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    sherlock-project

    sherlock-project/sherlock

    Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks

    cli
    security
    cti
    cybersecurity
    forensics
    hacktoberfest
    information-gathering
    Python
    MIT
    109.0K stars
    12.7K forks
    1.5K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 11, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 63 days ago, with 271 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #28 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 26, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Hunts down social media accounts by username across more than 400 social networks using a command-line interface.
    • Provides comprehensive and automated username reconnaissance across numerous platforms, saving time compared to manual searches.
    • Use for cybersecurity professionals conducting OSINT investigations to gather social media footprints of targets.
    • Use for penetration testers and red teamers to identify potential social media accounts linked to a username during reconnaissance.
    • Use for digital forensics experts to track and document online presence of individuals for investigative purposes.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

    No watch-outs from GStars' checks.

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    From the README

    Hunt down social media accounts by username across 400+ social networks

    Community-maintained packages are available for Debian (>= 13), Ubuntu (>= 22.10), Homebrew, Kali, and BlackArch. These packages are not directly supported or maintained by the Sherlock Project.

    See all alternative installation methods here

    Accounts found will be stored in an individual text file with the corresponding username (e.g user123.txt).

    Excerpt from the sherlock-project/sherlock README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 14: +35Sep 27: +60Nov 8: +1,821Nov 9: +3,031Nov 10: +3,523Nov 11: +1,953

    +19,589 stars over 90 days across 13 snapshot days; best day +3,523 on Nov 10.

    Forks

    12.7K+2.2K

    Open issues

    409+85

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