OpenDetect is a powerful username discovery tool designed to assist security professionals, researchers, and users in uncovering usernames associated with various online platforms and websites. With OpenDetect, users can conduct comprehensive searches across a wide range of websites, enabling them to gather valuable information for security assessments, investigations, and research purposes.
OpenDetect allows security researchers and analysts to check whether a username exists across multiple platforms by automating OSINT-based profile lookups.
This helps in:
- ✅ Reconnaissance during VAPT & bug bounty
- ✅ Digital footprint mapping
- ✅ Identity investigation & verification
- ✅ Threat intelligence & cyber profiling
✅ Searches usernames across multiple platforms
✅ Uses real platform search endpoints (not random links)
✅ Fast and lightweight CLI tool
✅ No login required
✅ Easy to extend — add more platforms anytime
✅ Error-handling for unavailable platforms
✅ Clean output using PrettyTable
Platform mappings confirmed in: Search_links.py :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Username lookup logic in: main.py :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Account creation helper in: account.py & Login_links.py :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2} :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
- Bug Bounty Recon
- OSINT investigations
- Threat intelligence
- Identity verification
- Digital forensics
- Surface mapping before pentesting
OpenDetect/ │── main.py # Username search execution │── account.py # Optional account creation helper │── Login_links.py # Registration URLs │── Search_links.py # Platform search mappings │── README.md │── LICENSE └── .gitattributes
git clone https://github.com/Harsh-Katiyar/OpenDetect.git
cd OpenDetect
✅ Install dependencies
pip install requests prettytable
▶️ Usage
Run the tool:
python main.py
Enter a username:
Please enter the username to search for: harsh123
## Sample Output:
Username found on:
✅ Reddit 👉 https://www.reddit.com/user/harsh123
✅ Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/search?q=harsh123
❌ Not found on Instagram
🌐 Supported Platforms
Includes major OSINT sources like:
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Reddit
LinkedIn
YouTube
Tumblr
Vimeo
SoundCloud
VK
Weibo
…and more (full list in Search_links.py) ✔️
⚠️ Legal & Ethical Disclaimer
This tool is for educational and authorized use only.
Do NOT use for:
❌ harassment
❌ stalking
❌ illegal surveillance
❌ unauthorized investigations
You are responsible for compliance with local laws.