{"categories":[{"label":"Security","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/security/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Searches for usernames across 400+ social networks to identify and locate accounts associated with a given identity.","skillfed_tags":["osint","reconnaissance","username-lookup"],"use_cases":["Verify whether a username is available across multiple platforms before registering a new account","Conduct OSINT investigations to map out all online accounts associated with a specific username","Batch-check a list of usernames to identify which social networks they're registered on","Export account discovery results to CSV or Excel for reporting or further analysis","Route searches through Tor or a proxy to maintain anonymity during reconnaissance"],"what_it_does":"Sherlock is a command-line tool that hunts for usernames across a large set of social networks and online platforms. You give it one or more usernames, and it queries each network to see if an account exists there, then reports back which sites have matches. It's built on requests and requests-futures for parallel lookups, with support for Tor routing, proxy configuration, and output to CSV or Excel.\n\nThe tool is designed for OSINT (open-source intelligence) and reconnaissance work\u2014finding digital footprints of a person or identity across the internet. It runs on Python 3.9 through 3.13 and handles both single and batch username searches from the command line.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to search for usernames across many social networks at once. The tool is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses permissive MIT licensing, and low install friction. It's a solid fit for OSINT work or account verification workflows. Not necessary if you only need to check one or two specific platforms."},"id":"sherlock-project","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/sherlock-project","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/sherlock-project.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/sherlock-project/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-09-16","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"sherlock-project","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":113849,"position":12327,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.16.0"}