TOP FREE OSINT TOOLS 2026

AFTF

Patterns Never Lie
Websleuths Guardian
Joined
Feb 4, 2026
Messages
19
Reaction score
181
  • #1
1. NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System) — Official U.S. database containing missing persons, unidentified remains, dental records, and case data used by investigators and families.

2. The Doe Network — Global volunteer-run database connecting unidentified persons with missing persons cases using physical characteristics and timelines.

3. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) — Central U.S. clearinghouse providing missing children case data, photos, and investigative resources.

4. Missing People (International) — Database and support organization helping track and locate missing individuals worldwide.

5. Facebook / Social Media Search — Primary real-time intelligence source for activity, last known contacts, behavioral changes, and geographic clues.

6. Google Advanced Search — Deep search tool for locating mentions, posts, records, and hidden indexed data about individuals.

7. Google Reverse Image Search — Used to identify where a person’s photo appears online and discover unknown accounts or aliases.

8. Yandex Reverse Image — High-accuracy facial and image matching used to locate photos of missing individuals across the internet.

9. TinEye — Tracks historical usage of images to discover timeline and location clues tied to a person’s photos.

10. TruePeopleSearch — Public records engine showing addresses, relatives, phone numbers, and movement history within the U.S.

11. FastPeopleSearch — Deep public record tracing tool used to reconstruct residential and contact history.

12. ThatsThem — Identity correlation engine linking names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses.

13. WhatsMyName — Username tracking tool used to find social media or online accounts connected to a missing individual.

14. Sherlock — Advanced username search across hundreds of platforms to uncover hidden or alternate identities.

15. Social-Searcher — Cross-platform social media search used to locate posts, mentions, or activity linked to a missing person.

16. Wayback Machine — Historical archive used to recover deleted profiles, posts, or websites connected to the person.

17. FlightRadar24 — Aircraft tracking used when flight travel is suspected in disappearance timelines.

18. MarineTraffic — Ship and vessel tracking useful when maritime movement may be involved.

19. Google Earth Pro — Geospatial investigation tool for examining last known locations, terrain, and historical imagery.

20. SunCalc — Used to verify time-of-day and shadow positioning in photos or videos tied to missing persons.

21. InVID WeVerify — Video forensic tool for extracting frames, verifying authenticity, and locating origin of videos.

22. ExifTool — Metadata extraction tool revealing GPS coordinates, timestamps, and device data embedded in photos.

23. IntelTechniques Search Tools — Investigative toolkit used to locate people, usernames, emails, and digital footprint correlations.

24. PhoneInfoga — Phone intelligence tool identifying carrier, location patterns, and digital footprint tied to numbers.

25. HaveIBeenPwned — Breach intelligence used to discover accounts or emails tied to a missing individual.

26. OSINT Framework — Structured directory of investigative tools used by professionals in missing persons research.

27. Google Maps Timeline (when accessible) — Movement reconstruction tool showing location history tied to devices.

28. Perplexity AI — Research synthesis tool used to gather and correlate scattered information across sources.
 
  • #2
Any similar list for Canada?
 

Guardians Monthly Goal

Members online

Online statistics

Members online
117
Guests online
3,044
Total visitors
3,161

Forum statistics

Threads
640,885
Messages
18,765,176
Members
244,723
Latest member
sealepe
Back
Top