OSINT tooling directory · v0.1
Open the right tool first.
A searchable directory of free and premium OSINT tools. What each one actually does, what it costs, and when practitioners reach for it.
Edited by Colin Aamot · osint-daily.com
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- Tools
- 52 tools
- Categories
- 13 categories
- Free tools
- 25 free
- Freemium tools
- 18 freemium
- Paid tools
- 9 paid
Start here
Practitioners open these first.
Shodan
Search engine for devices and services on the public internet.
Maltego
Graph link analysis for people, infrastructure, and documents.
Sherlock
Check whether a username exists across hundreds of sites.
Have I Been Pwned
Check whether an email address appears in known data breaches.
ExifTool
Read and edit metadata in images, video, and documents.
Amass
OWASP tool for mapping a domain’s attack surface.
Octoprobe
Investigation graph from Redwing Technologies LLC.
By the job
The jobs these tools are for.
Subdomains, DNS, certificates, and the edge of a network.
What is exposed on the public internet, by host, port, and certificate.
Consoles and modules that run many collection steps in one place.
Graphs that show how people, domains, and documents connect.
Email addresses, breach exposure, and account existence.
Where a handle appears, and what those profiles actually show.
What a document or photo still says after the content is read.
Operators and maps that turn a public search box into a source list.
Files, infrastructure, and reporting used to judge risk.
What a page or record looked like before it changed.
Advertising-derived device location sold to investigative teams.
Wireless maps, flight tracks, and public satellite imagery.
Disassemblers and bridges for a binary you are allowed to open.
From the founder
Rook Intelligence and Octoprobe.
Colin Aamot also publishes these. They are labeled as his products, not as ads, and they do not change how the directory is ranked.
Rook Intelligence
Licensed private detective agency in Washington, DC. Senior analysts for OSINT, threat hunting, due diligence, and vetting, on retainer or by project.
Visit rook-intel.com
Octoprobe
OSINT investigation platform from Redwing Technologies LLC at octoprobe.ai. One identifier runs through premium APIs, public records, and facial recognition, then lands on a sourced graph.
Visit octoprobe.ai
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Osint Signal is a directory of free and premium OSINT tools, published at osint-daily.com. Each listing says what the tool does, what it costs, and when to reach for it.
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