# sherlock

> Find social media accounts by username across hundreds of websites

Sherlock is an open-source OSINT reconnaissance tool that searches for target usernames across hundreds of social networks. It queries services concurrently to detect registered accounts and output the results. Users run it locally via the command-line interface or inside a Docker container.

- Source: https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
- Homepage: https://sherlockproject.xyz
- License: MIT
- Built with: Python 97.3%, Dockerfile 2.1%, Other 0.6%
- Stars: 95151
- Forks: 11305
- Contributors: 279
- Last commit: 2026-09-26
- Latest release: v0.16.2 (2026-09-08)
- Purpose: Security & identity
- Type: Docker / self-host, CLI
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 85/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 25/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 21/25
- Community: 14/15
- Readiness: 15/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [v0.16.2](https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/releases/tag/v0.16.2). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/sherlock-project/sherlock
Updated: 2026-10-29