Social Media
When using OSINT when researching social media platforms of a target, it is important to understand the context of the information being collected and how it may be interpreted by others. Social media profiles can provide valuable insights into a person’s interests, hobbies, political beliefs, and even their personal relationships. However, it is also important to consider the potential consequences of sharing private or sensitive information online, especially when using OSINT tools that allow for automated data extraction from various sources.
Note: Due to all the changes happening on some social media sites, a lot of the amazing tools we could use are now dead or severely broken.
- Search is Back : Find people and events on Facebook.
- Facebook Graph Searcher : Search for people, location, keywords (you need login).
- Maltego : Graphical link analyses (free and paid version).
- LookUp Id : Search for Facebook ID for your profile or a group.
- Who Posted What : Non public Facebook keyword search on specific dates.
- Ultimate Facebook Scraper : Automates social media interactions(paid version).
- Followerwonk : Search, compare and analyze people on Twitter (free and paid version).
- Sparktoro : Audience research (free and paid version).
- Twexplorer : Search the most common terms, hashtags, and links (you need login).
- Real Top Tweeps : Shows an interaction overview on Twitter.
- TweetBeaver : Shows different type data on Twitter (you need login).
- Twitter Advanced Search : Advanced Search on Twitter.
- Account Analysis : Evaluate and analyse Twitter profiles (free and paid version).
- Spoonbill : See profile changes on Twitter (you need login).
- Twint : Twitter Intelligence Tool.
- Search my bio : Search Instagram user bios.
- Followerwonk for Instagram : Search for Instagram influencers and users.
- Instadp : Downloader Tool for Instagram.
- Instahunter : Fetch data from Instagram’s Web API without login.
- Osintgram : Perform analysis on Instagram account of any users by its nickname.
- Instaloctrack : Scrape geotagged locations - output in JSON & interactive map.
- Instagram Scraperk : Scrapes and downloads an instagram user’s photos and videos.
- Instaloader : Downloads photos, videos, hashtags, stories.
- Sterraxcyl : Information on an Instagram account from its following & followers.
Snapchat
- Snapchat : Search for hotspots around the world.
- Dizkover : Full-featured social media platform that helps you discover people on Snapchat.
- Ghostdex : Search for Snapchat users.
- Ghostcodes : Browse through Snapchat categories and users.
- Add me contacts : Search Snapchat usernames.
- Snapmap Archiver : download Snapmaps from a specific location.
TikTok
- TikTok Scraper : Scrape and download information from Tiktok.
- Vidnice : Browse TikTok content.
Lists of Tools
On github/gitbook
- github.com/topics/osint-tools
- github.com/LinaYorda/OSINTtools
- github.com/si727218/osint-tools
- ohshint.gitbook.io/oh-shint-its-a-blog
- github.com/osintambition/Social-Media-OSINT-Tools-Collection
- cheatsheet.haax.fr/open-source-intelligence-osint/platforms-hunting
- s0cm0nkey.gitbook.io/s0cm0nkeys-security-reference-guide/cyber-intelligence/osint
Tools
On github:
Other Website Tools
- search.illicit.services - Records Search - Forwards here: search.0t.rocks
- hashatit.com - Search with active hashtags across many social media platforms.
- map.snapchat.com - See geotagged posts shared by other users from across the globe.
- boardreader.com - Search for content found on blogs, open forums, and message boards.
- usa.liveuamap.com - See what’s happening in real time with certain events.
- pagefreezer.com/webpreserver - Browser-based plugin compatible with Chrome and Edge. Capture social media posts and comments and store - them on their computers or servers.
- mention.com/en - Social Mention (Like Hashatit) is a social media search engine, but this tool looks at specific terms and phrases rather than hashtags.
- trendsmap.com - Search through trending Twitter keywords and relevant hashtags.