Here’s a consolidated 2025 OSINT toolkit built for fast recon, info-gathering, verification, and deep-dive lookups. All free. No accounts needed unless marked.
Use it for cybersecurity, investigations, research, or just leveling up your digital intel skills.
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Identity & People Search
Epieos – Email OSINT
PhoneInfoga (web ports) – Phone lookup
ThatsThem – People/phones/addresses
PeekYou – Social media footprint
Spokeo (free tier) – Basic checks
Pipl (legacy mirror) – Limited search
UserSearch.org – Username cross-check
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Image & Video Analysis
Google Lens – General reverse image
TinEye – Historical reverse search
Yandex Images – Strong facial match
Bing Visual Search – Great object ID
Exif.tools – Metadata extraction
ImgOps – One-click hub for image OSINT
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Email Verification
MailTester – SMTP checks
EmailHippo (free) – Basic validation
Hunter Verify (free tier) – Domain email checks
VerifyEmailAddress.org – Simple SMTP ping
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Website / Domain Recon
Whois.domaintools.com – WHOIS
ViewDNS.info – DNS, IP history, propagation
BuiltWith – Tech stack
Censys.io – Hosts & certs
Shodan (free queries) – Device/systems scanning
URLScan.io – Full site scan + threats
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Social Media Intelligence
Social-Searcher – Mentions across platforms
TruthNest (Twitter/X) – Account analytics
InstaDP / StorySaver – IG profile assets
Creepy (archived repos) – Geolocation OSINT
RedditSearch.io – Deleted/hidden posts
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Maps, Location & Geospatial
Google Earth – High-res mapping
OpenStreetMap – Community overlays
SunCalc – Shadow analysis
FlightRadar24 (free) – Live aircraft
MarineTraffic (free) – Vessel tracking
GeoNames – Geographic OSINT
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Username & Account Checkers
Sherlock (web UI mirrors) – Username scans
WhatsMyName.app – Cross-platform username OSINT
Namechk – Social + domain availability
DeHashed (free tier) – Breach-linked accounts
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Breach & Password Exposure
HaveIBeenPwned – Email/password exposure
LeakCheck.io (free tier) – Breach database
Snusbase (free limited) – Query engine
BreachDirectory.org – Quick checks
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File Analysis
VirusTotal – Hash/file/url analysis
HybridAnalysis – Malware behavior
Any.Run (free) – Interactive sandbox
JoeSandbox (community) – Deep malware analysis
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Miscellaneous & High-Value Extras
Wayback Machine – Web history
Archive.today – Screenshot archiving
CIRT.net – Vulnerability lookup
Hunter.io (free tier) – Email discovery
YouGetSignal – Port and reverse IP
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Bonus: OSINT Meta-Tools (All-In-One)
OSINT Framework – Massive category hub
IntelTechniques Tools – People, phone, maps
Maltego CE – Visual recon graph (free CE edition)
