Passive first
Favor public, non-intrusive lookups and clearly distinguish anything that changes risk or authorization requirements.
OSINT tools for safer public-source research
Explore 120+ human-reviewed OSINT tools and GitHub projects for domain, email, social, image, archive, threat intelligence, geolocation, and investigation workflows.
Use public sources lawfully. You are responsible for authorization and applicable laws.
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Workbench
Keep a lightweight research objective, working notes, and a local list of the tools you intend to use.
Research brief
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Local activity
A small on-device history of details viewed, tools saved, and outbound launches from this prototype.
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About OSINTCompass
OSINTCompass is a curated, safety-aware directory for lawful public-source research, built to help people choose appropriate tools without hiding privacy or authorization tradeoffs.
Product principles
Explain the input risk
Tell users whether a query may expose an email address, infrastructure detail, image, or other sensitive input to a provider.
Provenance over certainty
Preserve where information came from, when a tool was checked, and what remains an inference.
Human approval
Keep the researcher in control of launches, connector use, exports, and higher-risk actions.