Downloadable Documents
All four reference sheets — download and keep them handy.
Search Engines
Privacy-focused alternatives, specialized OSINT search, and academic tools.
Privacy-Focused
DuckDuckGo
No tracking
Startpage
Private Google proxy
Brave Search
Ad-free & private
Swisscows
Data-safe search
Qwant
French, no tracking
Specialized & OSINT
Shodan
Internet device search
DorkSearch
Prebuilt Google dorks
Wayback Machine
Historical archives
Million Short
Remove top results
Google Adv. Search
Fine-grained queries
Yandex
Strong image search
Academic & Technical
People, Usernames & Social Media
Tools for identifying individuals, finding accounts, and investigating social media presence.
People Search
TruePeopleSearch
Free people search
ThatsThem
Reverse lookup
Spokeo
People aggregator
Radaris
Public records
PeekYou
Social profile search
Melissa Lookups
Address & name
Username Search
UserSearch
Cross-platform
NameChk
Username availability
Sherlock
CLI username hunt
WhatsMyName
Account finder
SocialCatfish
Reverse username
Social Media Tools
Email, Breaches & Domains
Investigate email addresses, check for data breaches, and explore domain/IP information.
Email Investigation
HaveIBeenPwned
Breach checker
Hunter.io
Email finder
Dehashed
Leaked data search
PsbDmp
Paste search
OCCRP Data
Investigative data
IntelX
Dark web & leaks
Domains & IPs
Images, Media & Geolocation
Reverse image search, photo forensics, and geolocation intelligence.
Vehicles, Records & Crypto
Vehicle identification, public records, and blockchain investigation tools.
Vehicle Intelligence
NICB VINCheck
Stolen vehicle check
CarFax
Vehicle history
VehicleHistory
Plate search
FaxVIN
License plate lookup
Cryptocurrency
Google Dork Quick Reference
The most useful search operators — combine them for precision results.
site:Restrict to a domainsite:reddit.com keyword
filetype:Specific file typefiletype:pdf "report"
intitle:Keyword in page titleintitle:"login panel"
inurl:Keyword in the URLinurl:admin inurl:php
"phrase"Exact phrase match"TheLocalAdmin"
-termExclude a keywordminecraft -bedrock
cache:Cached version of pagecache:example.com
intext:Keyword in body textintext:"confidential"
related:Similar sitesrelated:shodan.io
around(n)Terms within N wordssecurity around(3) breach