Sherlock
Checks whether a username exists on 400+ social networks and websites.
Open Sherlock ↗https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
- Type
- Command line
- Cost
- Free
- Touches the target?
- No, passive
- Account needed
- No
- Category
- Social media
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Platforms
- linux, macos, windows
- GitHub stars
- 92,745
- Last updated
- 2026-09-25
- Link status
- Online, checked 2026-09-26
Takes
Gives you
Install
pipx install sherlock-projectWhere to go next
Found something with Sherlock? These tools take it as input.
URL →
- ANY.RUN
- Archivarix Tube Search
- archive.today
- BrightCloud URL/IP Lookup
- changedetection.io
- CheckShortURL
- Find YouTube Video
- Google Safe Browsing site status
- IBM X-Force Exchange
- ImgOps
- ImmuniWeb
- Joe Sandbox
- Lookup-ID.com
- Maltiverse
- Malwagon
- MetaDefender Cloud
- Nikto Online
- onion-lookup
- PhishStats
- Profile Image Intel
- Pulsedive
- ScamDB
- scumware.org
- Sucuri SiteCheck
- TOsint
- Trend Micro Site Safety Center
- urlquery
- urlscan.io
- URLVoid
- VirusTotal
- Wappalyzer
- Wayback Machine
- Wayback Machine extension
- waybackpack
- waybackpy
- Website Informer
- WhereGoes
- yt-dlp
- Zscaler Zulu
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