PIVOTBASE

Google

The world's most used search engine, with advanced operators, dorks, and country-restricted search.

Bing

Microsoft's search engine with strong image, video, map, and news verticals plus cache access.

DuckDuckGo

Privacy-focused search engine with instant answers, !bang commands, and an onion mirror.

Startpage

Google results served anonymously — no tracking, no logging, with a proxy for private browsing.

Yandex

Russia's leading search engine, renowned for its powerful reverse image and facial search.

Baidu

China's dominant search engine — essential for Chinese-language content and image search.

Brave Search

Independent privacy-first search engine built on its own web index with AI summaries.

Ecosia

Eco-conscious search engine (Bing results) that plants trees with its ad revenue.

Mojeek

Independent crawler-based search engine — results are not copied from Google or Bing.

Qwant

European privacy-first search engine with separate web, news, social, and maps indexes.

Swisscows

Family-friendly, privacy-first search engine hosted in Switzerland with semantic search.

Presearch

Decentralized search engine where users help curate results and earn token rewards.

SearXNG

Self-hosted metasearch engine aggregating results from dozens of sources without tracking.

MetaGer

German privacy-respecting metasearch engine run by a non-profit, with anonymous proxy.

Marginalia Search

Search engine that prioritizes non-commercial, independent, and old-school websites.

Gigablast

Independent open-source search engine with its own crawler and vertical search APIs.

Yahoo Search

Long-running general search portal with news, finance, and email integration.

AOL Search

Legacy portal search engine serving Bing-powered results with a simple interface.

OneSearch

Yahoo's privacy-minded search with no IP logging and an encrypted connection.

Carrot2 Clustering

Clustering engine that groups search results into topics for faster triage of a query.

Yep

Search engine from Ahrefs that shares 90% of ad revenue with content creators.

Seznam

Czech search engine with strong coverage of Central European content and maps.

Naver

South Korea's leading search engine with unrivaled coverage of Korean-language content.

Sogou

Chinese search engine with WeChat content search and translation features.

WebCrawler

Classic metasearch aggregator pulling results from Google, Bing, and Yahoo.

Kagi

Paid, ad-free search engine with its own independent web index.

You.com

AI-powered search engine with chat, apps, and citation-rich results.

Perplexity

AI answer engine that synthesizes answers from cited web sources.

Search Engine Colossus

Directory of national and specialty search engines from around the world.

WorldWideScience

Global scientific literature search across national science databases.

Google Advanced Search

Form-based builder for complex queries with language, region, and date filters.

Google Hacking Database

Exploit-DB's catalog of tested Google dorks for finding exposed files and data.

Google Trends

Compare search interest over time and by region — gauge public attention on a topic.

Google Custom Search Engine

Build a search engine scoped to specific sites, domains, or topics.

Google Search Operators

Official reference for site:, filetype:, intitle:, and other power operators.

DorkSearch

Run tested Google dorks from your browser with one-click copy and quick links.

grep.app

Search the code of 500k+ public GitHub repositories instantly by regex.

Sourcegraph

Code search across millions of public repos with regex and commit history.

PublicWWW

Find websites by source-code signature, marketing snippets, and embedded scripts.

Searchcode

Search code across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and other public sources.

Pastebin

The classic public paste site — browse and search recent and archived pastes.

JustPaste.it

Anonymous text and image pastes with optional expiration dates.

Paste.ee

Pastebin with encrypted, password-protected pastes and syntax highlighting.

Rentry.co

Markdown pastebin popular for sharing guides, notes, and evidence.

Hastebin

Minimal, ephemeral text paste service used widely by the security community.

GHunt

Investigate Google accounts and extract profile data with Python.

GitLab Explore

Discover public GitLab projects, groups, and users across the platform.

GitHub Trending

See the most popular public repositories by language and time period.

Gitstar Ranking

Rank GitHub users and organizations by total stars received.

gitleaks

Scan git repos and commit histories for leaked secrets and credentials.

TruffleHog

Find leaked credentials in git history and files across many sources.

GitHub REST API

Query users, repos, and commits programmatically — public data needs no auth.

Stack Overflow

Developer Q&A — search a username's questions, answers, and activity.

npm

JavaScript package registry — packages reveal author emails and dependencies.

Facebook

The platform itself — search people, pages, groups, and events with keyword and filter options.

Facebook Ad Library

Public archive of every active ad on Facebook and Instagram, with spend and start-date data.

Search Is Back

Alternative front-end for Facebook keyword search, restoring the old search functionality.

Sowdust FB Search

Open-source tool that runs Facebook graph searches through a simple keyword interface.

Facebook People Directory

Browse public Facebook profiles alphabetically and filter by location or workplace.

FindMyFacebookID

Enter a profile URL to extract the numeric Facebook user ID for targeting and lookups.

Lookup-ID

Resolve Facebook profile and page URLs to their numeric IDs without logging in.

Facebook Groups Search

Discover public and private groups by keyword — a rich source of community-level data.

Facebook Page Info

View page transparency data: creation date, name changes, admins' country, and linked accounts.

facebook-scraper

Python library to scrape public Facebook pages, posts, and comments.

X (Twitter)

The platform itself — search public posts, accounts, and trends with advanced operators.

X Advanced Search

Powerful boolean search across posts by keywords, phrases, accounts, dates, and languages.

Nitter

Privacy-friendly, lightweight Twitter front-end with search and no JavaScript tracking.

TweetBeaver

Free Twitter OSINT toolkit: timelines, follows, favorites, lists, and account comparisons.

ExportData

Export tweets, followers, and profile data to CSV without needing API keys.

SparkToro

Audience intelligence: reveals where an account's followers hang out and what they read.

Followerwonk

Analyze Twitter bios, sort followers by influence, and compare accounts side by side.

One Million Tweet Map

Real-time map of geolocated tweets — useful for event location and trend analysis.

Twitter Audit

Estimate how many of an account's followers are real versus bots or inactive.

AllMyTweets

View a user's complete tweet history on a single scrollable page for review.

TweetBinder

Hashtag and keyword analytics for Twitter with reports on reach, impressions, and top posts.

Instagram

The platform itself — search profiles, hashtags, places, and reels by keyword.

Picuki

Browse and download Instagram profiles, posts, and stories anonymously without login.

Imginn

Instagram profile viewer and story saver that works without an Instagram account.

