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OSINTBench

National Security & Government

87 tools

OSINT tools used in government intelligence, law enforcement, counter-terrorism, defence analysis, and national security operations.

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VirusTotal

Threat Intelligence

Multi-engine malware scanner and threat intelligence platform for files, URLs, IPs, and domains

4.5/5 freemium

capa

Threat Intelligence

A malware triage tool that quickly tells analysts what an executable is capable of doing and where those behaviors appear.

4.4/5 free

Cortex Analyzers

Threat Intelligence

A modular enrichment engine that lets TheHive analysts analyze observables in place instead of pivoting across dozens of external CTI tools.

4.4/5 free

Cortex

Threat Intelligence

An enrichment and response engine that lets TheHive analysts analyze observables and trigger actions without leaving the case workflow.

4.4/5 free

MISP Galaxy

Threat Intelligence

A structured cluster library that gives threat intelligence events actor, malware, and technique context instead of leaving them as unlabeled IOC collections.

4.4/5 free

MISP

Threat Intelligence

An open source threat intelligence platform built for structured IOC management, community sharing, and fast operational distribution.

4.4/5 free

Nooelec NESDR SMArt v5

Network Recon

The RTL-SDR alternative with tighter frequency accuracy and a complete antenna bundle — better value than the V4 if you don't need shortwave.

4.4/5 paid

Overpass Turbo

Geospatial

Query OpenStreetMap with precision to surface infrastructure, facilities, and location patterns for geospatial investigations.

4.4/5 free

subfinder

Network Recon

Fast passive subdomain enumeration that gives pentesters a clean starting point for external recon.

4.4/5 free

The Photographer's Ephemeris

Geospatial

Map sun and moon geometry against real terrain to test whether a photo's claimed place and time make sense.

4.4/5 free

Awesome OSINT

Identity Investigation

A massive, investigator-friendly directory for finding the right OSINT tools before you waste time using the wrong ones.

4.3/5 free

C2 Tracker

Threat Intelligence

A live C2 infrastructure feed that helps defenders hunt, block, and correlate active command-and-control servers by framework type.

4.3/5 free

DeadDrop

Social Media

Telegram intelligence platform searching 175M+ posts across 2M+ channels for OSINT and influence operation research

4.3/5 freemium

GeoGuessr Pro

Geospatial

Build faster visual geolocation instincts by training on real-world imagery under repeatable, investigator-relevant conditions.

4.3/5 free

Hunchly

Identity Investigation

Automatic web capture and evidence management for OSINT investigators

4.3/5 paid

OpenCTI

Threat Intelligence

Store, correlate, and visualize structured threat intelligence using STIX2 as the native data model — with a 150+ connector ecosystem and graph-based investigation workflows designed for serious TI programs.

4.3/5 free

TinEye

Identity Investigation

Find where an image originated, when it first appeared online, and every modified version that shares its visual fingerprint — without relying on metadata or keywords.

4.3/5 freemium

Instaloader

Social Media

Archive a complete Instagram profile — posts, stories, reels, metadata, and follower lists — to local storage before the subject deletes it.

4.2/5 free

IntelOwl

Threat Intelligence

Orchestrate IOC enrichment across 100+ threat intelligence sources through a single API — with automated multi-hop correlation and direct output to MISP, OpenCTI, or DFIR-IRIS.

4.2/5 free

KJB DD1206 iProtect

Physical Surveillance

Professional-grade RF bug detector covering 10 MHz to 6 GHz with digital and analog signal detection — the standard for corporate and professional sweep work.

4.2/5 paid

Proton Mail

Identity Investigation

End-to-end encrypted email under Swiss jurisdiction, designed so that Proton itself cannot read your messages.

4.2/5 freemium

ProtonVPN

Identity Investigation

Swiss-based VPN with open-source client and strong jurisdiction for journalists and investigators

4.2/5 freemium

SpiderFoot

Network Recon

Map a target's full digital footprint automatically — domains, IPs, emails, names, and ASNs across 500+ sources.

4.2/5 freemium

TCM Security OSINT Course

Training

Practical OSINT training for investigators and security professionals

4.2/5 paid

Arkham Intel

Threat Intelligence

On-chain intelligence platform that deanonymizes blockchain addresses and maps crypto fund flows

4.1/5 freemium

Awesome Incident Response

Threat Intelligence

A categorized DFIR directory that helps responders discover forensic, malware, and case-management tools with added adoption signals from GitHub metadata.

