PROGRAMS

We give the instruments to the people who make them better.

The professionals who stress-test these instruments, the students learning the discipline, and the instructors who teach it all hold standing invitations, and those who serve hold our gratitude. Every application passes through the secure contact desk, end-to-end encrypted.

DUAL-TRACK BETA PROGRAM

Help us forge the next generation of privacy-first forensic tools.

TRACK 1 · PROFESSIONALS

Expert Advisory Panel

For working DFIR professionals, intelligence analysts, cyber investigators, CISOs, and security researchers who want a hand in shaping the instruments they will rely on.

DIRECT LINE TO THE FOUNDEREVERY ACTIVE BETA · FREE

THE COMMITMENT

Run the current build. New TestFlight releases installed within 7 days.

Report what you find. One actionable report (bug, architectural critique, or workflow suggestion) every 30 days, through the secure desk.

Work it for real. Deploy against genuine forensic workloads, never violating client confidentiality.

TRACK 2 · U.S. STUDENTS

Academic Partner Program

For the next generation of examiners at U.S. colleges and universities: hands-on time with professional-grade forensic instruments before you enter the workforce.

EVERY ACTIVE BETA · FREEFOR THE LENGTH OF YOUR STUDIES

THE COMMITMENT

Stay enrolled at a U.S. institution. An accredited cybersecurity, computer science, criminal justice, or related program at a U.S. college or university, verified via your .edu email.

Put them to work. Capstone projects, forensic labs, coursework.

Tell us what you learned. A usability report or case-study reflection every 45 days.

HOW TO JOIN

Apply through the secure contact desk from your professional or academic email. Name your track and a line about your work or program. Accepted testers receive TestFlight invitations by return.

Apply to the beta program

PROGRAM TERMS

Apple TestFlight policies. Testers must be 18+ and meet TestFlight's regional eligibility and export-compliance requirements; managed school Apple IDs may face provisioning restrictions.

Confidentiality. Beta software is provided as-is and contains unreleased features; participants keep unannounced features reasonably confidential.

Acceptable use. Lawful forensic analysis, academic research, or authorized incident response only; malicious reverse engineering or offensive deployment ends access immediately.

Active community. Our private Discord is where the collaboration happens; joining is a condition of participation, and inactive seats rotate to the waitlist.

CLASSROOM PARTNER PROGRAM

Equip your entire class with privacy-first forensic tools.

For university professors, adjuncts, and instructors teaching digital forensics, cybersecurity, or criminal justice: a batch of license codes that makes every ProfWorkBench application on your syllabus free for your students, for the duration of the course.

Apply from your faculty email. Tell us the course, the roster size, and the applications you teach with.

Receive your batch of codes. Every enrolled student unlocks the tools. No accounts with us, no cost to anyone.

Teach with them. The tools live in your labs, capstones, and coursework, and we shape a light feedback plan together. Never a large task.

AT A GLANCE

ELIGIBLEFACULTY & INSTRUCTORS

FIELDSFORENSICS · CYBER · CJ

YOUR ROSTER100% FREE

DURATIONTHE FULL COURSE

Instructor application

Students redeem the codes in the App Store with their own Apple IDs. School-managed Apple IDs may not be able to redeem them, so mention your setup and we'll plan around it.

ACADEMIC & SERVICE DISCOUNTS

Proud to support the academic and research community, and those who serve.

50% off

Global educational discount

All ProfWorkBench software licenses, for any active student or educator worldwide. Apply with a valid .edu (or equivalent international academic) email address.

50% off

U.S. military & first responders

Offered in gratitude for service to the United States: active-duty members and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, and first responders with America’s law-enforcement, fire, and EMS agencies. Verify with your agency or department email, or provide proof of service.

OUR ALMA MATER

100% free

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

ProfWorkBench was born in the research ecosystem at John Jay. Every currently enrolled student, and every current member of the faculty and staff, receives lifetime licenses to all our tools, free. Apply with your active @jjay.cuny.edu address.

HOW TO APPLY

Send a request through the secure contact form from your academic or agency email. We verify your status and issue a secure App Store promo code.

Apply for your discount

LEGAL

All educational and service discounts, including App Store promotional codes, are granted at the sole discretion of ProfWorkBench, LLC, and are restricted to individual, personal-use purchases. Institutional, corporate, bulk, or departmental acquisitions do not qualify, but may be eligible for separate enterprise procurement. Offers are subject to credential verification, Apple App Store Terms of Service, and applicable law; they may be modified, suspended, or terminated at any time, have no cash value, and cannot be applied retroactively.