GreatFon

Instagram viewer with profile stats, post downloads, and story and highlight saving.

Picnob

Anonymous Instagram profile viewer and content downloader with search by username.

InstaDP

View any Instagram profile picture at full resolution, including stories and highlights.

Inflact

Instagram analytics, hashtag search, and follower research tools with export options.

Display Purposes

Find relevant, trending Instagram hashtags from a seed keyword to map content niches.

osi.ig

Open-source Instagram information collector with profile and story extraction.

instagram-scraper

Python tool to download Instagram content and metadata at scale.

LinkedIn

The professional network — search people, companies, jobs, and schools with filters.

LinkedIn People Directory

Browse LinkedIn members alphabetically by first and last name without search credits.

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Advanced boolean search, lead lists, and company insights for professional research.

The Search

Google-style search engine built on LinkedIn profiles — find people by keyword and filters.

Recruit'em

Free advanced LinkedIn search templates for finding profiles by title, skill, and location.

Shield App

Browser extension surfacing prospect insights directly on LinkedIn profile pages.

TikTok

The platform itself — search creators, sounds, hashtags, and effects by keyword.

Exolyt

TikTok analytics: follower growth, engagement, and audience insights for any creator.

TokBoard

Track TikTok trends, top hashtags, and viral sounds by country and time period.

TikTok Creative Center

Official tool showing trending hashtags, songs, and videos — great for trend-based research.

tiktok-scraper

CLI and API to collect TikTok user data, videos, and trends.

Reddit

The platform itself — search users, posts, and comments with filters by time and relevance.

Reddit Metis

Deep-dive a Reddit user: karma breakdown, active subreddits, word use, and post history.

Redective

Search Reddit comments and users with filters for subreddit, date, and score.

Subreddit Stats

Growth charts and activity stats for any subreddit, including subscriber trends.

Reddit Comment Search

Keyword search across Reddit comments with date and subreddit filtering.

RedditList

Directory of the fastest-growing and most popular subreddits with live stats.

Telegram

Encrypted messaging platform with public channels, groups, and bots browsable by anyone.

Telegram Web

Browser client for browsing public channels and groups without installing the app.

Lyzem

Search engine for Telegram channels, chats, and posts with keyword and language filters.

Telemetr

Telegram channel analytics: growth, engagement, and member demographics over time.

TGStat

Telegram channel statistics and search across hundreds of thousands of public channels.

Discord

Chat platform with public servers, communities, and searchable member directories.

DiscordBee

Search Discord servers and members by username, tag, and server with public lookups.

Disboard

Public Discord server directory with search by category, language, and member count.

Discadia

Browse and search Discord servers by niche, size, and activity level.

TeleScraper

Scrape Telegram channels, members, and messages for OSINT collection.

Social Searcher

Free real-time search across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Reddit in one query.

BoardReader

Search engine for forums and discussion boards — find what people say across communities.

Omgili

Search engine for forums and discussions, spanning millions of Q&A and chat threads.

Mention

Media monitoring and social listening across news, blogs, forums, and social networks.

BuzzSumo

Content research platform showing social engagement and shares for any topic or domain.

Talkwalker

Social listening and analytics platform with brand mention and trend intelligence.

Hashtagify

Hashtag research and correlation analysis for Twitter and Instagram campaigns.

Keyhole

Real-time hashtag and keyword tracking for social posts with location and influence data.

Brand24

Social media monitoring with sentiment analysis and share-of-voice metrics.

Meltwater

Media intelligence platform combining news monitoring with social listening.

Google Alerts

Free email alerts when new web results appear for any keyword — passive monitoring.

Pipl

Deep people search that aggregates social profiles, contact details, and records by name, email, or phone.

Spokeo

People search across social networks, court records, and public data with reverse lookups.

BeenVerified

Background, contact, and property reports built from public records and social data.

TruthFinder

People search with background, criminal, and contact reports for US residents.

Intelius

US people search aggregating addresses, phones, relatives, and public records.

Whitepages

Classic US directory for people, phones, addresses, and business listings.

ZabaSearch

Free people and address lookup with quick results for US residents.

PeekYou

Free people search that links names to social profiles and web mentions.

PeopleFinders

US people search with contact, background, and reverse lookup products.

MyLife

People search and reputation profiles that consolidate contact and background data.

Radaris

People search and public record aggregation with family and associate mapping.

FastPeopleSearch

Free US people, address, and phone lookups with minimal friction.

TruePeopleSearch

Free people, phone, and address lookup for the United States.

That's Them

Free people search covering addresses, phones, emails, and relatives in the US.

FamilyTreeNow

Free genealogy-focused people search with census, birth, death, and address records.

Instant Checkmate

Background check service aggregating criminal, contact, and social data.

USSearch

US people search and background check service with reverse lookups.

411.com

Free US phone book and reverse phone/address lookups.

Yellow Pages

US business and people directory with reviews, maps, and contact info.

192.com

UK people and business search with electoral roll and directory data.

Webmii

People search across the public web, aggregating mentions from news and social sites.

Addresses.com

US directory for people, addresses, and phone numbers with reverse lookup.

FamilySearch

Free genealogy platform with billions of historical records and family trees.

Ancestry

Commercial genealogy database with census, military, and vital records collections.

Find a Grave

Memorial and cemetery records with burial locations, photos, and family links.

BillionGraves

GPS-tagged headstone photo database searchable by name and cemetery.

RootsWeb

Free genealogy community with mailing lists, user trees, and record indexes.

WikiTree

Collaborative family tree with sourced profiles and DNA connections.

Geni

Collaborative family tree platform with a single world tree and record matching.

MyHeritage

Genealogy platform with global records, photo tools, and DNA matching.

SearchSystems

Directory of thousands of free public record databases across the US and worldwide.

VoterRecords

Search US voter registration records by name and state where public.

MissingMoney

Official multi-state database of unclaimed property — search for money in someone's name.

Xlek

Free people search aggregating addresses, phones, and relatives.

CyberBackgroundChecks

Free US people, phone, and address lookup with public record links.

SearchPeopleFree

Free US people search with contact and address results.

JudyRecords

Free, full-text search across 480+ million US court records by name, party, or case type.

CourtListener

Free legal research platform with millions of opinions, dockets, and judge data.

PACER

Official US federal court docket and document access system (per-page fees).