4.1/5 free

Censys

Network Recon

Internet-wide scanner with certificate transparency coverage no other tool matches.

4.1/5 freemium

FOFA

Network Recon

A web-focused internet asset search engine that helps analysts pivot from one exposed fingerprint to broader infrastructure quickly.

4.1/5 free

Ransomware Tool Matrix

Threat Intelligence

A group-centric ransomware reference that helps defenders translate gang attribution into concrete tools, hunt leads, and detection priorities.

4.1/5 free

reconFTW

Network Recon

A full-scope domain recon framework that chains proven CLI tools into one repeatable workflow for broad attack surface discovery.

4.1/5 free

Recorded Future

Threat Intelligence

The leading threat intelligence platform for enterprise security teams

4.1/5 enterprise

ShadowDragon

Identity Investigation

Social media intelligence and OSINT automation for law enforcement and enterprise

4.1/5 paid

SkyOSINT

Geospatial

Real-time satellite tracking and space intelligence platform combining orbital data with geopolitical analysis

4.1/5 freemium

Social Analyzer

Social Media

Search a username across 1000+ social networks with confidence-scored results and structured JSON output — a material step above binary found/not-found enumeration.

4.1/5 free

Social Links

Social Media

Enterprise OSINT platform with 500+ data sources and 1,700+ investigative methods for social media, dark web, and blockchain investigation

4.1/5 paid

WiGLE

Geospatial

Crowdsourced wireless network database mapping billions of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cell networks globally

4.1/5 free

YARD Stick One

Network Recon

Sub-1 GHz wireless transceiver for 433/868 MHz IoT, key fob, and industrial protocol analysis — the dedicated tool for the RF bands that run smart devices.

4.1/5 paid

ADS-B Exchange

Network Recon

The only major flight tracker that refuses to filter opt-out aircraft

4/5 freemium

AirNav Radar FlightStick

Network Recon

A purpose-built ADS-B receiver with integrated filter and LNA — better 1090 MHz decode performance out of the box than any generic RTL-SDR dongle.

4/5 paid

Awesome Forensics

Threat Intelligence

A curated DFIR resource directory that helps investigators find relevant forensic tools quickly when unfamiliar evidence types appear.

4/5 free

Babel Street

Threat Intelligence

Global multilingual intelligence platform for government, law enforcement, and enterprise

4/5 enterprise

DFIRTrack

Threat Intelligence

A focused incident response tracking app that helps teams manage systems, artifacts, tasks, and timelines without relying on spreadsheets.

4/5 free

MacPaw

Identity Investigation

Mac software suite for system cleanup, file management, and operational hygiene

4/5 paid

Open Source Threat Intel Feeds

Threat Intelligence

A practical reference directory for finding, comparing, and operationalizing free IOC feeds across MISP, SIEM, and enrichment pipelines.

4/5 free

Sploitus

Threat Intelligence

A centralized exploit search engine that helps analysts check public exploit availability across multiple sources in one place.

4/5 free

TGStat

Social Media

Telegram channel analytics platform covering 50+ million channels with growth data and content search

4/5 freemium

ArkhamMirror

Threat Intelligence

A local-first AI document analysis platform that helps investigators extract entities and map relationships without exposing sensitive files to the cloud.

3.9/5 free

Avilla Forensics

Threat Intelligence

A free Android forensic utility that simplifies ADB-based extraction and app analysis for investigators without a commercial mobile suite.

3.9/5 free

Hacking Tools (aw-junaid)

Network Recon

A multi-language security tool collection that helps researchers study how offensive and analysis utilities are built across different ecosystems.

3.9/5 free

BeenVerified

Identity Investigation

Consolidate criminal records, address history, and associate data on US subjects in a single report — with broader court record coverage than most consumer people-search competitors.

3.9/5 paid

deepdarkCTI

Threat Intelligence

A structured reference of dark web and deep web CTI sources — ransomware tracking sites, IOC feeds, paste monitors, and threat actor Telegram channels — organized for feed coverage auditing.

3.9/5 free

GeoSpy

Geospatial

AI-powered geolocation tool that identifies the location of photos from visual content alone

3.9/5 freemium

Intelligence X

Identity Investigation

A search engine and permanent data archive that indexes dark web content, full breach records, historical WHOIS, and deleted documents — content that disappeared from the public web still lives here.

