OSINT Image, Video and Document Analysis Tools
Analyze metadata hidden in images, videos and documents: EXIF, author, software used, GPS coordinates. These tools reveal the origin and context of media files for digital investigation.
111 tools · Version française
- Amazon AWS (D)also written Amazon AWS, AmazonAWSGoogle Dork (site:s3.amazonaws.com) to discover misconfigured public AWS S3 buckets indexed by search engines.free
- Apache Tika (T)also written Apache Tika, ApacheTikaApache content analysis framework for extracting metadata and text across a very broad set of file formats.free
- Archivarix Tube SearchSearches web archives for YouTube videos that have been deleted or made private, recovering titles, descriptions, thumbnails and subtitles.free
- Baidu Imagesalso written BaiduImagesChinese reverse image search platform useful for discovering image reuse on China-centric websites.free
- BetafaceOnline facial recognition and analysis API. Detect and analyze faces in images, extract facial landmarks, estimate age and gender, compare faces for identity verification.freemium
- Bing Imagesalso written BingImagesMicrosoft visual search engine with reverse image lookup and crop-based matching for partial-object analysis.free
- Bing Videosalso written BingVideosMicrosoft Bing's video search with visual preview, runtime filters and editorial highlights across major video platforms.free
- blinkx Video SearchVideo search and discovery engine that indexes content from hundreds of online video platforms.free
- C2PA Verifyalso written C2 PA Verify, C2PAVerifyBrowser-based viewer for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) metadata embedded in images and videos, revealing AI generation info, edits and chain-of-custody.free
- CamFind Appalso written CamFindAppMobile visual search app that identifies objects, landmarks, and products from photos.freemium
- CC SearchCreative Commons search portal for discovering openly licensed and public-domain images.free
- ChronoVerifyalso written Chrono VerifyEstimates when a photo was taken and flags signs of editing, on files that carry no signature or metadata.freemium
- Creepy (T)also written CreepyOpen source geolocation OSINT tool that aggregates location data from social networking platforms and image EXIF metadata to build a geographic timeline of a target.free
- Cryptome (recherche Google)Google Dork (site:cryptome.org) to search Cryptome's archive of government, intelligence and corporate documents.free
- Current Locationalso written CurrentLocationLocation-based photo discovery tool that aggregates geotagged images from public platforms on an interactive map.free
- DeturlExtracts the direct stream of an online video, for archiving a source before it disappears.free
- DiffChecker Image Diffalso written Diff Checker Image DiffOverlays two images and highlights what changed between them, pixel by pixel.freemium
- digiKamalso written digi KamOpen-source photo manager that reads, edits and batch-exports EXIF, IPTC and XMP metadata across a whole collection.free
- DogpileMeta-search engine aggregating results from Google, Yahoo, Bing and DuckDuckGo simultaneously, useful for cross-engine comparison.free
- DownSubalso written Down SubExtracts subtitles from a video as plain text. Turns a video into a searchable document, including automatic transcriptions.free
- Dropbox (D)also written DropboxGoogle Dork (site:dl.dropbox.com) to find publicly shared Dropbox files indexed by Google.free
- EarthCamalso written Earth CamGlobal network of live streaming webcams covering landmarks, city views, beaches and nature sites in HD quality.free
- Exif.toolsalso written ExifBrowser-based metadata reader. Nothing is uploaded to a server, which matters when the image is itself sensitive evidence.free
- ExifEditoralso written Exif EditorBrowser-based EXIF metadata viewer and editor for quick image metadata inspection or sanitization.free
- ExifInfoDetailed EXIF metadata extractor: camera model, GPS, timestamps, software, all metadata fields displayed.free
- ExifTool (T)also written ExifTool, Exif ToolWidely used command-line toolkit for reading and writing EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and other metadata formats.free
- Exiv2 (T)also written Exiv2Cross-platform library and CLI for reading and modifying EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and ICC metadata.free
- Facebook Live MapFacebook's public live video feed showing real-time broadcasts accessible without an account. Useful for monitoring ongoing events.free