RECAP Archive

Free archive of PACER documents crowdsourced by CourtListener users.

UniCourt

Court docket search and API across federal and state courts with case analytics.

Trellis

State court analytics and docket search with judge and case-type insights.

BlackBook Online

Directory of free online public records by state, including courts and jails.

VINELink

National victim notification network — search inmate and offender custody status.

JailBase

Search recent US jail bookings and arrest records by name and county.

BustedNewspaper

Aggregates public mugshot and arrest records published by US law enforcement.

BOP Inmate Locator

Official US federal inmate locator with custody and release information.

Justia

Free legal research: case law, statutes, dockets, and lawyer directories.

Caselaw Access Project

Harvard's free, machine-readable archive of 6.7+ million US court decisions.

Family Watchdog

Free US sex offender registry search with mapped offender locations.

NSOPW

US Department of Justice national sex offender public website.

CourtListener API

Open REST API for bulk access to opinions, dockets, and judicial data.

Namechk

Check username availability and find registered profiles across hundreds of sites.

NameCheckup

Search a username or brand across social networks and domain registrations.

KnowEm

Username and brand search across 600+ social media and domain platforms.

UserSearch

Free username lookup across social networks, dating sites, and forums.

CheckUserNames

Instantly check username availability across 160+ popular platforms.

Sherlock

Open-source CLI that hunts down a username across 400+ social networks.

Maigret

Username checker that collects a profile page summary from 2600+ sites and extracts info.

WhatsMyName

Web app and API checking username presence on 350+ websites with unified output.

Social Catfish

Reverse lookup service for usernames, emails, and phone numbers — designed for romance-scam research.

GitHub Search

Find accounts, repositories, and leaked credentials by username or email in code.

n0kovo_hunter

Search 300+ websites for a username with an interactive CLI.

socialscan

Check username and email availability across 100+ platforms with an API.

Hunter.io

Find and verify professional email addresses by domain with a free email finder.

EmailHippo

Email verification with syntax, domain, and mailbox-level checks plus free tools.

NeverBounce

Bulk email list verification and cleanup with deliverability reporting.

ZeroBounce

Email validation with syntax, role, disposable, and abuse-trap detection.

MailTester

Free single-address verification that checks the mailbox actually exists.

Email-Checker.net

Free email address validation with MX record and mailbox checking.

Kickbox

Email verification API with deliverability scoring and free single checks.

DeBounce

Email list verification with syntax, role, and disposable address detection.

BriteVerify

Real-time email verification with SMTP-level checks for lists and forms.

VerifyEmailAddress

Free single email verification service with detailed status results.

Clearbit

Email enrichment API that turns an address into a company and contact profile.

FullContact

Identity resolution API that enriches emails and phones with social profiles.

RocketReach

Find professional emails and phone numbers by name, company, or title.

Apollo.io

Sales intelligence with email discovery, verification, and company data.

Snov.io

Email finder and verifier with domain search and drip campaign tools.

Email Format

Find the standard email format used by any company domain.

Epieos

Google account OSINT: extract profile info, photos, and linked services from an email or phone.

Holehe

CLI that checks if an email is registered on 80+ websites without sending emails.

EmailRep

Free API scoring email addresses for reputation, risk, and profile data.

Google Messageheader

Paste an email header to decode routing, SPF/DKIM results, and delivery path.

MXToolbox Headers

Analyze raw email headers to trace the sending path and authentication results.

Mailinator

Public disposable inboxes — read mail sent to any @mailinator.com address.

Guerrilla Mail

Disposable, self-destructing email addresses for anonymous registration.

10 Minute Mail

Temporary email inbox that expires after ten minutes — handy for account testing.

Temp-Mail

Free temporary email addresses with auto-refreshing inboxes.

dmarcian

Analyze a domain's SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration with free tools.

DKIMValidator

Check a domain's DKIM, SPF, and DMARC DNS records for email authentication.

Kitterman SPF

Validate and decode SPF records with detailed mechanism-by-mechanism output.

Anymail Finder

Find a professional's email address from their name and company.

SpyDialer

Free reverse phone lookup with voicemail greeting playback and email search.

Truecaller

Global caller ID and spam-blocking app with reverse number search.

Sync.me

Caller ID app and reverse phone lookup with community-contributed names.

CallApp

Caller ID and phone number search app with social profile integration.

Numlookup

Free US reverse phone lookup showing name, carrier, and location.

WhoCallsMe

Community database of who called a US phone number and why.

800notes

Reverse phone lookup with user-reported comments on unknown callers.

Whitepages Reverse Phone

Reverse phone lookup against US landline and mobile records with owner details.

Twilio Lookup

Free carrier, line type, and location data for any phone number via API.

PhoneInfoga

Open-source phone number OSINT framework gathering info from multiple services.

Numverify

Phone number validation API with country, carrier, and line type data.

FreeCarrierLookup

Free lookup of the carrier and country for any mobile number.

Hiya

Caller ID and spam protection with a searchable phone reputation database.

Google Images

Reverse image search with exact-match and visually-similar results across the web.

Google Lens

AI-powered visual search that identifies objects, text, landmarks, and matching images.

Yandex Images

Best-in-class reverse image search with facial recognition and partial-image matching.

TinEye

Reverse image search engine that finds where an image appears across the indexed web.

Bing Visual Search

Visual search that finds similar images and related content from the Bing index.

Baidu Image Search

Chinese reverse image search with strong coverage of Asian-language sources.

SauceNAO

Reverse image lookup specialized in finding anime, art, and media sources.

IQDB

Multi-service image search for finding original and higher-resolution sources.

ascii2d

Japanese reverse image search comparing color and structural features of images.

ImageRaider

Reverse image search that sweeps multiple engines and social platforms at once.

Openverse

Search engine for openly licensed images and audio from 700+ million sources.

Wikimedia Commons

Free media repository with searchable, metadata-rich images and files.

ImgOps

Swiss-army tool to crop, scale, and run an image through multiple reverse searches.

SmallSEOTools Reverse Image

Free reverse image search that checks multiple engines for duplicate or edited versions.

Google Earth

3D globe with satellite imagery, terrain, and historical imagery layers.

Google Maps

Global mapping with street view, satellite, transit, and business data.

Google Street View

Pegman street-level imagery covering millions of roads worldwide.

