| Guide | GDE-060 |
| Topic | Tookie-OSINT |
| Domain | Username and social account discovery |
| Last updated | September 2026 |
Short answer: Run the username through Tookie-OSINT for a fast first pass, review each hit manually and cross-check with a second tool. A clean result is inconclusive, not proof of absence.
What is Tookie-OSINT?
Tookie-OSINT is the practice of using the free, open-source Tookie tool to discover social media accounts tied to a username across a broad set of platforms, returning a straightforward account list similar in category to Sherlock, Maigret and Blackbird.
Tookie-OSINT (formerly published under a different project name before a rebrand) is a free, open-source, MIT-licensed Python tool with more than 2,000 GitHub stars that checks a submitted username against a broad list of social platforms and reports which return a matching account. It emphasises a simple, straightforward interface over the deeper profile extraction Maigret performs, making it a fast first pass rather than a full dossier-building tool.
Community comparisons place it alongside Sherlock, Blackbird and Maigret as an alternative in the same username-enumeration category, with users noting its ease of use as a distinguishing factor rather than unique coverage or features.
| • | Running a fast, simple username check across a broad platform list before deeper extraction |
| • | Cross-checking a Sherlock, Maigret or Blackbird result against a tool with a different underlying implementation |
| • | Introducing a colleague new to OSINT to username enumeration with a straightforward interface |
| • | Confirming account existence quickly as an early step in a broader identity investigation |
How do you run a Tookie-OSINT search?
Six steps from a first quick pass through to cross-checking and recording results properly.
The following tools are used across the steps below.
Tookie-OSINT: Free, open-source (MIT licence). The command-line username-search tool itself.
Signal & Shadow's Sherlock guide: Free. A comparable tool for cross-checking a Tookie-OSINT result.