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Outputs from User Search can become inputs for the next tool. These are the most relevant follow-on pivots in the library.
Lookup email addresses and mailing addresses with reverse email search to identify people and organizations in OSINT investigations.
Addresses.com provides US residential address lookups, reverse phone searches, and people finder tools for locating individuals.
Ancestry search provides access to billions of historical records including census data, vital records, immigration documents, and family trees.
Canada411 is Canada's people directory for finding individuals by name, providing addresses and phone numbers for OSINT investigations.
AI or Not is the leading AI detector for all content types: text (ChatGPT, Claude), image (Midjourney, 4o), music (Suno, Udio) & video (Veo, Kling)
Ahmia indexes Tor hidden services, enabling investigators to search .onion sites by keyword without the Tor browser.
All.io aggregates results from multiple search engines in one interface, covering web pages, tweets, YouTube, and images for OSINT.
AnswerThePublic surfaces real questions people search around any keyword — useful for OSINT subject profiling and research mapping.
AccountKiller provides direct deletion links and step-by-step instructions for removing accounts on hundreds of websites and social platforms.
Lookup email addresses and mailing addresses with reverse email search to identify people and organizations in OSINT investigations.
Addresses.com provides US residential address lookups, reverse phone searches, and people finder tools for locating individuals.
Algo VPN automates deployment of a personal WireGuard or IKEv2 VPN server in the cloud for private, secure OPSEC browsing.
Investigator Use
UserSearch (usersearch.org) is a cross-platform username search tool that checks multiple social networks, dating sites, gaming platforms, forums, and other online services simultaneously for a specific username, helping investigators map a subject's digital presence across the internet.
For OSINT investigators, UserSearch's focus on breadth across diverse platform types — including dating sites, gaming platforms, and specialized forums that other username checkers may not cover — provides coverage of platforms that are often overlooked in standard social media investigation.
Dating platform presence is particularly significant for certain investigation types — fraud investigations, romance scam cases, and infidelity investigations may specifically require checking whether a subject has profiles on dating sites. UserSearch's inclusion of these platforms makes it appropriate for these investigation contexts.
Gaming platform username investigation is increasingly relevant as gaming communities have become significant spaces for social interaction, criminal coordination, and identity expression. Consistent gaming usernames across Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and other platforms can reveal significant social network intelligence.
Forum and community platform presence reveals the niche communities a subject participates in — specialized forums often contain more candid personal expression and community relationships than mainstream social media.
For comprehensive username investigations, combine UserSearch's diverse platform coverage with focused tools for specific platform categories: dedicated social media checkers for mainstream platforms, forum-specific tools for cybercriminal venues, and professional network tools for business platform coverage.
Document the username searched, platforms checked, platforms with registrations confirmed, and any significant profile content found with timestamps.
Before You Pivot
Capture the target, search terms, and why this source is relevant before you leave the page.
Archive volatile pages, save screenshots, and keep timestamps for anything that may change.
Treat one tool as a lead source. Confirm important findings with independent sources.
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A simple utility for finding your Flickr user id number (also works for groups).
Instant Username Search checks for existing profiles and username availability across 100+ social networks and platforms in real time.
loc.alize.us displays a massiv amount of photos on a highly interactive world map. Explore photos from everyone
Look up your Facebook ID, Facebook Group ID and Facebook Page ID needed for Facebook app development.
MostwantedHF One of the longest running skype resolvers, we provide, email2skype, api, blacklist & fast resolving
NameCheckr scans social platforms and domain registries for accounts matching a username for cross-platform OSINT identity research.