Check out our OSINT resources page. Here you will find numerous OSINT tools
Academic Search
Academia – Social networking site for academic articles
Base Academic Search Engine – Access over 240 million academic articles for free
CalTech CoolCosmos Infrared Zoo – information about animals
Citation Machine – Generates academic citations for your
Comparitech Research Guide – A how-to guide on how to use the dark web for academic purposes.
Copac – Search engine for UK and Irish library catalogs
CORE – Collection of open access research papers
DeepDyve – Collection of over 100 million scholarly open access research papers
Digital Public Library of America – Academic search engine for open source material
Enotes– Provides a summary of numerous books and articles
ERIC – collection of academic articles and resources
Europeana – Collection of over 57 million European works
Google Scholar – Academic search engine
Project Gutneberg – Collection of over 59,000 free ebooks
EPI Search – Academic search engine that allows you to search for related web resources based on text
JournalMap Geosearch – Academic search engine that identifies material by geographic location
JURN Academic Search – Academic search engine
KMLE Medical Dictionary – Academic search engine focused on medicine
LibGuides Community Search – Academic search engine
Library of Congress – US Library of Congress
Microsoft Academic Research – Academic search engine
New York Public Library Search – NY public library search of articles
Open Knowledge Maps -search engine for academic articles that visualizes the results
OpenGrey – Database of grey literature in Europe
Public Library of Science Search – Academic search engine for the Public Library of Science
PubMed – Academic search engine for over 23 million medical articles
RefSeek – Research directory of references
ScienceDirect – Academic search engine
ScienceHack – search engine for scientific multi-media
Semantic Scholar – Academic search engine
World Digital Library – Digital collection of historical content
World Wide Science Search Engine – Academic search engine
Zetoc – Academic search engine
Archives
Archive – Similar to the internet archive
Cached Pages – View cached webpages
Cached View – View cached webpages
Common Crawl – View cached webpages
Cryptome – Similar to wikileaks
Internet Archive – View cached webpages
Web Archive – View cached pages of UK Sites
WebCite – View cached webpages
Wikileaks – A collection of leaked classified data
Blogs
Blogger – A place by Google to host and publish blogs
Bloglovin – A place to host and publish blogs
Blog Search Engine – A blog Search engine
Disqus – Blog hosting service
Ghost – Blog publishing platform
Joomla Blogging Website – a WordPress blog for Joomla
LiveJournal – Russian Blogging site
Medium – Blogging site
Metafilter – Community webblog
Omgili – Search engine for forums, blogs, discussions, and news sites
Penzu – Private blogging site
Plurk – Micro-blogging site
Postach – Blogging site
Posthaven – Blogging site
Sett – Blogging site
Svbtle – Blogging site
Tumblr – Microblogging site
Topix – A blog search engine, only accessible from a US IP Address
Twingly – Blog, forum, and news search engine
Typepad – Blogging site
Xanga 2.0 – Blog archive
Classifieds
Claz – Classified site
Craigslist – Classified site
eBay – Web acution site
Flippity – Ebay shopping search engine
Kijiji – Canadian classified site
Oodle – classified site
Offer Up – Classified site
Search all Junk – Search multiple classified sites at once, such as craigslist, recycler, penny saver, oodle
Search Tempest – Search multiple classified sites at once
Quikr – Indian classified site
Company Search
Acoona – US business search engine
Australian Business Register – Australian business search engine
Australian Securities & Investments Commission – Australian business search engine
Better Business Bureau – US and Canada business search engine
Bizwiki – US crowdsourced business database
Business Phone Book – UK business search engine
Canpages – Canadian business search engine
Cayman Island General Company Registry – Business search engine
Companies House – UK business search engine
Credit Risk Monitor – worldwide business directory of publicly held companies
dLook – Australia business search engine
Dun and Bradstreet – Business search engine
Europages – Database of European companies