- FaceCheck Facial Recognition Searchalso written Face Check Facial Recognition SearchFacial recognition search engine that finds publicly indexed face matches across web and social sources.freemium
- FaceSeek Face Search Enginealso written Face Seek Face Search EngineFace-matching web tool for locating visually similar faces across indexed online content.freemium
- FilmotSearches inside YouTube subtitles across millions of videos. Finds the exact moment a phrase is spoken, which no standard video search does.freemium
- FlickrPhoto hosting platform that often preserves useful image metadata and geotags for OSINT workflows.freemium
- Flickr Mapalso written FlickrMapFlickr map interface for browsing geotagged photos by area and time.free
- FOCA (T)also written FOCADesktop reconnaissance tool that gathers public documents from target domains and extracts embedded metadata.free
- Font Squirrelalso written FontSquirrelFont identification tool that matches fonts from uploaded image samples against thousands of licensed web fonts.free
- ForensicallyFree web-based photo forensics toolkit with error level analysis (ELA), clone detection, noise analysis, luminance gradient and metadata inspection.free
- forensics.mediaalso written forensics mediaSet of media forensics tools running entirely in the browser: edit detection, hidden metadata reading, nothing uploaded to a server.free
- Frame by Frame for YouTube (T)also written Frame by Frame for YouTube, Frame by Frame for You TubeChrome extension enabling frame-by-frame navigation of YouTube videos using keyboard shortcuts for detailed visual analysis.free
- Geo Search ToolYouTube geolocation search tool by YouTube Engineering that finds public videos tagged within a geographic radius of given coordinates.free
- GeoSetteralso written Geo SetterWindows desktop utility for viewing and editing photo geotags and EXIF/XMP metadata fields in bulk.free
- Ghiro (T)also written GhiroOpen source automated image forensics platform that performs error level analysis, metadata extraction, reverse image search and geolocation from a web interface.free
- Google Imagesalso written GoogleImagesGoogle's reverse image and visual search via Lens for finding matches, source pages, and related images across the web.free
- Google Lensalso written GoogleLensGoogle's visual search engine: identifies objects, places, plants, text and products inside an image, and finds visually similar pages.free
- Google Videosalso written GoogleVideosGoogle's dedicated video search engine indexing YouTube, news clips, and video content across the web with filter options.free
- GoogleDocs (D)also written GoogleDocs, Google DocsGoogle Dork (site:docs.google.com) to discover publicly shared Google Docs containing sensitive information.free
- GoogleDrive (D)also written GoogleDrive, Google DriveGoogle Dork (site:drive.google.com) to discover publicly accessible files and folders on Google Drive.free
- Hachoir (T)also written HachoirPython binary parser framework that extracts metadata and structure from over 80 binary file formats including images, audio, video and executables.free
- HooktubePrivacy-focused YouTube frontend that originally proxied video content. Now mostly defunct; consider Invidious as alternative.free
- i2OCRalso written i2 OCRFree multilingual OCR service that converts image files to editable text across 60+ languages, with support for JPG, PNG, BMP and PDF inputs.free
- idGettralso written id GettrWeb utility for resolving Instagram usernames to numeric account IDs.free
- Image Identification ProjectOnline image recognition service that labels uploaded images with machine-generated tags and confidence scores.freemium
- ImageNetLarge-scale labeled image dataset used for computer vision and image classification research.free
- ImgrabImage download utility family used for saving individual or batch media from web pages.free
- Imgur Searchalso written ImgurSearchSearch interface for Imgur-hosted public images, albums, and community media posts.freemium
- InsecamDirectory of publicly accessible and improperly secured IP cameras worldwide, searchable by country, manufacturer and resolution.free
- InstagramMain Instagram platform used for public profile, hashtag, and location OSINT collection.freemium
- Internet Archive VideosVast public repository of freely accessible movies, news broadcasts, government footage and historical video content hosted by the Internet Archive.free
- InVID WeVerifyalso written In VID We Verify, InVIDWeVerifyBrowser plugin for video verification: keyframes, reverse image search, metadata extraction, Twitter/YouTube search.free
