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OSINTBench

Public Interest & Accountability

62 tools

OSINT tools for investigative journalism, human rights documentation, academic research, citizen investigations, and accountability reporting.

Investigative journalismHuman rights documentationAcademic researchCitizen investigationsAccountability reporting

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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

Crucix

Threat Intelligence

27 parallel intelligence feeds, push alerts to your phone, and LLM-powered briefings on demand — self-hosted, no cloud dependency.

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

Flightradar24

Network Recon

Real-time and historical flight tracking via a global ADS-B receiver network

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

OSINT Framework

Identity Investigation

Navigate from target data type to relevant tools in seconds — an interactive tree that mirrors how investigators actually work, not how tools are alphabetically organized.

4.3/5 free

OSINT Industries

Identity Investigation

Search engine for digital footprint — email, phone, username across 200+ sources

4.3/5 freemium

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

WorldMonitor

Geospatial

Correlated multi-domain intelligence across conflicts, maritime, aviation, infrastructure, finance, and climate on a single open source map surface.

4.3/5 free

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

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

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

Brand24

Social Media

Real-time social media monitoring and brand intelligence for OSINT investigators

4.1/5 paid

NordVPN

Identity Investigation

Encrypted tunnel and threat protection for OSINT investigators working in hostile environments

4.1/5 paid

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

Surfshark

Identity Investigation

VPN with built-in identity monitoring and anonymous browsing identity tools

4.1/5 paid

Ubikron

Identity Investigation

The OSINT browser extension that runs 200+ enrichments from any web page

4.1/5 freemium

WiGLE

Geospatial

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

4.1/5 free

JMDHKK K18+

Physical Surveillance

Three-in-one RF bug detector, GPS tracker finder, and hidden camera lens detector — the best all-in-one counter-surveillance device for investigators and travelers.

4/5 paid

MacPaw

Identity Investigation

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

4/5 paid

SEMrush

Network Recon

Competitive intelligence and web footprint analysis for digital investigators

4/5 freemium

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

Botometer

Social Media

An academic bot-detection tool that helps analysts prioritize which Twitter/X accounts deserve closer manual review.

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

OpenPlanter

Threat Intelligence

Autonomous AI investigation agent that resolves entities across corporate registries, campaign finance, lobbying disclosures, and government contracts — surfacing non-obvious connections with evidence citations.

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

Setapp

Network Recon

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

3.9/5 paid

DeleteMe

Identity Investigation

Delegate the multi-day work of data broker opt-outs to a service that repeats the process quarterly — so re-populated listings get caught, not just the first pass.

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

mailcat

Identity Investigation

A nickname-to-email discovery tool that helps investigators turn known handles into likely email addresses without contacting the subject.

3.8/5 free

Mitaka

Threat Intelligence

A browser extension that turns highlighted indicators into instant OSINT and threat intelligence lookups without breaking analyst flow.

3.8/5 free

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

Exolyt

Social Media

TikTok analytics platform for account research, trend tracking, and content investigation

3.7/5 freemium

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

MarineTraffic

Network Recon

Real-time ship tracking via a global AIS receiver network — the default starting point for maritime OSINT

3.7/5 freemium

PimEyes

Identity Investigation

Facial recognition search engine that finds where a face appears across the web

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

WhatsMyName

Identity Investigation

Takes a username and checks whether an account exists on 500+ platforms via HTTP pattern matching — no login, no scraping, no cost.

3.6/5 free

Maltego

Network Recon

The gold standard for visual link analysis and OSINT pivoting

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

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

Social Catfish

Identity Investigation

People search and reverse lookup platform focused on online identity verification and catfish detection

3.2/5 paid