TOP FREE OSINT TOOLS 2026

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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.
 
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Any similar list for Canada?
 
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