THE TRENCHES · INVESTIGATOR TOOLS & RESOURCES
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96 free, open-source research tools and public-records sources, compiled by Truth Trench. Every link opens in a new tab.
Government Records & Research Start Here: OSINT Collections Websites, Domains & IPs Images & Metadata Usernames & Phone Numbers Email Businesses & Power Networks X (Twitter) & LinkedIn Facebook, Instagram & YouTube Reddit TikTok Maps & Imagery Vehicles Breaches & Leaks People Search & Opt-Out Pro Accounts (free tiers) Python Tools (GitHub) Training & Handbooks
Government Records & Research
- Truth Trench FOIA Resources
truthtrench.org - Biblioteca Pleyades
bibliotecapleyades.net - Federal Grants by CFDA (HHS TAGGS)
taggs.hhs.gov - Document Cloud
documentcloud.org - Federal Register
federalregister.gov - Geo Engineering Watch
geoengineeringwatch.org - Insider Trading (SEC Form 4)
secform4.com - Internet Archive
archive.org - Investigator Tools (start.me)
start.me - Library of Congress
catalog.loc.gov - National Archives
archives.gov - Non-Typical OSINT Guide
github.com - Presidential Documents
federalregister.gov - Public Agency Documents
federalregister.gov - Public Inspection
federalregister.gov - Resignations
resignation.info - Wikileaks
wikileaks.org
Start Here: OSINT Collections
- OSINT4ALL (start.me)
start.me - Ultimate OSINT Collection (start.me)
start.me - OSINT Combine
osintcombine.com - OSINT Framework
osintframework.com - AsINT Collection
start.me - Awesome OSINT (GitHub)
github.com - Random OSINT Collection
start.me - IntelligenceX Tools
intelx.io - OSINT Investigation Interactive Map
metaosint.github.io - OCCRP Aleph (leaks & records search)
aleph.occrp.org
Websites, Domains & IPs
- ViewDNS
viewdns.info - Domain CT Log Search Tool
crt.sh - IP Location Lookup
geodatatool.com - Domain History Checker
whoisrequest.com - WayBack Machine
archive.org - Website Carbon dating
carbondate.cs.odu.edu - Whoisology
whoisology.com - Whoxy Domain Search Engine
whoxy.com - WHOIS Historical search
osint.sh - IntelX Domain and Email Tool
intelx.io
Images & Metadata
- Forensically, Free Online Photo Forensic Tools
29a.ch - Photo Forensics
fotoforensics.com - Online Exif Data Viewer
metadata2go.com - Wolfram Language Image Identification Project
imageidentify.com - Image Background Removal
remove.bg - TinEye Reverse Image Search
tineye.com - Image Differences
diffchecker.com - Photopea
photopea.com - Image Enhance
letsenhance.io - Reverse Image Search
pimeyes.com - Image Upscaler
vertexshare.com - Video/Image Metadata Viewer
thexifer.net
Usernames & Phone Numbers
- Namecheckr
namecheckr.com - Namechk
namechk.com - Profilr Social
profilr.social - Social Searcher
social-searcher.com - Username Search
usersearch.org - WhatsMyName Web
whatsmyname.app
- Email Header Analyzer (MxToolbox)
mxtoolbox.com - EmailHippo (Verify Email Addresses)
tools.emailhippo.com - Free Email Verify (Emailable)
emailable.com - Epieos (email & phone lookup)
epieos.com
Businesses & Power Networks
- Open Corporates
opencorporates.com - LittleSis
littlesis.org
X (Twitter) & LinkedIn
- Tinfoleak
tinfoleak.com - Twimap
twimap.com - FollowerWonk
followerwonk.com - Twiangulate
twiangulate.com - Foller Analytics
foller.me
Facebook, Instagram & YouTube
- Facebook Ad Library
facebook.com - Facebook Search Matrix
plessas.net - YouTube Page Analytics
socialblade.com
- Reddit Comments by User
redditcommentsearch.com
TikTok
- TikTok Search Site
osintcombine.com
Maps & Imagery
- OpenStreetMap
openstreetmap.org - Mapillary
mapillary.com - GISGeography
gisgeography.com - Dual Maps (road + aerial + street)
data.mashedworld.com
Vehicles
- Hertz Receipt Lookup
hertz.com - Enterprise Receipt Lookup
enterprise.com - Alamo Receipt Lookup
alamo.com - VIN Decoder
driving-tests.org - VIN Decoder 2
vindecoderz.com - EpicVIN
epicvin.com
Breaches & Leaks
- Have I Been Pwned: Email
haveibeenpwned.com - Have I Been Pwned: Passwords
haveibeenpwned.com - LeakCheck
leakcheck.io - Breach Directory
breachdirectory.org
People Search & Opt-Out
- WhitePages Opt Out Link
whitepages.com - That’s Them
thatsthem.com
Python Tools (GitHub)
- kupa3 (website tracker mapping)
github.com - h8mail (email breach hunting)
github.com - InstagramOSINT
github.com
Training & Handbooks
- OSINT Handbook (i-intelligence, PDF)
i-intelligence.eu - IntelTechniques Search Tools
inteltechniques.com
Use these tools responsibly. They are powerful, and they were assembled with good intentions for people of good heart. Truth Trench checks these links, but outside sites change. Verify what you find, respect privacy and the law, and use discernment. Know a tool we should add? Tell us.