International Company Profile – UK site providing details on numerous business
Kompass – Business search engine
Local – US and Canada site hat allows you to search for local businesses
Manta – US and Canada small business search engine
Ministry of Corporate Affairs – India business search engine
Money House – Switzerland business search engine
National Business Register – UK business search engine
Nationwide Business Directory – Australia business search engine
NUANS – Canadian business search engine by name
OpenCorporates – Global business search engine
Orbis Directory – Global business search engine
Superior Business Network – US business search engine
Superpages – US local business search engine
Thomas Net – Business search engine
SEC EDGAR – US SEC search tool
US Pages – directory of business by type
Who Do You – Business search engine
Yell – UK business search engine
Dating
Adult Friend Finder – A dating site
Ashley Madison – A site to arrange to have an affair on
Are You Interested – A dating site
Badoo (US) – A dating site
Beautiful People – A dating site where you must be voted on to join
Black People Meet – A dating site for African Americans
EHarmony – A dating site
Farmers Only – A dating site for farmers
Match – A dating site
Ok Cupid – A dating site
Plenty of Fish – A dating site
Spark – A dating site
Wamba – A dating site
Zoosk – A dating site
Deep Web Search
Biznar – Business seaarch engine
Black Book Online (US) – Public records search site with over 37,000 public record lookups including death, inmate, criminal, and court records
Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook – Provides world, regional, and country information
Centre for Investigative Journalism – Training and resource site
Court Services Online (Canada – BC) – Canadian province of British Columbia court services website for searching civil, appeal, traffic, and criminal court records
Stolen Property Search (Canada) – Canadian stolen vehicle and property search
FBI Vault – FBI records and other information
Human Trafficking Search – Information on human trafficking
Offshore Leaks Database – Database of offshore leaks searchable by person name, company, address, or jurisdiction
Search Systems Public Records (USA) – US public records database
Real-Time Air Quality Index – Real-time air pollution index
Digital Currency
Bitcoin Block Explorer – Dashboard for digital currencies
Bitcoin Whos who – Bitcoin address lookup service
Bit Camp – Dashboard for digital currencies with numerous guides
Bit Ref – View the current balance of any Bitcoin address
Blockchain.com – Dashboard for digital currencies
Blockonomics – View the current balance of a Bitcoin address
EtherScan – View the current balance of an Etherium address
Graph Sense – A crypto asset analytics platform
Wallet Explorer – View the current balance of any Bitcoin address
Domain Name and Research
Exploits and Advisories
Canadian Center for Cyber Security – Canadian government site on cybersecurity
CVE Details – Security vulnerability database
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures – database of known cyber exploits
Exploit Database – Database of known cyber exploits
Secunia Advisories – Database of known cyber exploits
Mitre Att&ck – Database of tactics and techniques
National Vulnerability Database – US-based list of known vulnerabilities
Packet Storm – Website with a database on cyber exploits and advisories
Security Focus – Searchable database of vulnerabilities
Email Address
10 Minute Mail – Provides temporary, free, anonymous, secure email accounts
AddressSearch Email & Address Lookup (USA) – Lookup over 95 million email addresses and 140 million mailing addresses
Anonymous Email – Provider for sending anonymous email
AOL Webmail (USA) – Email service provider
Email Format – Provides business email address format
Email-Validator – Check to see if an email address is valid and/or operational
Email Reputation – Check the reputation of an email address to see if it is associated with any known malicious activity
EmailSherlock – Check to see if an email address is valid and/or operational
Fastmail (USA) – Email service provider
Gmail Security Alert – Checks to see if your Gmail account has been hacked
Gmail – Email service provider
Guerrilla Mail – Disposable and anonymous email address provider
Have I been Pwned – Check to see if your email address has been part of a breach