- ItemFix (ex-LiveLeak)also written Item Fix (ex-Live Leak), ItemFix (ex LiveLeak), ItemFix(ex-LiveLeak)Defunct news and raw footage video hosting site. Shut down in May 2021 and redirected to ItemFix. Historical content no longer accessible.free
- Jeffrey's Exif ViewerFormerly popular EXIF web viewer that is now discontinued and kept as historical reference.free
- JimplReads a photograph's metadata and plots its GPS position on a map, in the browser, including camera model and serial number.free
- JPEG Auditalso written JPEGAuditReads the EXIF, IPTC and XMP blocks of a JPEG, places any GPS tag on a map, and reports tampering, cloning and declared AI generation.free
- JPEGsnoop (T)also written JPEGsnoop, JPE GsnoopWindows forensic utility for deep JPEG structure analysis, recompression detection, and authenticity clues.free
- Leaked Cablesalso written LeakedCablesWikiLeaks PLUS D interface for searching the full archive of 251,000+ US diplomatic cables released in 2010.free
- Lenso.aialso written LensoAI reverse image and face matching platform designed to find similar or edited visual content.freemium
- MediaInfo (T)also written MediaInfoCross-platform utility for extracting technical metadata from video and audio media files.free
- Metadata2Goalso written Metadata2 GoOnline tool to extract, view and analyze EXIF, IPTC, GPS and other metadata from uploaded image files without installing software.free
- Metagoofil (T)also written MetagoofilCLI tool for extracting metadata from public documents (PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT) found via Google, revealing author names, software versions, file paths and server info.free
- MetapiczOnline EXIF parser historically used for quick camera and location metadata reads, now showing signs of limited maintenance.free
- MetatubeOpen source tool for downloading YouTube videos and metadata including thumbnails, subtitles and NFO files for media server cataloging.free
- Mini Instagramalso written MiniInstagramLightweight Instagram client utility used to simplify media viewing and downloading workflows.free
- New OCRalso written NewOCROnline OCR conversion tool supporting multiple image formats and 30+ languages, including handwriting recognition.free
- oletools (T)also written oletoolsPython toolkit for analyzing OLE and Office documents, including macro extraction and suspicious object detection.free
- OneDrive (D)also written OneDrive, One DriveGoogle Dork (site:onedrive.live.com) to find publicly accessible Microsoft OneDrive files and folders.free
- Online OCRalso written OnlineOCROCR conversion service for images and PDFs, supporting over 30 languages with output to Word, Excel and plain text formats.free
- Pastebin OSINT Harvester (T)also written Pastebin OSINT HarvesterCLI Python tool that monitors Pastebin in real time for keywords and harvests matching pastes containing potentially sensitive data like credentials or PII.free
- PhotobucketLong-running image hosting platform with public galleries and legacy web-hosted photo content.freemium
- Pic2Mapalso written Pic2 MapOnline EXIF viewer that plots photo GPS coordinates on a map. Simple and instant.free
- PicartaAI geolocation tool that estimates likely photo capture locations from visual scene analysis.freemium
- PicTrievalso written Pic TrievEstimates age and apparent gender from a face and finds visually similar public figures. Useful for testing a resemblance hypothesis.free
- PimEyesalso written Pim EyesAI-powered reverse face search engine. Upload a face photo to find where it appears across the internet including social networks, news sites and other web content. Premium service.freemium
- PimEyes Face Search Enginealso written Pim Eyes Face Search EngineCommercial reverse face search engine for locating appearances of a face on publicly indexed websites.freemium
- PixsyTracks where an image is reused across the web, designed for copyright enforcement. Exposes republications a standard reverse search misses.freemium
- Places2MIT CSAIL scene-recognition dataset containing millions of place-labeled images for visual analysis.free
- Print YouTube StoryBoard Instructionsalso written Print You Tube Story Board InstructionsTutorial and bookmarklet instructions for extracting and printing a storyboard from any YouTube video's preview frames.free
- Profile Image IntelRecovers the upload date of profile pictures on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, which the platforms do not display.freemium
- Reverse Image Search AnywhereBrowser extension that sends one image to Google Lens, Yandex, Bing and TinEye in a single right-click, including on pages that block the usual menu.free
