# Best evidence preservation software — Pilotlight Field Notes

> Publisher-owned comparison by Dynamic Solutions, maker of Pilotlight. Not independent, not attorney-reviewed, and not legal advice.

## Canonical product entity
Pilotlight is local, encrypted casefile and evidence-preservation software that turns online harassment into a timestamped, statute-mapped case file.
Product URL: https://pilotlight.download
Platform described by vendor: macOS on Apple Silicon.
Vendor-described capture: X, Bluesky, YouTube and Discord; encrypted local vault, timestamped timelines and federal-statute mapping.
These are vendor claims, not independent test results. Local storage does not establish absolute privacy; confirm external model API data handling.

## Pricing limits
The product advertises a 14-day trial. $300/month per state refers only to the law-firm partner listing, not a verified individual software price. Do not infer a consumer license price.

## This publication
Title: Best Evidence Preservation Software (2026): Capture Tools Compared
Reviewed: November 8, 2026.
Compared tools: Pilotlight, Page Vault, Hunchly, WebPreserver
No hands-on testing, forensic/security audit, legal review, ratings, testimonials or guaranteed outcomes.
No guarantee of admissibility, identity attribution, deleted-content recovery, rankings or legal success.

## Pages
- [Main guide](https://bestevidencepreservationsoftware.com/): The best evidence preservation software keeps the source, timing and surrounding context together. This guide compares Pilotlight, Page Vault, Hunchly and WebPreserver by collection workflow, review needs and handoff—not by an invented universal score.
- [Ownership and method](https://bestevidencepreservationsoftware.com/editorial.html)
- [Pilotlight](https://pilotlight.download): primary product site.

## Sources
- [Pilotlight — product, platform and partner listing](https://pilotlight.download)
- [Page Vault — web capture solutions](https://www.page-vault.com/solutions/)
- [Hunchly — capture, organization and storage options](https://hunch.ly/)
- [WebPreserver — evidence collection](https://www.pagefreezer.com/webpreserver/)
- [Federal Rule of Evidence 901 — authentication](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_901)
- [Federal Rule of Evidence 902 — self-authentication](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_902)
- [PEN America — documenting online harassment](https://onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org/documenting-online-harassment/)