A meticulously curated collection of open-source intelligence tools and resources. Open-source intelligence (OSINT) refers to data collected from publicly available sources, encompassing everything from social media and websites to code repositories and metadata.
Whether you're an Investigative Journalist, OSINT Enthusiast, Cyber Security Researcher, or Privacy Advocate, this repository offers tools and techniques to enhance your open-source intelligence capabilities.
- 🔎 Search Engines
- 📧 Email Intelligence
- 🌐 Domain & IP Analysis
- 📱 Social Media Reconnaissance
- 🧩 Data Visualization & Graph Analysis
- 🔐 Privacy & Encryption Tools
- 🧪 Miscellaneous Tools
- 📘 Learning Resources
- 📝 Contributing
↑ 🔎 Search Engines
Leverage these search engines to uncover valuable information across the internet:
- Google – The most widely used search engine.
- Bing – Microsoft's search engine.
- DuckDuckGo – A privacy-focused search engine.
- Yandex – A Russian search engine.
- Shodan – A search engine for internet-connected devices.
- Censys – A search engine for discovering devices and networks exposed to the internet.
- Fofa – A Chinese search engine for internet assets.
- ZoomEye – A Chinese search engine for cyberspace.
↑ 📧 Email Intelligence
Tools to gather and analyze information related to email addresses:
- Have I Been Pwned – Check if your email has been part of a data breach.
- Hunter – Find email addresses associated with a domain.
- EmailRep – Get reputation data for an email address.
- Pipl – Search for people using their email addresses.
- Clearbit – Enrich email addresses with additional data.
- Snov.io – Find and verify email addresses.
- MailTester – Check if an email address is valid.
↑ 🌐 Domain & IP Analysis
Investigate domains and IP addresses to gather intelligence:
- WHOIS – Find registration details of domains.
- DNSDumpster – Discover hosts related to a specific domain.
- Shodan – Search for internet-connected devices.
- Censys – Discover devices and networks exposed to the internet.
- Robtex – Analyze domain and IP relationships.
- VirusTotal – Analyze files and URLs for malware.
- IPinfo – Get information about IP addresses.
- ipapi – IP address geolocation API.
↑ 📱 Social Media Reconnaissance
Tools to gather information from social media platforms:
- Sherlock – Find usernames across social networks.
- Social Search – Search for social media posts.
- Twint – An advanced Twitter scraping tool.
- Facebook Search – Search for people, pages, and groups on Facebook.
- LinkedIn Search – Search for professionals on LinkedIn.
- Instagram Search – Search for hashtags on Instagram.
- Reddit Search – Search for posts and comments on Reddit.
↑ 🧩 Data Visualization & Graph Analysis
Tools for analyzing and visualizing data relationships:
- Gephi – An open-source network analysis and visualization software.
- Maltego – A tool for link analysis and data mining.
- Cytoscape – An open-source software platform for visualizing complex networks.
- GraphXR – A graph visualization and analysis tool.
- Linkurious – A graph visualization and analysis platform.
↑ 🔐 Privacy & Encryption Tools
Enhance your privacy and secure your communications:
- Tor – Anonymity network.
- ProtonMail – Encrypted email service.
- Signal – Encrypted messaging app.
- Tails – Live operating system for privacy.
- Cryptomator – Client-side encryption for cloud storage.
- KeePass – Password manager.
- OpenPGP – Standard for email encryption.
↑ 🧪 Miscellaneous Tools
Additional tools for various OSINT tasks:
- ExifTool – Read, write, and edit meta information in files.
- ExifToolGUI – GUI for ExifTool.
- Exif Pilot – Exif editor and viewer.
- ExifTool Online – Online Exif metadata viewer.
- ExifTool for Windows – ExifTool installer for Windows.
↑ 📘 Learning Resources
Enhance your OSINT skills with these resources:
- OSINT Framework – A collection of OSINT tools categorized by data type.
- OSINT Dojo – OSINT training and resources.
- OSINT Curious – OSINT blog and community.
- OSINT Tools – A curated list of
↑ 📝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! To add a new tool or resource:
- If you are familiar with Git, just create a Pull-Request and wait for us to review it!
- Google Forms - If you are a non-tech individual, consider submitting your response through this Google Forms Link to Share your exclusive OSINT Resouces/Guides/Tools(or anything related to OSINT😉) with our community.