3.9/5 freemium

Maigret

Identity Investigation

Username OSINT tool that checks 2,500+ sites, extracts profile data from hits, and automatically pivots to linked identifiers found in discovered accounts.

3.9/5 free

Proton Pass

Identity Investigation

End-to-end encrypted password manager with built-in email aliasing for investigators who need compartmentalized identities and Swiss-jurisdiction credential storage.

3.9/5 freemium

Recon-ng

Network Recon

CLI-based web reconnaissance framework modeled after Metasploit

3.9/5 free

Setapp

Network Recon

Curated Mac app subscription with several tools useful for investigators and security researchers

3.9/5 paid

theHarvester

Network Recon

Passively harvest emails, subdomains, and hostnames from public sources before you touch a single target system.

3.9/5 free

Dehashed

Identity Investigation

A breach credential database with 14+ billion records, searchable by email, username, phone, IP, domain, and hash.

3.8/5 paid

FlightAware

Network Recon

US commercial flight tracking with FAA data integration and a developer-friendly API

3.8/5 freemium

Hide My Name

Identity Investigation

Budget VPN with wide server coverage for basic IP separation during investigations

3.8/5 paid

O&O SafeErase

Identity Investigation

Certified secure disk wiping for investigators who need to sanitize devices before disposal or reuse

3.8/5 paid

PhoneInfoga

Identity Investigation

Validate, format, and enumerate phone numbers from public sources before you invest time in manual investigation.

3.8/5 free

SecurityTrails

Network Recon

Historical DNS and domain intelligence database covering 10+ years of infrastructure changes

3.8/5 freemium

Spokeo

Identity Investigation

Consolidate address history, phone, email, and associate data on US subjects in a single report before you start working individual sources.

3.8/5 freemium

SunCalc

Geospatial

A fast browser-based sun and moon position tool for validating shadow, lighting, and timing hypotheses in geolocation work.

3.8/5 free

TorBot

Threat Intelligence

A Tor-routed OSINT crawler that helps analysts map .onion infrastructure, collect contact details, and preserve volatile dark web content.

3.8/5 free

FaceCheck.ID

Identity Investigation

Reverse face search engine that finds where a face appears across social media and the public web

3.7/5 freemium

Hunter.io

Identity Investigation

Email address lookup and verification tool that searches publicly indexed sources for addresses associated with a domain

3.7/5 freemium

Onyphe

Threat Intelligence

Cyber defense search engine indexing internet-wide scan data, threat intelligence feeds, and passive DNS

3.7/5 freemium

Proton Drive

Identity Investigation

End-to-end encrypted cloud storage under Swiss jurisdiction for investigators who can't trust iCloud or Google Drive with case files.

3.6/5 freemium

sitedorks

Network Recon

Run the same dork across multiple search engines and target site collections without rebuilding every query by hand.

3.6/5 free

Wondershare Recoverit

Identity Investigation

Data recovery software for investigators recovering deleted files, drive evidence, and mobile data

3.6/5 paid

Epieos

Identity Investigation

Submits an email or phone number and returns linked social accounts, Google profile data, and carrier information without touching the target platforms directly.

3.5/5 freemium

Pierce Tactical

Physical Surveillance

Counter-surveillance and tactical equipment retailer carrying RF detectors, GPS tracker detectors, hidden camera finders, TSCM gear, and related hardware from multiple manufacturers.

3.5/5 paid

uTalk

Training

Phrase and vocabulary training for 140+ languages, including obscure regional languages no other app covers.

3.5/5 paid

ZoomEye

Network Recon

Chinese-operated internet search engine for cyberspace — maps exposed services and devices globally

3.5/5 freemium

OpenSky Network

Network Recon

Free ADS-B flight tracking API with multi-year historical archive — the right tool when Flightradar24's history tier is too expensive.

3.4/5 free

Telusion (Tossable Digits)

Identity Investigation

Virtual US phone numbers with real carrier attribution, usable for account registration, covert contact, and operational separation.

3.4/5 paid

VesselFinder

Network Recon

AIS-based ship tracking that earns its place as a cross-reference tool — and occasionally the primary one

3.4/5 freemium

GHunt

Identity Investigation

Queries Google's internal APIs from the command line to extract account metadata from a Gmail address — name, photo, linked services, Maps reviews, and more — for free.

3.2/5 free