Instant Street View

Quick Street View lookup by address or coordinates without opening Google Maps.

Show My Street

Street View player that walks a route automatically — great for comparing scenes.

Yandex Maps

Mapping with street panoramas strong in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.

Bing Maps

Microsoft mapping with bird's-eye view and its own street-level imagery.

Apple Maps

Apple mapping with Look Around street imagery and satellite layers.

OpenStreetMap

Free editable world map — every feature is queryable via Overpass and APIs.

Mapillary

Crowdsourced street-level imagery covering places Google Street View misses.

KartaView

Open street-level photo platform (formerly OpenStreetCam) with global coverage.

ArcGIS Online

Esri's platform with thousands of public GIS layers, basemaps, and analysis tools.

EO Browser

Free satellite imagery viewer for Sentinel, Landsat, and other missions with analysis bands.

Copernicus Browser

Official ESA viewer for full-resolution Sentinel satellite data with time series.

NASA Worldview

Interactive near-real-time satellite imagery from NASA's Earth observation fleet.

USGS EarthExplorer

Download Landsat and other USGS satellite scenes going back decades.

Zoom Earth

Live interactive weather and satellite map with storms, fires, and radar overlays.

Windy

Beautiful weather map with wind, temperature, pressure, and radar layers.

SunCalc

Map sun position, shadows, and day/night for any location and date — key for photo geolocation.

Shadowmap

Visualize real-world shadows at any time of day to match photo shadow angles.

SunEarthTools

Sun position, shadow length, and solar calculators for precise time-of-day analysis.

Time and Date Sun

Sunrise, sunset, and twilight tables for any city — useful for timestamp verification.

GeoHints

Community reference of country-specific clues — road markings, plugs, and vegetation.

Wikimapia

Crowdsourced geographic labels tagging buildings, facilities, and features worldwide.

MapChecking

Estimate how many people fit in a given area — useful for event-crowd analysis.

GPS Visualizer

Plot GPS tracks and waypoints onto maps with elevation and distance profiles.

GPS Coordinates

Convert addresses to coordinates and view locations on a map with tools.

LatLong.net

Simple latitude/longitude finder and converter for any place on Earth.

BatchGeo

Paste a spreadsheet of addresses to instantly map thousands of points.

Old Maps Online

Search historical maps from libraries worldwide by place and era.

David Rumsey Map Collection

120,000+ historical maps viewable online with georeferencing overlays.

Overpass Turbo

Query OpenStreetMap data — find any mapped feature type within a bounding area.

Geograph

Georeferenced photographs of every square kilometre of Britain and Ireland.

Photo Ephemeris

Plan and verify sun, moon, and light direction for any location and time.

GeoSpy

AI model that predicts the location of a photo from visual cues alone.

Creepy

Geolocation OSINT tool that plots where photos and social posts were taken.

Echosec

Location-based social media and open-source intelligence platform by map area.

Geofeedia

Social media geofencing intelligence platform for monitoring events by location.

OpenAerialMap

Open repository of drone and satellite aerial imagery shared by communities.

Google My Maps

Build custom maps with pins, layers, and data — great for plotting investigation findings.

Flickr Map

Browse geotagged Flickr photos by location — a goldmine for site verification.

Google Earth Timelapse

Zoomable 40-year satellite timelapse of the entire planet.

MapQuest

Mapping and directions service with aerial and street-level views.

Earth Nullschool

Animated real-time map of global winds, weather, and ocean currents.

Lightning Maps

Live worldwide lightning strike map with historical replay.

IQAir

Global air-quality and pollution map with live sensor data.

Tor Project

The official Tor Browser — anonymous access to the onion network for research.

Tails

Amnesic live OS that routes all traffic through Tor and leaves no trace on shutdown.

Whonix

Debian-based anonymous OS that forces all traffic through Tor via separate VMs.

Ahmia

Search engine that indexes and surfaces public .onion hidden services.

Tor Metrics

Official statistics on Tor network size, relay bandwidth, and user adoption.

ExoneraTor

Check whether a given IP address was a Tor relay or exit node at a specific time.

OnionShare

Securely share files and host anonymous websites over the Tor network.

Dark.fail

Curated, verified directory of working .onion sites with uptime checks.

The Hidden Wiki

Community-edited index of dark web links and resources.

I2P

Invisible Internet Project — an anonymity layer for peer-to-peer and hidden services.

Freenet

Decentralized, censorship-resistant peer-to-peer network for publishing and browsing.

ZeroNet

Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and BitTorrent networking.

SecureDrop

Open-source whistleblower submission system used by newsrooms worldwide.

GlobalLeaks

Open-source whistleblowing and secure disclosure platform software.

TorBox

Anonymous email service accessible over Tor with no personal data required.

OnionSearch

Script that queries multiple .onion search engines in one pass.

TorBot

Python crawler for indexing and extracting data from .onion sites.

DuckDuckGo Onion

DuckDuckGo's .onion search endpoint for private searching over Tor.

Proton Mail

End-to-end encrypted email with an official onion address and privacy focus.

Signal

Open-source end-to-end encrypted messaging used widely by journalists and sources.

Keybase

Encrypted chat and file sharing with identities bound to social accounts.

Tor Browser Download

Direct download page for the hardened Tor Browser bundle.

OnionLand Search

Search engine that indexes .onion sites across the dark web.

Internet Archive

Digital library of websites, books, audio, video, and software — 800B+ web pages captured.

Wayback Machine

View archived snapshots of any website across decades of crawling.

archive.today

On-demand web page snapshots that capture pages as they appear, with search.

Google Books

Full-text search across millions of scanned books and magazines.

Google Scholar

Search academic papers, theses, and citations across disciplines.

HathiTrust

Digital library of 18+ million digitized books and journals from research libraries.

Project Gutenberg

70,000+ free public-domain ebooks in plain text and other formats.

Internet Archive Scholar

Full-text search over 25+ million research papers archived by the Internet Archive.

Library Genesis

Mirrored library of scientific articles, books, and magazines — widely used in research.

Sci-Hub

Repository providing access to millions of paywalled academic papers.

Z-Library

Large digital library of books and articles with searchable full-text catalog.

DocumentCloud

Public archive of primary-source documents analyzed by journalists worldwide.

MuckRock

FOIA request platform and searchable archive of government records.

