maigret
A command line tool that searches thousands of websites for accounts matching a username and compiles a profile report. Used for open source intelligence and investigations.
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Overview
Maigret builds a dossier on a person from a username alone. It checks for accounts on thousands of websites, about 6,000 according to the description, and collects the information available on the pages it finds. No API keys are required. It needs Python 3.10 or higher and installs with pip, then runs as a command with the username. A web interface, a community Telegram bot and cloud shell options are also mentioned.
Key features
- Searches for a username across thousands of sites
- Collects available information from found profile pages
- No API keys required
- Installs with pip and runs from the command line
- Optional web interface
Best for
OSINT researchers and investigators doing username lookups on public information. Use it lawfully and with care for privacy.
- Upstream
- soxoj/maigret
- Fork on GitHub
- Guo-astro/maigret
- Upstream stars
- 38k
- Category
- Security and networking
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Forked
- 2026-06-09
- Sync status
- In syncLast synced 2026-09-29
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