive the reviewed license

    Forensics Byte reviews the request and returns a signed .bclic for an approved request. Emailing a request does not automatically activate Hub.

  5. Import the .bclic in Hub

    Open Licensing → Import signed license…, select the returned file, and confirm the license type, examiner, and expiry shown in Hub. Activation and normal case work then operate offline.

Existing saved cases remain readable and supported saved-document exports remain available without an active license. Creating, editing, or importing case records requires activation.

This pilot includes Intake, Evidence, Acquire, Verify, Objectives, Artifacts, Findings, and Workflow. Notes and the Hub Report screens are reserved for a later update. Saved records remain available for supported module document exports.

Lightweight orchestration around standalone tools

ByteCase Hub Local preserves the modular product model.

The examiner can use one standalone utility when that is all the workflow requires, while the Hub provides a clearer shared view as more modules are adopted.

Pilot scope

This is a pilot release for hands-on feedback. Existing saved Notes and Hub report records are preserved, but their screens are not exposed in 0.29. See the public roadmap for current priorities and longer-term ideas.

Explore the interface

See how the module structures the work.

Select a workspace to view the interface and understand how it supports the surrounding forensic workflow.

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Find and Open Local Cases

Search local case work by case number, status, examiner, workflow stage, warnings, and missing records without browsing folders manually.

Capabilities

Built around the work.

Local case workspace

Search and open ByteCase cases by case number, status, examiner, workflow stage, warning count, or missing-record count.

Active case dashboard

Review the current case, examiner, status, canonical record count, workflow stage, module records, and recent activity.

Module navigation

Launch compatible standalone ByteCase modules while maintaining the selected local case context.

Saved record copies

Review existing case records and save supported module PDF or DOCX copies, including before license activation.

Example workflow

From case input to saved record.

  1. 01

    Find the case

    Search recognized local case work without browsing folders manually.

  2. 02

    Open the workspace

    Review case status, workflow stage, module records, warnings, missing records, and recent activity.

  3. 03

    Launch a module

    Open Intake, Acquire, or Verify for the selected case after activation.

  4. 04

    Return to the case view

    Recognize newly created records and continue through the modular workflow.

Detailed boundaries

What this module does not claim.

  • ByteCase Hub Local is an orchestration layer, not an evidence parser, extraction engine, forensic analysis platform, or investigative case-management system.
  • Module status reflects recognized files and records; it does not prove that the underlying work was performed correctly.
  • This 0.29 pilot keeps Notes and the Hub Report screens unavailable while their internal logic is refined. Saved older records are retained.

Development direction

Where the module can go next.

  • Qualify updates against existing licenses and strengthen guided case workflows.
  • Make moving local case data to another computer easier to review and verify.
  • Restore source-linked Notes review and build a reviewable Hub Report.
  • Explore an agency-local, examiner-approved officer Intake queue.
  • Explore a separate agency-hosted, multiuser deployment with shared case records and roles, with a future supervisor dashboard grounded in examiner workflows.

Product status

v0.29.0 · Pilot Release

0.29 license-gated pilot; Notes and the Hub Report screen remain deferred.

Current focusLicense-gated Windows pilot, read-only saved data access, and examiner feedback.

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Documentation that remains useful when the case returns.

Use focused standalone modules for specific workflow problems, then connect them only where shared data adds clear value.

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