FOIA Mapper

Maps federal FOIA officers and agency contacts for filing requests.

CIA Reading Room

Declassified CIA documents released under FOIA — 13+ million pages.

FBI Vault

Declassified FBI files, including famous investigations and reading-room documents.

US National Archives

Official archive of US federal records, documents, and historical materials.

UK National Archives

Official archive of UK government records, with digitized collections and catalogues.

GovInfo

Free access to US federal legislative, executive, and judicial publications.

Congress.gov

US legislative information: bills, laws, committee reports, and member records.

Europeana

Digital library of 50+ million artworks, books, and records from European museums.

WorldCat

Global union catalog showing which libraries hold any published work.

Google Patents

Search 120+ million patent documents with full-text and citation data.

USPTO

US Patent and Trademark Office — search patents, trademarks, and applications.

Espacenet

Free European patent database with 140+ million documents worldwide.

SSRN

Early-stage social science and economics research papers and working papers.

arXiv

Open-access preprint server for physics, math, CS, and quantitative fields.

Semantic Scholar

AI-powered academic search with citation graphs and paper recommendations.

PubMed

36+ million biomedical and life sciences citations and abstracts.

DOAJ

Directory of Open Access Journals — 20,000+ peer-reviewed journals.

CORE

Aggregator of 300+ million open-access research papers from repositories.

BASE

Bielefeld Academic Search Engine indexing 300+ million scholarly documents.

DPLA

Digital Public Library of America — 50+ million items from US libraries and archives.

Library of Congress

US national library with millions of digitized photos, maps, and documents.

Gallica

Digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France with millions of items.

Common Crawl

Open repository of billions of crawled web pages available for bulk analysis.

WikiLeaks

Publisher of leaked classified and sensitive documents with searchable archives.

The Black Vault

Massive archive of declassified government documents obtained via FOIA.

OpenAlex

Open index of 250M+ scholarly works with full metadata API.

EU Open Data Portal

Search datasets, publications, and open data from EU institutions.

Have I Been Pwned

The reference breach-checking service — search emails across 12+ billion breached accounts.

Pwned Passwords

Check if a password has appeared in any breach — 900+ million unique passwords.

Firefox Monitor

Mozilla's breach checker that scans emails and offers remediation guidance.

DeHashed

Search breached database records by email, username, IP, or password hash.

BreachDirectory

Free breach search by email or username with a public API for bulk checks.

LeakCheck

Search leaked databases by email, username, or password with free preview results.

Intelligence X

Deep-web search engine indexing leaked data, documents, and dark-web content.

Snusbase

Search engine for leaked credentials with a 10-billion-entry database.

Leak-Lookup

Community breach search database with a free API for OSINT tooling.

CyberNews Leak Check

Free email breach scanner against CyberNews's compiled leak databases.

Hudson Rock

Free breach and credential-exposure intelligence from infostealer malware infections.

OpenCorporates

Open database of 200+ million companies across 130+ corporate registries.

SEC EDGAR

US company filings — 10-Ks, proxies, insider trades, and registration statements.

Companies House

Official UK company register — free filings, officers, and ownership data.

Crunchbase

Company profiles, funding rounds, investors, and leadership data.

Owler

Crowdsourced company news, competitors, and executive insights.

ZoomInfo

B2B contact and company database with org charts and technographics.

Kompass

Global B2B directory with company profiles across 60+ countries.

Dun & Bradstreet

Business credit reports, D-U-N-S numbers, and corporate risk data.

Bloomberg

Financial news, company profiles, and market data for corporate research.

OpenOwnership

Global beneficial ownership registry data for exposing who really controls companies.

ICIJ Offshore Leaks

Searchable database of offshore entities from the Panama, Paradise, and Pandora Papers.

Wikidata

Structured knowledge base linking companies, people, and entities with machine-readable data.

OpenSecrets

US campaign contributions, lobbying spending, and political donor data.

USAspending

Official US federal spending and contract award search with recipient details.

SAM.gov

US System for Award Management — entity registrations and federal exclusions.

EU TED

Tenders Electronic Daily — EU public procurement notices and awarded contracts.

Charity Navigator

US charity ratings with financial health and accountability scores.

GuideStar

US nonprofit profiles with IRS Form 990 financial filings.

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Searchable database of 3+ million IRS nonprofit filings with full financials.

The Org

Public organizational charts of companies and their leadership structures.

Trustpilot

Consumer reviews of companies — useful for reputation and scam checks.

Better Business Bureau

US business ratings, complaints, and accreditation records.

Yelp

Local business reviews, photos, and owner responses.

USPTO TESS

US trademark electronic search system for registered and pending marks.

EUIPO

EU trademark and design register with free online search (eSearch).

WIPO Global Brand DB

Search trademarks across 60+ participating national and international offices.

Charity Commission UK

Official register of charities in England and Wales with financial data.

ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission — company and business name register.

GLEIF

Global Legal Entity Identifier search — verify corporate identities worldwide.

SimilarWeb

Website traffic and app rankings — estimate any company's online presence.

Craft

Company profiles with funding, news, employees, and competitors.

Blockchain.com Explorer

Popular Bitcoin and Ethereum block explorer with address and transaction views.

Blockchair

Multi-chain explorer and search engine for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 17+ other coins.

Etherscan

The standard Ethereum block explorer with token, contract, and gas data.

BscScan

Block explorer for the BNB Smart Chain with token and validator data.

Solscan

Block explorer for Solana with token, NFT, and account analytics.

Mempool.space

Open-source Bitcoin explorer with mempool visualization and fee estimates.

Blockstream Explorer

Bitcoin and Liquid network explorer with lightning channel data.

OXT

Advanced Bitcoin research explorer with address clustering and entity analysis.

WalletExplorer

Searchable index mapping Bitcoin wallets to services and exchanges.

BitInfoCharts

Rich wallet statistics: balances, age, activity, and richest address rankings.

Whale Alert

Real-time tracking of large crypto transactions between known services.

Arkham

Blockchain intelligence platform with de-anonymized wallet labels and entity tags.

Breadcrumbs

Free visual blockchain investigation tool for tracing crypto fund flows.

GraphSense

Open-source cryptocurrency analytics platform with address clustering.

CoinMarketCap

Market data, project pages, and social links for every listed cryptocurrency.

CoinGecko

Crypto market data with community, developer, and exchange metrics.