- RevEye Reverse Image Search (T)also written RevEye Reverse Image Search, Rev Eye Reverse Image SearchOpen-source browser extension that launches reverse image searches across multiple engines from one menu.free
- SauceNAOalso written Sauce NAOReverse image source finder widely used to trace artwork, anime frames, and reposted media to origin sites.freemium
- ScribdLarge document sharing platform hosting books, academic papers, court filings and business documents — many accessible publicly or via free trial.freemium
- Search YouTube by Locationalso written Search You Tube by LocationMatt W's YouTube GeoFind tool lets you search for YouTube videos geotagged within any radius of a specific location by latitude/longitude.free
- Search4Facesalso written Search4 FacesFacial recognition search engine specializing in Russian and CIS social networks (VKontakte, Odnoklassniki). Find matching faces across millions of profiles using photo upload.freemium
- SeeAllTheThingsalso written See All The ThingsOSINT tool that aggregates links to publicly accessible webcam directories and search engines for locating unsecured cameras worldwide.free
- SmugMug Searchalso written Smug Mug Search, SmugMugSearchPhoto hosting and portfolio platform with searchable public galleries and photographer profiles.freemium
- Surfface Face & People Search EngineAI-based face and people search platform focused on open-source identity discovery and correlation.freemium
- Tofo.mealso written TofoLegacy Instagram-related endpoint with unclear current functionality and limited verifiable OSINT value.free
- TrueScreen C2PA Vieweralso written True Screen C2 PA ViewerReads the C2PA Content Credentials attached to a file: which device or software produced it, what was edited afterwards, whether AI was declared.free
- TubeChopalso written Tube ChopWeb tool to cut and share a specific time segment of any YouTube video by specifying start and end timestamps.free
- Twitter Image Search (M)also written Twitter Image SearchManual X/Twitter query template for finding tweets containing images for a target keyword or account. Requires a signed-in X account: without a session the URL bounces to the login screen.free
- Vines (D)also written VinesGoogle dork for searching archived Vine video content. Vine shut down in 2017; some content remains indexed.free
- WebstigramLegacy Webstagram endpoint historically used for Instagram search workflows; currently not verifiable as a standalone active OSINT tool.free
- What Font IsAI-powered font identification tool that analyzes images against a database of 1.2M+ typefaces to identify fonts.freemium
- What The FontFont identification service by MyFonts that analyzes uploaded images to identify fonts using machine learning, with a large community-backed database.free
- WikiLeaks Searchalso written Wiki Leaks Search, WikiLeaksSearchAdvanced full-text search interface for WikiLeaks' database of leaked political documents, diplomatic cables and corporate communications.free
- xeuledoc - Fetch metadata about any public Google documentalso written xeuledoc Fetch metadata about any public Google documentPython tool that extracts metadata from public Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides links.free
- Yahoo Video SearchYahoo's video search engine aggregating content from YouTube, Vimeo, Daily Motion and other video platforms.free
- Yandex Imagesalso written YandexImagesReverse image search engine with strong matching for Eastern European and Asian web sources.free
- yasiv-youtubealso written yasiv youtubeVisual YouTube network explorer showing related video clusters and channel connections in an interactive graph.free
- YouTube Comment Downloaderalso written You Tube Comment DownloaderExports the public comments of a YouTube video or Short to a CSV file, with no account and no extension.free
- YouTube Data Toolsalso written You Tube Data ToolsSuite of tools by the Digital Methods Initiative for retrieving and analyzing YouTube data via the official API — channel info, video networks, comment analysis.free
- YouTube Video Finderalso written You Tube Video FinderQueries several archive services at once from a YouTube video identifier, to find out whether a copy survives somewhere.free
Frequently asked
- How to extract EXIF metadata from a photo?
- ExifTool is the reference for extracting all image metadata: camera, date, time, GPS coordinates, editing software. Available online at exif.regex.info.
- How to find the author of a Word or PDF document?
- Office file properties often contain the username, company, and revision history. ExifTool or pdf-parser can extract this metadata.