So I put together a public-facing directory of 100+ OSINT tools used by analysts, journalists, and security folks, free, filterable, and categorized by risk, platform, and use case.
The idea was to make something useful and no-friction.
Built with static HTML + SQL backend + a lot of caffeine. Would love feedback on how to improve the UX or tool curation.
If anyone wants to contribute tools or help moderate, that’s also welcome.
Thanks!
Animated backgrounds are gaudy though and most people (including me) dislike them in my experience.
They're distracting, increase load time, increase resource use and screen updates, (especially important for battery powered devices like laptops and mobile), and just dont tend to serve a purpose aside from aesthetic sugar that tech savvy users (your target market) in general dont appreciate even when static and minimal.
UX feedback: When I scroll to the bottom of the page linked in the post, and click on the API/Pricing links in the footer, it fails to redirect me.
Also, thanks for catching that, I just fixed the footer links!
I use Bellingcat's Toolkit, it's constantly updated by people who do this for a living: https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/
Totally fair question. That particular tool is more situational, it can surface quotes tied to a username, which can help spot ideological lean, professional background, or even cross-platform clues if phrasing is reused elsewhere. It’s less about hard identifiers, more about building contextual profiles when attribution is subtle.
That said, I’m always reviewing which tools actually add value. If something feels out of place, I’m open to removing or recategorizing it.