TRONSCAN

Official TRON blockchain explorer with account, token, and contract data.

Bitcoin Abuse

Community database of Bitcoin addresses reported for scams and abuse.

Dune

Query on-chain data across 15+ blockchains with SQL dashboards.

Chainabuse

Community scam and abuse report database for crypto addresses.

VirusTotal

Scan files, URLs, domains, and IPs against 70+ antivirus engines and feeds.

Shodan

Search engine for internet-connected devices, exposed services, and banners.

Censys

Continuous internet-wide scan data searchable by host, certificate, and service.

ZoomEye

Cyberspace search engine for exposed devices and web components.

FOFA

Chinese cyberspace asset search engine with fingerprint-based device discovery.

GreyNoise

Identifies whether an IP is scanning the internet or just background noise.

AlienVault OTX

Open Threat Exchange — collaborative IOC sharing and pulse monitoring.

IBM X-Force Exchange

Threat intelligence sharing platform with IP, URL, and vulnerability lookup.

MalwareBazaar

Free malware sample sharing platform with hashes, tags, and YARA rules.

URLhaus

Database of malicious URLs used for malware distribution.

ThreatFox

Free IOC sharing platform with indicators tied to malware families.

Feodo Tracker

Tracks Feodo/Emotet and Dridex botnet C2 infrastructure with blocklists.

SSL Blacklist

Blocklist of SSL certificates associated with botnet and malware activity.

Hybrid Analysis

Free malware sandbox with automated dynamic and static analysis reports.

ANY.RUN

Interactive malware sandbox with live network and process visualization.

Joe Sandbox

Deep malware analysis sandbox supporting 700+ operating systems and configs.

Intezer

Genetic malware analysis comparing samples against 100k+ malware families.

Malware Traffic Analysis

Blog and PCAP repository for analyzing real malicious network traffic.

Malpedia

YARA rule and malware family reference database maintained by Fraunhofer FKIE.

MITRE ATT&CK

The definitive knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures.

ATT&CK Navigator

Interactive matrix for layering and visualizing ATT&CK techniques coverage.

Sigma Rules

Open signature format for SIEM detection rules with a huge community library.

MISP

Open-source threat intelligence platform for sharing and correlating IOCs.

OpenCTI

Open-source cyber threat intelligence platform for knowledge management.

URLScan.io

Free service to scan and analyze websites, capturing requests, DOM, and screenshots.

Sucuri SiteCheck

Free website malware and blacklist scanner with security recommendations.

IPVoid

Check an IP address against dozens of blacklists and reputation feeds.

Scamalytics

IP fraud risk scoring with proxy, VPN, and data-center detection.

Scamadviser

Website trust and scam-risk scoring based on domain and registration signals.

PhishTank

Community-verified database of phishing URLs with free lookup API.

OpenPhish

Commercial-grade phishing URL intelligence with a public feed.

Spamhaus

Real-time blocklists of spam and malware sources, with IP lookups.

Cisco Talos

Reputation center with IP/domain lookups, threat research, and blog.

DShield

Internet Storm Center's distributed intrusion detection data and reports.

SANS ISC

Internet Storm Center — daily threat diary, handler diaries, and port stats.

NVD

US National Vulnerability Database — the official CVE reference source.

CVE.org

Official CVE Program portal for vulnerability identifiers and records.

CVE Details

Vulnerability search with exploit availability, vendors, and severity stats.

Exploit-DB

Archive of public exploits and vulnerable software with searchable database.

Vulners

Vulnerability and exploit intelligence aggregator with a free search API.

Google Safe Browsing

Check whether Google flags a URL or app as dangerous or deceptive.

YARA

The pattern-matching language for identifying and classifying malware.

Hatching Triage

Cloud malware analysis sandbox with free public sample lookup.

YARAify

Search and share YARA rules, samples, and matches across the community.

Kaspersky Cyberthreat Map

Live global map of detected cyberattacks and infected devices.

Fortinet Threat Map

Real-time visualization of global threat activity from FortiGuard.

Check Point Threat Map

Live view of attacks blocked worldwide by Check Point sensors.

Digital Attack Map

Jigsaw's live visualization of DDoS attacks around the world.

URLVoid

Check a URL against 30+ reputation engines and blocklists.

DNSdumpster

Free domain recon: DNS records, host mapping, and a visual network graph.

ViewDNS.info

Free DNS, reverse IP, WHOIS, and history tools for domain investigation.

MXToolbox

DNS, MX, blacklist, and email server diagnostics suite with free lookups.

DNSlytics

Domain, IP, and DNS intelligence with reverse WHOIS and history.

SecurityTrails

Historical DNS, WHOIS, and subdomain data with a free API tier.

DomainTools

WHOIS, reverse IP, and domain history — the industry-standard domain research suite.

Robtex

Visualize DNS, IP, and AS relationships around any domain or network.

IPinfo

IP geolocation, ASN, and company data with a free lookup API.

WhatIsMyIP

Shows your IP, location, ISP, and proxy/VPN detection with lookup tools.

IP2Location

IP-to-location database and free IP lookup with geolocation details.

MaxMind GeoIP

The classic GeoIP databases and free IP geolocation lookup tools.

ICANN WHOIS

Official WHOIS lookup for domain registration and registrar data.

Hacker Target

Free online recon: port scans, reverse IP, subnets, DNS, and more.

YouGetSignal

Reverse IP domain lookup and other web-based network tools.

crt.sh

Certificate Transparency log search — find every subdomain ever issued a cert.

RapidDNS

Fast subdomain and DNS record search across historical scans.

AbuseIPDB

Community-driven IP abuse reports with confidence scoring and API.

IPQualityScore

IP reputation, proxy/VPN detection, and fraud scoring with free lookups.

Hurricane Electric BGP

BGP, ASN, and peering data for any network with route visualizations.

BGPView

Clean BGP and ASN lookup with prefix, peering, and announcing-AS data.

RIPEstat

RIPE's open data API and widgets for IP, ASN, and routing intelligence.

Netcraft

Site reports revealing hosting, technology, and uptime history for any domain.

BuiltWith

Technology profiler revealing the frameworks, CDNs, and analytics on any site.

Wappalyzer

Identifies the technologies powering any website — CMS, JS libraries, and more.

Nmap

The standard open-source network scanner for host discovery and service enumeration.