Hunter – Identifies email address connected to a domain
Hushmail (Canada) – Email service provider
Lycos Mail (USA) – Email service provider
Mail.com (Germany) – Email Service provider
Mailbox Validator – Check the reputation of an email address to see if it is associated with any known malicious activity
MailDB – find the email address of anyone on the web with just a domain name
Mailinator – Free and temporary email address
Main Hunt – Identify emails associated with a domain
MailTester – Check to see if an email address is valid and/or operational
Melissa – Check to see if an email address is valid and/or operational
Metrics Sparrow – Creates email address formats for use with specific domains
Outlook – Email service provider
Pipl – (Requires registration) – Enter an email address to find information on the person it is associated with
Read Notify – notifies you when your emails have been read
SecMail – Anonymous email address provider
Send Email Message – Anonymous email address provider
Skymem – Find email addresses of companies and people
SmartIP Email Address Checker – Check to see if an email address is valid and/or operational
Temp Inbox – Email service that allows you to remain anonymous
Tencent QQ Mail – Email service provider
That’s Them – Enter an email address to find information on the person it is associated with
The Anonymous Email – Email service provider for sending anonymous emails
TorGuard – Email service provider for sending and receiving anonymous emails
Verfiy-Email – Check to see if an email address is valid and/or operational
VerifyMyEmailAddress – Check to see if an email address is valid and/or operational
Yahoo Mail – Email service provider
Yandex Mail – Email service provider
YOP Mail – Providers you with a temporary email address
Zoho – Email service provider
Geolocation and Mapping tools
ArcGIS Online – online mapping platform where you can create and share maps
Cellular Towers Map (Canada) – map of cell towers and their providers in Canada
Cybermap – interactive cyber threat map
Disputed Territories Map – Lists disputed areas by country
Foursquare – USers check in and share information about places they have been
FreeMapTools – Free downloadable maps
GeoGratis (Canada) – Government of Canada map database
Global Incident Map – Maps which display terrorist and other criminal activity
Google Maps – Googles mapping program
Google Maps Automatic Packet Reporting System – Live APRS reporting
GoogleEarth – Googles mapping program covering worldwide locations
GoogleStreetview – provides street views of google map locations
GPS Visualizer – converts an address into a lat long coordinates
Here.com – Mapping program covering worldwide locations
IMB Piracy & Armed Robbery Map – map displaying live and historic piracy and robberies as reported to IMB
Instant Street View – type in an address and view google street view imagery
Latitude Longitude Finder – find the lat long of an address or an address from a lat long coordinate
Mappy – European mapping and direction service
MapQuest – Mapping and direction service
N2YO Satelite Tracker – Sateliete and space station mapping
NATOs Daily Piracy Update – NATOs Daily Piracy site
NYC Crime Map – NYC Crime Map
Old Maps Online – historical maps collection
OpenCelliD – worldwide cell tower locations
OpenStreetMap – crowdsourced map of the world
Snaptrends – Location-based social media insight tool
UK Police Crime Maps – Maps of crime trends in the UK
UK ShipAIS – Ship tracking in and around the UK
Vessel Tracker – Live AIS tracking of ships
ViaMichelin – Route planner and maps
Waze – Route planner based on live traffic data
What3words – Route planner and maps
Whereis – Maps of Australia
WikiLoc – a place to discover and share the best outdoor trails for hiking, cycling and other activities
Wikimapia – Crowdsources maps
World Imagery Wayback – Digital Archive of imagery sorted by data and location
YandexMaps – Similar to google maps, provided by Yandex
Zoom Earth – Database of NASA imagery
Image Search
Baidu Image Search – Baidus image search engine
Berify – Reverse image search engine
Bing Image Search – Image search engine
Camera Summary – EXIF tool
Creative Commons – Image search engine
DotHop – Visual search engine which includes video and image results
Exifdata – EXIF tool
Find Exif – EXIF tool
Fotki – Image Search engine
Freeimages – Image Search engine
