OSINT & Online Research Tools
A practical directory of public-information research, cybersecurity, corporate-record, mapping, academic, archival and verification resources.
Featured Top 10 Resources
The original ten sites selected for this directory.
The FBI Vault
The FBI’s public Freedom of Information Act library containing released files, historical records and declassified material.
Visit FBI VaultShodan
A search engine for discovering internet-connected systems, services, servers and devices visible on the public internet.
Visit ShodanImportYeti
Searchable U.S. customs and shipping-record data that can help identify suppliers, importers and supply-chain relationships.
Visit ImportYetiOpenCorporates
A searchable collection of corporate-registration information compiled from official company registers around the world.
Visit OpenCorporatesWiGLE
A community-built database and map of observed Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cellular-network information.
Visit WiGLEFuturepedia
A searchable directory of artificial-intelligence tools organized by task, industry and intended use.
Visit FuturepediaConnected Papers
A visual research tool that maps relationships between academic papers and helps locate related studies.
Visit Connected PapersWindy.com
Interactive weather maps providing forecast models, wind, radar, satellite, air-quality and other environmental layers.
Visit WindyPrivacy.com
A virtual-payment-card service designed to provide additional control over eligible online purchases and subscriptions.
Visit Privacy.comPublicWWW
A source-code search engine for locating websites that use particular HTML, JavaScript, analytics IDs or technologies.
Visit PublicWWWOSINT Tool Directories
Larger collections that can help locate specialized research tools.
OSINT Framework
Interactive directory organizing open-source research resources by investigation type.
DirectoryBellingcat Investigation Toolkit
Curated investigation resources covering maps, images, transportation, archiving and verification.
InvestigationAwesome OSINT
Community-maintained list of OSINT tools, databases, search resources and research references.
GitHub ListOSINT Combine Tools
Free tools and categorized bookmarks for mapping, verification, research and intelligence analysis.
ResourcesCybersecurity & Internet Infrastructure
Tools for defensive security research, exposure review and threat analysis.
Censys Search
Search public internet hosts, services, certificates and related infrastructure.
Internet AssetsVirusTotal
Analyze files, URLs, domains and IP addresses using multiple security engines and datasets.
Threat Analysisurlscan.io
Inspect how a website loads, including requests, domains, screenshots and page behavior.
Website AnalysisGreyNoise Visualizer
Review internet-scanning activity and help distinguish common background traffic from targeted activity.
IP IntelligenceAlienVault OTX
Community threat-intelligence exchange containing indicators, research and threat pulses.
Threat IntelHave I Been Pwned
Check whether an email address or domain appears in known publicly documented data breaches.
Breach CheckHybrid Analysis
Public malware-analysis sandbox for examining suspicious files and URLs.
Malware AnalysisANY.RUN
Interactive sandbox for observing suspicious-file and website behavior in a controlled environment.
SandboxDomains, DNS & Website Research
Resources for researching domains, certificates, hosting and website history.
ICANN Lookup
Official registration-data lookup for domain names and supported internet identifiers.
Domain RecordsDNSDumpster
DNS reconnaissance and domain-host discovery presented through searchable maps and records.
DNScrt.sh
Search Certificate Transparency logs for certificates associated with domains and subdomains.
CertificatesSecurityTrails
Domain, DNS, IP and historical infrastructure data for authorized security research.
Domain HistoryBuiltWith
Identify web technologies, hosting services, analytics systems and frameworks used by websites.
TechnologyWappalyzer
Technology profiler for identifying content systems, frameworks, services and website tools.
Web TechnologyHurricane Electric BGP Toolkit
Search autonomous systems, IP prefixes, routing relationships and BGP information.
Network RoutingBusiness, Corporate & Financial Research
Official and public resources for researching companies, filings and government contracts.
SEC EDGAR
Search filings submitted by public companies and other regulated entities to the U.S. SEC.
SEC FilingsUSAspending.gov
Search and visualize U.S. federal spending, awards, contracts, grants and recipients.
Federal SpendingSAM.gov
Official U.S. federal contracting, entity-registration and assistance-listing system.
ContractingCalifornia Business Search
Search registered California corporations, limited-liability companies and related filings.
CaliforniaProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Search nonprofit tax filings, financial records and organization information.
NonprofitsFEC Campaign Finance Data
Official U.S. federal campaign-finance reports, contributions and committee data.
Public FilingsMaps, Weather & Geolocation
Mapping, satellite, terrain, weather and transportation resources.
Google Earth Web
Explore satellite imagery, terrain, 3D buildings and geographic locations.
SatelliteSentinel Hub EO Browser
Explore and compare Earth-observation satellite imagery from multiple datasets.
Earth ObservationNational Weather Service
Official U.S. forecasts, watches, warnings, radar and hazardous-weather information.
Official WeatherMarineTraffic
Ship-position, port and maritime-traffic information based largely on AIS data.
MaritimeSunCalc
Calculate sun position, direction, sunrise, sunset and shadow conditions for a location.
Sun PositionArchives, Records & Documents
Search historical websites, government records and document collections.
Internet Archive Wayback Machine
View archived versions of websites and pages captured over time.
Web ArchiveU.S. National Archives
Research U.S. federal historical records, photographs, military records and government documents.
Federal RecordsLibrary of Congress
Search digitized books, newspapers, photographs, maps, recordings and historical collections.
Historical ResearchGovInfo
Official publications from all three branches of the U.S. federal government.
Government DocumentsDocumentCloud
Public document collections, annotation and research tools used by newsrooms and researchers.
DocumentsImage, Video & Information Verification
Tools for checking images, videos, metadata and public claims.
Google Lens
Search the web using an image to identify objects, locations and visually similar content.
Reverse ImageTinEye
Reverse-image search for finding copies, altered versions and earlier appearances of an image.
Image SearchYandex Images
Image search and visual-similarity search that can complement other reverse-image tools.
Visual SearchInVID Verification Plugin
Browser-based tools for examining online videos, keyframes, images and associated metadata.
Video VerificationExifTool
Downloadable utility for reading and writing metadata in supported images, documents and media files.
MetadataGoogle Fact Check Explorer
Search fact checks published by participating organizations around the world.
Fact CheckingAcademic & Technical Research
Search scholarly papers, citations, technical reports and scientific literature.
Google Scholar
Search academic publications, citations, court opinions, theses and technical literature.
Scholar SearchSemantic Scholar
AI-assisted academic search covering research papers, citations and related literature.
ResearcharXiv
Open-access repository of preprints in computing, physics, mathematics and other sciences.
PreprintsPubMed
Search biomedical, health and life-science research citations and abstracts.
Medical ResearchCORE
Search a large collection of open-access research papers gathered from repositories and journals.
Open AccessOpenAlex
Open catalog of scholarly works, authors, institutions, sources and research concepts.
Scholarly DataGovernment & Public Data
Official portals for public datasets, statistics, licenses and communications records.
U.S. Census Data
Search population, demographic, housing, community and economic statistics.
DemographicsFCC Universal Licensing System
Search FCC wireless licenses, call signs, licensees and authorization records.
FCC LicensesFAA Data & Research
Official aviation statistics, aircraft information, safety data and research resources.
Aviation Data