Wireshark

The world's most popular network protocol analyzer for packet inspection.

Google Dig

Run dig, DNS, and WHOIS lookups from the browser via Google's toolbox.

Google Public DNS

Public DNS resolver with browser-based query and DNSSEC validation tools.

1.1.1.1

Cloudflare's fast, privacy-first public DNS resolver with web tools.

OpenDNS

Cisco's public DNS with phishing protection and domain categorization.

SSL Labs

Deep SSL/TLS configuration analysis and certificate grading for any host.

Sublist3r

Fast subdomain enumeration tool using search engines and certificate logs.

Amass

OWASP's advanced attack-surface mapping and subdomain enumeration tool.

DNS Checker

Check DNS propagation and records across 250+ global servers.

IP Fingerprints

Free online port scans, traceroutes, and WHOIS lookups.

ExifTool

The gold-standard command-line tool for reading and writing metadata in any file.

Jeffrey's Exif Viewer

Paste an image URL to view its full EXIF data, including GPS coordinates.

ExifData

Free online EXIF viewer showing camera, date, and GPS metadata from uploaded images.

Verexif

Online EXIF and GPS data extractor with a thumbnail preview.

Pic2Map

Extract GPS EXIF data from photos and plot the location on a map.

FotoForensics

Error-level analysis and metadata tools for detecting image tampering.

Forensically

Free web tool suite for photo forensics: clone detection, noise, and ELA analysis.

JPEGsnoop

Deep-dive JPEG decoder that reveals camera settings and tamper indicators.

Ghiro

Fully automated image forensics platform for mass metadata and tampering analysis.

FOCA

Extract metadata from Office documents, PDFs, and more to map an organization.

Metagoofil

Download public documents from a target domain and strip their metadata.

Binwalk

Firmware analysis tool that extracts embedded files and signatures from binaries.

Didier Stevens Tools

Forensic utilities for PDF, OLE, and malware file analysis and triage.

oletools

Python tools to analyze malicious macros and OLE files in Office documents.

MatthewB Exif Viewer

Simple online EXIF and GPS viewer with a clean report of image metadata.

YouTube

The video platform itself — search, filter by date, and inspect upload channels.

YouTube DataViewer

Amnesty's tool revealing upload time, thumbnail history, and deleted video info.

InVID-WeVerify

Browser extension for video and image verification with keyframe extraction and reverse search.

yt-dlp

Command-line video downloader supporting 1000+ sites with metadata extraction.

4K Video Downloader

Desktop app to save videos, playlists, and subtitles from streaming sites.

JDownloader

Open-source download manager that grabs media from hundreds of hosts.

VLC

Media player that can step through video frame by frame and capture images.

FFmpeg

The command-line toolkit for extracting frames, audio, and metadata from video.

YouGlish

Search YouTube by spoken phrase to find exact moments and pronunciations.

Hadzy

Search YouTube comments by keyword to find conversations on any video.

Filmot

Search engine for YouTube transcripts and captions across millions of videos.

DownSub

Download and search the subtitles and transcripts of any YouTube video.

Deepware Scanner

Free AI deepfake detection scanner for images and videos.

YouTube Data API

Official API for video, channel, and comment metadata queries.

FlightRadar24

Live global flight tracking with replay, aircraft, and route data.

FlightAware

Live flight tracking and aviation data with detailed flight histories.

ADS-B Exchange

Community-fed ADS-B flight tracking with unfiltered, raw data access.

OpenSky Network

Open ADS-B data from thousands of receivers, with free API access.

RadarBox

Live flight tracking with playback, statistics, and airport data.

Plane Finder

Live flight radar with historical tracks and aircraft photos.

FlightStats

Flight status, schedules, and delay statistics for airlines worldwide.

Aviation Safety Network

Database of aviation accidents and incidents with aircraft and operator details.

Airfleets

Aircraft fleet and production lists searchable by registration, serial, and airline.

Planespotters.net

Aviation photography database with aircraft history, age, and ownership.

JetPhotos

Large aviation photo database cross-referenced by registration and type.

FAA Aircraft Registry

Official US aircraft registry — search N-numbers, owners, and registration details.

SkyVector

Free aviation charts and flight planning tool with worldwide coverage.

Aviation Weather

Official METAR, TAF, and radar weather data for aviation analysis.

UK CAA

UK Civil Aviation Authority — aircraft register and safety data.

EASA

European Union Aviation Safety Agency — type certificates and airworthiness data.

MarineTraffic

Live AIS ship tracking with vessel details, photos, and port data.

VesselFinder

Real-time AIS vessel tracking with voyage history and port calls.

VesselTracker

AIS ship tracking with detailed vessel profiles and historical routes.

FleetMon

Vessel tracking and maritime data with port and fleet intelligence.

Equasis

Free global ship information database with safety and ownership records.

USCG PSIX

US Coast Guard vessel documentation and ownership search.

carVertical

VIN-based vehicle history reports covering mileage, damage, and ownership.

EpicVIN

Free VIN check with accident, salvage, and title history reports.

NICB VINCheck

Free lookup of stolen or salvaged vehicle records from US insurers.

NHTSA VIN Decoder

Official US VIN decoder revealing make, model, year, and equipment details.

DVLA Vehicle Enquiry

Official UK vehicle check: tax status, MOT history, and vehicle details.

AskMID

Check whether a UK vehicle is insured via the Motor Insurance Database.

Carfax

The best-known vehicle history reports with accident and service records.

VINCheck.info

Free VIN decoder and lookup with basic vehicle specification data.

Google Translate

Instant translation for 130+ languages with document and image translation.

DeepL

State-of-the-art neural machine translation with natural, context-aware output.

Yandex Translate

Translation with strong coverage of Russian and other Slavic languages.

Bing Translator

Microsoft's translation service with conversation and document modes.

Microsoft Translator

Translator with live conversation, phrasebooks, and API access.

Reverso

Translation with context examples, conjugation, and grammar tools.

Linguee

Bilingual dictionary with real-world translations from indexed documents.

Papago

Naver's translator excelling at Korean, Japanese, and Chinese translation.

Baidu Translate

Chinese translation service with strong English↔Chinese performance.

Sogou Translate

Chinese translation engine with neural machine translation quality.

Glosbe

Dictionary covering thousands of languages with example sentences.