FreeOCR – Website that extracts texts from images
Google Images – Google images search engine
Incogna Image – Image search engine
JPEGsnoop – EXIF tool
Karma Decay – Reverse image tool designed to search Reddit
Openphoto – Free stock images
PhotoTracker Lite – Browser extension which allows you to track images online
PicSearch – image search engine
Portrait Search – US Portrait search engine
RootAbout – Reverse image search engine
Shutterfly – Photo gallery site
Shutterstock – Photo gallery site
Spezify Visual – Image search engine
TinEye – Reverse image search engine
Wolfram Image Identification – Wolfram Alpha’s reverse image search tool
Yandex Image Search – Image Search engine
5Ghz Interfearance – Tool which can assist in indicating military radar activity which is close to the 5Ghz frequency
Copernicus Open Access Hub – European Space Agency site for images from the Copernicus satellites
EOSDID – Visually explore the past and the present of this dynamic planet from a satellite’s perspective
Earth Online – European Space Agency data on aspects of temperature, ice sheets, and more
GeoVisual Search – Quarry images for similar geographic features
GHG Sat – Global Methane concentrations
Google Earth Pro – Increased functionality over the web-based version
Here We Go – Alternative to google maps with increased frequency of updates on some locations
Live u a map – News sorted by timeline based on geographic location
Satellites Pro – Combines imagery from multiple sources
Sentinel Hub Playground – Sentinel 2 / Landsat images
SNAP – European Space Agency tool that allows for the manipulation of various data elements
Peak Visor – Mountain ID tool
Wikimapia – Crowdsources mapping info
Kid-friendly search engines
AnimalSearch – resources on a variety of animals
Blinde-Kuh – A German search engine for children
Dib Dab Doo and Dilly Too – Child-friendly search engine
DisneyBooks – Disney search engine for children on Disney books
DisneySearch – Search engine for children on Disney content
Fact Monster – A search engine that helps with facts and homework while also providing educational games and trivia
KidRex – Safe search for kids by kids powered by Google
KidsHealth – Search engine on kids health issues
Kidsnet Search Engine – An Australian child-friendly search engine
KidzSearch – A child-friendly search engine
Mymunka Safe Search – A child-friendly search engine
NASA Kids Club – Information on NASA for children
National Geographic Kids – National Geographic’s website intended for children
PBS Kids – PBS website intended for children
SafeSearchKids – A child-friendly search engine
SurfNetKids – A child-friendly search engine
Topmarks Education – A child-friendly search engine aimed at educational resources
Language and translations tools
Abbreviations.com – Search engine for abbreviations and their meaning
Acronym Finder – Search engine for acronyms and their meaning
Acronym Server – Search engine for acronyms and their meaning
After the Deadline – Checks spelling, grammar and style of writting
AlphaDictionary.com – Search 1065 Online English Dictionaries at Once
Babelfish – Translate text
Bing Translator – Translate text
CollinsDictionary – Translate text
DeepL – Translate text
Definitions – Multilingual dictionary providing definitions
Dictionary.com – Search for word meaning or synonyms
Frengly – Translate text
Gizoogle – Translate slang into English and vice versa
Google Translate – Translate text or documents
Grammar.com – Tools for checking grammar and spelling
IMTranslator Comparison – Translate text
Linguee – An English – French translation tool
NetLingo – Text and online abbreviation definitions
NoSlang – Internet & Text Slang Dictionary & Translator
Online Slang Dictionary – Provides definitions of American, British, and Urban slang.
Paralink Translation – Translate text
Phrases – A collection of common phrases, casual expressions, and idioms
PROMT – Translate text
Reverso – Translate text
Slangit – Slang dictionary
Synonyms – search for synonyms and antonyms
Systran Translate – Translate text
TransL8it – translate SMS and chat abbreviations into plain English
Urban Dictionary – Slang dictionary
WordReference – Translate text
Yandex Translate – Translate text, documents, websites, and text in images
Meta Search Tools
Metasearch tools are tools that show results from multiple search sites on a single page.
