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User Scanner

Email and username lookup across thousands of sites for OSINT work

  • Security testing and OSINT
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What it is

A command-line OSINT tool that checks whether an email address or username is registered on more than 2,700 websites and pulls public profile details such as avatars, bios, and follower counts. It can pivot from found profiles to linked handles and emails, generate username variations, query infostealer breach logs, rotate proxies, and export results to PDF, JSON, or CSV. Security researchers and investigators use it to map a person's online footprint, and an optional MCP server lets AI agents run the same scans.

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5,437 GitHub stars.
5,437

Forks
556
Commits
1,446
Contributors
49
Language
Python
License
MIT
Last commit
Oct 18, 2026
On GitHub since
October 2025
First release
November 2025
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, CLI
Self-hostable
No
Author
Kaif
Tags
  • mcp-server
  • penetration-testing
  • osint
  • web-scraping

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsUser-scanner a CLI tool written on Python checks availability of a usernameDec 9, 2025 · 19 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsA 2-in-1 OSINT suite for deep email and username metadata extractionJul 14, 2026 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“User Scanner is an OSINT suite with 2720+ scan vectors for email and username intelligence. It maps digital footprints across 210+ email sites and 2510+…”Oct 3, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“With over 465 scan vectors, User Scanner extracts digital footprints and account registrations from a single email or username.”Sep 30, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“User Scanner is a powerful 2-in-1 OSINT suite designed for deep email and username intelligence across over 285 platforms. It enables users to map digital…”Jun 21, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)