OSINT Tools for Username Research
Identify accounts linked to a username across hundreds of social platforms. These free OSINT tools let you find a person from a simple username, correlate their profiles and analyze their online activities within the legal framework.
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- Aliens Eyealso written AliensEyeAI-powered username scanner covering 840+ platforms with confidence scoring (0–100%) and three scan depth levels. Uses ML-based detection rather than simple HTTP checks, reducing false positives significantly.free
- Amazon Usernames (M)also written Amazon Usernames, AmazonUsernamesGoogle dork that searches Amazon.com for pages associated with a specific username, surfacing public profiles, wishlists, and reviews.free
- Blackbird (T)also written BlackbirdCLI tool that searches 600+ platforms for a username or email, integrates WhatsMyName data, and generates AI-powered PDF profile reports.free
- FootprintIQalso written Footprint IQEthical digital footprint scanner that searches usernames, emails, and phone numbers across 500+ platforms. Includes breach detection, data broker scanning, and confidence scoring to reduce false positives.freemium
- GitFive (T)also written GitFive, Git FiveOSINT CLI tool for investigating GitHub profiles. Tracks username/name history, maps emails to accounts, extracts SSH public keys, and exports findings as JSON.free
- Github User (M)also written Github User, GithubUserQueries the GitHub public Events API to retrieve a user's recent public activity, including pushes, pull requests, issues, and other repository events.free
- KeybasePlatform for cryptographic identity verification, linking social media accounts, PGP keys, and cryptocurrency addresses to a single profile. Acquired by Zoom in 2020 but still operational.free
- LinkookDiscovers linked and connected social accounts from a single username by recursively analyzing profile responses for cross-platform references. Exports relationship graphs in Neo4j-compatible format for visual investigation.free
- LullarFree people search and username lookup tool that searches across 148+ social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn.free
- MaigretAdvanced username OSINT tool covering 3,100+ sites. Extracts PII from discovered profiles, performs recursive search on linked usernames, and generates detailed HTML/PDF reports. The most capable standalone username enumeration tool available.free
- MIT PGP Key ServerMIT PGP Public Key Server for searching, submitting, and removing PGP public keys. Look up keys by name, email, or key ID to find associated cryptographic identities.free
- NameCheckralso written Name CheckrChecks in one pass whether a username is taken across the main social platforms and on matching domain names.free
- NameCheckupalso written Name CheckupFree web-based username and domain availability checker that searches across 20+ social media platforms and 40+ domain extensions with WHOIS lookup support.free
- NamechkWeb-based username and domain availability checker that searches 100+ social media platforms and 36 domain extensions simultaneously.free
- Names Directoryalso written NamesDirectorySearchable database of 1B+ name combinations collected from public sources. Allows bidirectional lookup to find first names by surname or surnames by first name.free
- NaminterAsync username enumeration tool using the WhatsMyName dataset (730+ sites) with TLS-level browser impersonation via curl_cffi to bypass Cloudflare and bot detection. Supports PDF/CSV/JSON/HTML export.free
- Profile-Houndalso written Profile HoundModular Python CLI scanning usernames, phone numbers, and emails across social media, dating sites, public directories, and breach databases simultaneously, with automatic search-engine link extraction.free
- ProtonMail Domains (M)also written ProtonMail Domains, Proton Mail Domains, ProtonMailDomainsQueries ProtonMail's HKP key server with a full email address to check for a PGP public key. Useful for identifying ProtonMail users on custom domains.free
- ProtonMail users (M)also written ProtonMail users, Proton Mail users, ProtonMailusersQueries ProtonMail's HKP-compatible PGP key server to look up the public key for a ProtonMail username. A successful response confirms the account exists.free
- Sherlock (T)also written SherlockPython CLI tool that hunts down social media accounts by username across 400+ social networks. Supports Tor routing, proxy configuration, and CSV/XLSX export.free
- Sylva Identity Discovery (T)also written Sylva Identity DiscoveryOpen-source CLI tool for username and identity discovery with branch discovery to expand searches as additional linked identities are uncovered.free
- Thats Themalso written ThatsThemFree people search engine aggregating data from 50+ sources. Supports lookups by name, address, phone number, or email.freemium
- Tinder Usernames (M)also written Tinder Usernames, TinderUsernamesAccesses a Tinder user's public web profile via their username. The gotinder.com domain redirects to tinder.com.free
- User Searcheralso written UserSearcherSearches a username across hundreds of sites and returns only confirmed hits, which cuts the false positives that plague this family of tools.free
- UserSearch.orgalso written User Search.org, UserSearchFree username search engine checking over 2000 social networks and platforms simultaneously. Quickly discover where a username or email address is registered across the web.free
- WhatsMyName (T)also written WhatsMyName, Whats My NameOSINT project maintaining a curated JSON database of website detection patterns for username enumeration. Web interface available at whatsmyname.app.free
- WhatsMyName Webalso written Whats My Name Web, WhatsMyNameWebFree web-based OSINT username enumeration tool that searches for a specified username across 1500+ websites and platforms simultaneously, returning direct links to matching profiles.free
Frequently asked
- How to search a username across all platforms?
- Use Sherlock (Python) or WhatsMyName (web) to automatically enumerate accounts on 300+ sites simultaneously.
- Is it legal to search a username with OSINT?
- Yes, if you target public data and comply with GDPR. Collection without consent for malicious purposes is illegal.