Carrot2 – Meta search engine
Ceek – Japan based meta search engine
Dogpile – Meta search engine
eLocalFinder – Meta search engine
FeFoo – Meta search engine
Goofram – Meta search engine
Info.com – Meta search engine
Instya – A shopping meta search engine
iZito – Meta search engine
Kartoo – Meta search engine
Trust Mamma – Meta search engine for business reviews
Metabear – Russiain based meta search engine
Metabot – Russiain based meta search engine
MetaEureka – Meta search engine
MetaGer – Meta search engine
Monstercrawler – Meta search engine
Salam – Iranian based meta search engine
SavvySearch – Meta search engine
Search – Meta search engine
SearchBoth – Meta search engine with results from google and yahoo
Soovle – Meta search engine
Springo – Search various sites including multimedia
Vinden – Netherlands based meta search engine
Vroosh – Canadian based meta search engine
WebCrawler – Meta search engine
Yippy – Meta search engine
Yometa – Search Google, Bing and Yahoo simultaneously
ZapMeta – Meta search engine
Online Communities
4Chan – Anonymous Image-based bulletin board
Airbnb – Accommodation site
Athlinks – Social network for athletes
Babycenter – Social network for new parents
BiggerPockets – Social network for realtors
Boardreader – Forum Search engine
Bodybuilding – Forum on health and fitness
Online Privacy Tools
AnonymoX – Privacy browser extension
Blur Privacy Manager – Enhanced information security
EFF – Enhanced browsing security and blocking of ads
Epic Privacy Browser – Web browser allowing for private browsing
Invisible Internet Project – I2P anonymous network
Prism Break – Database of privacy tools
PrivacyGrade – Smartphone app privacy rating
People Search
192 – Search for People, Businesses & Places in the UK
ALM Experts – US tool to search for expert witnesses
Alumni – Search engine to search group membership
Ancestry – Historical records search
Anywho – US and Canada search tool for people and their information
Around People – People search engine
Biographies – A collection of biographies about famous and not-so-famous individuals
Black Book Online – Public records lookup
Been Verified – People search engine
Canada 411 – Canadian people search engine
Carrier Lookup – Enter a phone number and they will return the carrier name and whether the number is wireless or landline
Classmates People Search – US and Canada search tool for people based on school name and location
Corporation Wiki – US-based search engine that makes connections between corporations and individuals
Ellis Island Passenger Search – Search for passenger records at Ellis Island
Facesaerch – Search engine that searches using name and images
FamilySearch – Genealogy website
Freeality – People search engine
Government Electronic Directory Services – Canadian directory of federal public servants
Infobel – Searches people and businesses by country, company, name or location
Inteligator – US site searches by state and name
Intelius – US site searches using name, phone number, and address
Knowem – Search for username
LinkedIn – professional social media site
Melissa Address Check – US address tool
MyLife – Reputation platform
Obituaries Australia – Australian digital repository of obituaries
OFAC – S Department of the Treasurys Specially Designated Nationals database
Peek You – people search engine
People By Name – Reverse phone lookup
People Finders – US people search engine
People Smart – US people search engine
Political Graveyard – US political biographys
Public Records NOW – people search engine
Radaris – US and Canada people search engine
Reverse Phone Lookup – US and Canada reverse phone number lookup
Snitch Name – username search
Spokeo – US and Canada people search engine
Spy Dialer – Reverse phone number lookup
Sysoon – Dead people search engine, online memorials, funeral news and directory
That’sThem – address, phone, reverse email, and IP lookups
This Number – International phone directory
US Search – US people search engine
User Search – Username search
Webmii – People search engine
White Pages – People search engine
Wink People Search – People search engine
Zaba – People search engine
Search Engines
Ask – Search engine
Baidu – Chinese search engine
Bing – Search engine
Dogpile – Search engine
Duck Duck Go – Search engine that doe snot track users
Gibiro – Search engine that doe snot track users
Google – Search engine
Google Advanced Search – Advanced search engine options
