# Sherlock

> Find social media accounts by username across social networks

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/sherlock
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/sherlock.json
- Website: https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
- Category: Cybersecurity
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: yes
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-04-08T08:41:42+00:00
- Catalog revision: `3967725335`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
- Stars: 95543
- Forks: 11397
- Open issues: 359
- License: MIT
- Last push: 2026-11-04T05:14:05+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-04T12:17:16+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: CyberSecurity, Pentesting, Reconnaissance, Information Gathering, Infosec
Tech stacks: docker, python, Shell

## Features
- Scans over 400 social media platforms to locate accounts for specific usernames. *(highlighted)*
- Provides options to route requests through Tor or proxies for enhanced privacy. *(highlighted)*
- Exports search results to multiple formats including CSV and XLSX for analysis. *(highlighted)*

## Description

Sherlock is a powerful command-line tool that hunts down social media accounts by username across over 400 platforms. It enables security researchers and investigators to perform rapid OSINT reconnaissance and information gathering.

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