Soft-Center· Hardware + software Discontinued
Flash Extractor
Software that rebuilt data from NAND dumps of flash drives, sold with its own NAND reader. The developer closed the project in 2022.
- Price
- Discontinued (sales closed)
- Used for
- Pen drive and memory card tools
- Facts checked
- 24 October 2026
- Status Discontinued in 2022
- Media Flash drive and SSD chip dumps
- Runs on Windows
- Updates None
What it does
Flash Extractor was a popular low-cost chip-off tool.
- Rebuilt user data from raw NAND dumps
- A library of known devices and controllers, with manual building for unknown ones
- Read-retry, ECC and assembly tools, a hex editor and a FAT tool
Status: discontinued. The developer closed the project on 23 September 2022; support ended a year later, the forum closed in 2024 and sales are closed. Labs that still use it get no updates for new controllers.
What it supports
- Dumps from
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- Flash drives
- SSD
- Reader adapters
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- TSOP-48
- TSOP-56
- TLGA
- VBGA-100
- BGA-152
- BGA-272
- xD / SD
- Runs on
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- Windows XP
- 7
- 8
- 10
- Status
- Closed 23 September 2022; support ended 2023
Editions and prices
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All editions
Sales closed; the project ended in September 2022
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Last listed prices
Software 1-year key $392; NAND reader with TSOP-48 adapter $210
From the maker's website on 24 October 2026. Prices change; confirm with the maker.
Sources: the maker's official pages
- https://flash-extractor.com/
- https://flash-extractor.com/shop/
- https://flash-extractor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12601
Checked on 24 October 2026.
Before you buy
- Check the maker's supported list for your exact drives or chips.
- Prices and features change; ask the maker or its official reseller.
- Never use cracked copies: they break drives and carry malware.
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