Izito – Search engine
Mozbot – Search engine
Oscobo – Search engine that does not track users
Peekier – Search engine that does not track users
Provado – Search engine that does not track users
Qwant – Search engine that does not track users
Search – Swiss search engine
Snus Base – Data breach search engine
Startpage – Search engine that does not track users
Swisscow – Swiss based search engine that does not track users
Yahoo Search – Search engine
Yandex – Search engine
Yippy – Search engine
Social Media
This section is divided into tools for popular SM sites and then list of lesser-known SM sites
Facebook – The book of face
Twitter –
Back tweets – Search for links on Twitter
Rite Tag – Hashtag analytics
Trends map – Geographic overlay of trending hashtags
Twitterfall – Twitter client where tweets fall like water ina waterfall
Tweet deck – Alternate way to view tweets, notifications, and messages on a single screen
Tweet metadata – A breakdown of how to decode tweet metadata
Tweet reach – Free Twitter analytics report
Twoogel – Twitter Search engine
Reddit Archive – archive of top posts from Reddit sorted by day
Reddit Comment Visualiser – Download Reddit comments based on username
Reddit Investigator – Lookup a Reddit account and its activity based on account name
Reddit Metrics – shows top trends on Reddit
Other social networks
Linked In – Business social network
Meet up – Find local events
OK – Russian alternative to Twitter
Telephone Numbers
Area Code Decoder – US area code database
Cell Revealer – Reverse number lookup
Free Carrier Lookup – US and Canada reverse number lookup
Number Guru – Reverse number lookup
Phone Book of the World – Database of worldwide phone books
Truecaller – Caller ID and spam blocking
ZabaSearch – People and telephone search
This Number – International phone lookup
Terrorism
Global Terrorism Database – Database on terrorist events from around the world
South Asian Terrorism Portal – Historical and current reporting on terrorist activities in South Asia.
Stanfords Mapping Militant Project – Timeline maps of extremist and terrorist activities
Terrorisms and Extremist Database – database of key individuals in terrorist and extremist organizations
Terrorist Group Database – US Director of National Intelligence information on terrorist groups
US State Department Country Reports on Terrorism – Look up US State department reports by year on terrorist-related incidents by country.
University of Chicago Suicide attack database – A database on suicide terrorist attacks from 1982 to 2013
Transportation
ADS Exchange – Live feed of air traffic
Flight Aware – Live feed of commercial air traffic
Flight Radar – Live feed of air traffic
Marine Traffic – Live feed of marine traffic
NICB VIN lookup – US VIN lookup
Tracker – Live feed of European public transit locations
Open Railway Map – Map of rail lines around the world
Vessel Finder – Live feed of marine traffic
VIN Decoder – Decode a vehicles VIN number
VIN Lookup – Lookup VIN numbers
Username Search
Check USer Names – Username search engine
Instant Username Search – Username search engine
Know Em – Username search engine
Namechk – Username search engine
Name Checkr – Username search engine
Name Check-Up – Username search engine
Thats Them – Username search engine
User Search – Username search engine
Video Search
Berify – Reverse image search engine which can help identify videos
Dacast – Livestreaming video network
Find Any Film – search engine related to movies
Flixwagon – Livestreaming video network
Google Videos – Search engine for videos
Liveleak – Livestreaming video network
Livestream – Livestreaming video network
Metacafe – Search engine for videos and images
Petey Vid – Search engine for videos
Vaughn Live – Livestreaming video network
VDownloader – Allows you to download videos from select sites
Veoh – Livestreaming video network and search engine
Yandex Video – Search engine for videos
YouTube DataViewer – Tool for viewing data on YouTube videos
Web Browsers
AOL Explorer – Internet browser
Google Chrome – Internet browser
I2P Browser – Dark web web browser
Mozilla Firefox – Internet browser
Netsurf – Webserver for Linux
Safari (for MacOS) – Internet browser
Safari (for Windows)– Internet browser
Seamonkey – Internet browser
Website documentation
Fiddler – Web page saver
Hunchly – Web page saver
Magnet – Web page saver
Page 2 images – Web page saver
PDF my URL – turn a webpage into a PDF document