WordReference

Authoritative bilingual dictionaries with active language forums.

iTranslate

Translation app and web service with voice and offline modes.

Lexilogos

Directory of dictionaries and language resources for dozens of languages.

Forvo

Pronunciation dictionary with native-speaker audio for any word.

Google News

Aggregated news with topical timelines, full-text search, and archive coverage.

Google News Archive

Scanned historical newspapers searchable by date, location, and keyword.

BBC News

Global news service with strong international and UK coverage.

Reuters

Global wire service covering business, politics, and world events.

Associated Press

The world's largest news agency, with exhaustive breaking-news archives.

Al Jazeera

News network offering a Middle East and Global South perspective.

Global Voices

Citizen media coverage from bloggers and reporters in 160+ countries.

Ground News

News comparison platform showing how outlets across the spectrum cover a story.

AllSides

Media bias ratings and balanced news coverage from left to right.

Media Bias/Fact Check

Ratings of news sources for bias, credibility, and factual reporting.

Snopes

The reference fact-checking site for viral claims, rumors, and urban legends.

Full Fact

UK-based independent fact-checking of claims in media and politics.

FactCheck.org

Non-partisan US fact-checking of political claims and viral statements.

PolitiFact

US political fact-checking with the famous Truth-O-Meter ratings.

AFP Fact Check

Agence France-Presse's global fact-checking desk for viral claims.

UK Web Archive

Archive of UK websites preserved by the British Library.

Chronicling America

Searchable archive of 20+ million pages of historic US newspapers.

Trove

Australia's national discovery service with digitized newspapers and records.

Papers Past

New Zealand digitized newspapers and periodicals from 1839 onwards.

TV News Archive

Searchable US and international TV news broadcasts with captions and clips.

GDELT Project

Global database of news events with 100+ languages, updated every 15 minutes.

Feedly

RSS reader for aggregating news, blogs, and monitoring sources.

Inoreader

Powerful RSS and news aggregator with rules, search, and monitoring.

Today's Front Pages

Daily front pages of newspapers from the US and around the world.

OSINT Framework

The definitive tree of OSINT tools organized by intelligence category and source.

IntelTechniques

Michael Bazzell's OSINT training, tools, and the famous online investigation techniques.

Bellingcat

Investigative journalism collective publishing open-source methodologies and case studies.

Bellingcat Online Toolkit

Curated collection of verification and research tools from Bellingcat's guides.

Nixintel

OSINT analyst blog with the original Nixintel resource list and case studies.

Sector035

Week-in-OSINT blog by Nico Dekens, a cornerstone of the OSINT community.

The Ultimate OSINT Collection

Massive GitHub list of OSINT tools, resources, and techniques.

Awesome OSINT

Curated list of 400+ awesome OSINT tools and resources on GitHub.

OSINT Essentials

Free OSINT courses covering search, social media, and geolocation skills.

Trace Labs

Non-profit running OSINT CTFs that help locate missing persons.

OSINT Curious

Podcast and blog exploring OSINT tools, techniques, and practitioner stories.

eInvestigator

Resource site for investigators with tutorials, tools, and research guides.

Hackers Arise OSINT

Cybersecurity training site with dedicated OSINT course modules and labs.

OSINT Combine

OSINT training and free tools including geolocation and social media suites.

Aware Online

Dutch OSINT academy offering courses and investigative guides in multiple languages.

Maltego

Graph-based link analysis tool for mapping relationships between entities.

SpiderFoot

Open-source automated OSINT tool that scans targets across 200+ data sources.

Recon-ng

Full-featured web reconnaissance framework with a Metasploit-like interface.

theHarvester

Gather emails, subdomains, hosts, and names for a domain from public sources.

Photon

Lightning-fast web crawler that extracts URLs, emails, files, and secrets from a site.

Hunchly

Automated web capture tool that preserves every page you visit during an investigation.

CaseFile

Offline link-analysis desktop tool for mapping investigation data without transforms.

OSINT-Tools Catalog

The 308+ repo OSINT catalog organized by platform and category.

OSINT Dojo

Free OSINT training, resources, and community for investigators.

Autopsy

Graphical digital forensics platform for disk imaging, carving, and analysis.

The Sleuth Kit

Command-line toolkit for forensic analysis of file systems and volumes.

FTK Imager

Free imaging tool for previewing and acquiring forensic evidence from drives.

Volatility 3

Advanced memory forensics framework for analyzing RAM dumps.

Plaso

Super timeline tool that extracts and correlates timestamps from forensic artifacts.

Timesketch

Google's collaborative forensic timeline analysis web platform.

KAPE

Kroll Artifact Parser Extractor — fast targeted evidence collection and parsing.

TheHive

Scalable open-source incident response and case management platform.

Bulk Extractor

High-speed disk forensics tool that carves emails, URLs, and artifacts without parsing the filesystem.

WiGLE

Massive crowdsourced map of wireless networks — search SSIDs and BSSIDs by location.

WiFi Map

Community database of WiFi hotspots with passwords, rated by users worldwide.

Aircrack-ng

The standard suite of WiFi security assessment and monitoring tools.

WebSDR

Listen to software-defined radio receivers around the world via your browser.

GlobalTuners

Remotely tune radio receivers worldwide to capture and identify signals.

Google Play

Official Android app store with developer, version, and permission metadata.

App Store

Apple's iOS app store with developer identity and release history.

APKPure

Download Android APKs directly with version history and signature data.

APKMirror

Archived Android APKs with verified signatures and full changelogs.

F-Droid

Repository of free and open-source Android apps with source-code transparency.

AppBrain

Android app statistics: installs, developer, and category rankings.

SimilarWeb

App and website traffic intelligence with category and market rankings.

CyberChef

The Cyber Swiss Army Knife — encode, decode, and analyze data with 300+ operations.

CrackStation

Free lookup of password hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2) against a huge dictionary.

Hashes.org

Community hash-cracking platform with lookup and collaboration tools.

HashKiller

Online hash lookup and cracking with leaked-password wordlists.

CheckShortURL

Expand shortened URLs to see the full destination and redirect path before clicking.

Unshorten.link

Reveal the final URL behind any short link with redirect details.

URLXRay

Expand short URLs and inspect every redirect hop, status, and response header.

GetLinkInfo

Analyze any link's redirects, final target, and safety before visiting.