OSINT Instant Messaging Tools
Analyze phone numbers on WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and other messaging apps, retrieve public profiles and identify group members. These techniques are used in SOCMINT investigations and counter-terrorism.
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- Awesome OSINTalso written AwesomeOSINTLarge curated OSINT resource list covering investigation tools, techniques, and training references.free
- Comms Analyzer Toolbox (T)also written Comms Analyzer ToolboxOpen-source toolkit for forensic analysis of communication archives with Elasticsearch/Kibana dashboards for message timelines and pattern analysis.free
- DisboardPublic Discord server discovery platform used to find communities by topic, language, and popularity.free
- DiscordOSINT (T)also written DiscordOSINT, Discord OSINTGitHub repository of Discord investigation techniques, queries, and tooling references for OSINT workflows.free
- Email2WhatsApp (T)also written Email2WhatsAppOSINT utility for correlating email addresses to potential WhatsApp identifiers and account traces.free
- GeogramintFinds Telegram users and groups that have enabled the nearby feature around a given coordinate, exposing accounts physically present at a location.free
- Google CSE for Telegram linksPreconfigured Google Custom Search Engine focused on public Telegram links and channel discovery.free
- line-message-analyzer (T)also written line-message-analyzer, line message analyzerLocal analysis utility for LINE chat exports that computes message statistics and conversational activity patterns.free
- linelog2py (T)also written linelog2pyPython parser for processing exported LINE chat logs into structured records for analysis.free
- slack-intelbot (T)also written slack-intelbot, slack intelbotSlack bot that enriches indicators such as domains, IPs, and hashes by querying external threat intelligence services.free
- slack-web-scraper (T)also written slack-web-scraper, slack web scraperAutomation script for collecting Slack channel history and metadata from accessible workspaces.free
- SlackPirate (T)also written SlackPirate, Slack PirateSecurity testing tool for Slack workspaces that enumerates channels and extracts accessible messages/files from authenticated sessions.free
- Sogou WeChat Searchalso written Sogou We Chat SearchChinese search portal indexing publicly accessible WeChat articles and official account content.free
- Telegago (T)also written TelegagoTelegram-focused search interface built on Google CSE to discover public channels, groups, and related pages.free
- Telegram Finderalso written TelegramFinderSearch engine over public Telegram channels and groups, indexed by topic and language.free
- Telegram Tracker (T)also written Telegram Tracker, TelegramTrackerPython tool to collect Telegram channel data, members and posts via Telethon.free
- Telegram-OSINT (T)also written Telegram-OSINT, Telegram OSINTCurated Telegram OSINT repository linking tools, techniques, and investigative references.free
- TelemetrTelegram channel analytics. Tracks subscriber history, posting frequency, reach, cross-posting between channels and citation networks, useful for mapping influence operations.freemium
- TeletegSearches inside the content of public Telegram channels, not only their names, which finds a message rather than a channel.free
- TgramSearchalso written Tgram SearchDirectory of Telegram channels with subscriber counts and activity, useful for sizing an audience before reading it.free
- TGStatalso written TG StatTelegram analytics platform indexing public channels and chats with growth, engagement, and content metrics.freemium
- Tosint (T)also written TosintTelegram OSINT script for profiling bots, extracting public metadata, and correlating related infrastructure clues.free
- wechat-dump (T)also written wechat-dump, wechat dumpTool for exporting WeChat chat data from rooted Android devices for forensic examination and recovery.free
- wechat-text-backup (T)also written wechat-text-backup, wechat text backupWeChat database decryption and backup utility for exporting local message history into readable text formats.free
- WhatsApp-OSINT (T)also written WhatsApp-OSINT, Whats App-OSINT, WhatsApp OSINTWhatsApp reconnaissance toolchain using API-backed lookups for account and device-related intelligence collection.freemium
Frequently asked
- How to do OSINT on Telegram?
- Telegram exposes many public data: channel profiles, visible members, post histories via the API. Tools like TGStat and Telepathy facilitate analysis.
- How to check if a number is on WhatsApp?
- Specialized OSINT tools can verify a number's presence on WhatsApp without sending a message. The profile photo can also reveal information.