What's new
Changes are published once a week, after the Monday link check. RSS feed
Search, guides, coverage map and more
- Search understands everyday words (mugshots, eviction, LLC, marriage license) and state names, and shows shared statewide systems once.
- New "I need to find..." guides with short step-by-step checklists.
- Start here box on state pages, and what to do where a county has no online search.
- New coverage map, this What's new page and an RSS feed.
- Added Newspapers.com to OSINT News archives (suggested by a visitor).
New site build: home page, one search box, faster loading
- New home page with a single search box that covers every section and the OSINT tools.
- Faster first visit: the directory now loads in small pieces, only when needed.
- About 400 shareable pages, one per section and state and one per OSINT topic, plus an About & methodology page.
- Site icon, link previews, "Links last checked" date and a "Copy link to these results" button.
OSINT tools: 177 tools, reorganized into 19 topics
- Added Facebook ID Finder, Have I Been Zuckered (breach yes/no check) and DorkSearch.
- Added 37 tools reviewed from public start.me OSINT collections.
- Added 9 image tools: image identification (Carnet.ai, Pl@ntNet, Yandex OCR) and face search (PimEyes, FaceCheck.id, Search4Faces, Faceagle, FaceSeek, Betaface demo).
- Reorganized the OSINT menu into 19 topics, including new Privacy & Opt-Out and Analysis Tools topics.
Weekly link check
- Replaced the Michigan campaign finance link, which had started pointing to a non-government site.
- Replaced the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission link, which had pointed to a parked domain.
Renamed to OSINT Atlas and restyled
- New name, OSINT Atlas (formerly Public Records Resources).
- Cleaner design with the Inter typeface.
- Suggest a resource button in the header.