theHarvester

Collects emails, names, subdomains, IPs and URLs for a domain from search engines, certificate logs and other public sources.

Open theHarvester ↗

https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester

Type
Command line
Cost
Free
Touches the target?
No, passive
Account needed
No
Category
Domains & DNS
Language
Python
License
GPL-2.0
Platforms
linux, macos
GitHub stars
17,616
Last updated
2026-09-21
Link status
Online, checked 2026-09-26

Takes

Gives you

  • Email address
  • Domain
  • IP address
  • Person's name

Install

Preinstalled on Kali Linux. See the repo for other platforms.

Source: github.com/laramies/theHarvester · Docker image available

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