Warning
This tool is intended for ethical OSINT and educational use only. The author is not responsible for any misuse. Use at your own risk and comply with all applicable laws.
Near is a comprehensive OSINT toolkit designed to consolidate essential open-source intelligence gathering capabilities into a single terminal user interface.
Near was born from the need to consolidate multiple OSINT tools into a single toolkit. It simplifies the workflow by removing the need to manage multiple tools, while also providing a personal space to experiment with and learn modern OSINT techniques.
- Git
- Python 3 (version 3.6 or higher recommended)
- pip
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
python3 near.py
Once the program is launched, you will see an interface presenting a variety of tools. Let’s explore each of them in detail.
The Scan Username tool performs a multi-threaded search to quickly check the existence of a username across multiple social platforms. A demonstration of this feature is shown at the beginning of this README file.
The Social Scraper provides an interface to scrape basic information from various social media platforms.
The Dorks Generator creates Google dorks tailored for various needs, such as searching for passwords, emails, phone numbers, and more
- Add Facebook Scarping
- Add Linkedin Scarping
- Add Reddit Scarping
- Add more general tool
- Improve UI/UX
- Add general utilities (e.g. Whois, reverse DNS, metadata parser)
- Export results to JSON/CSV
If you have encountered an issue with Near or would like to suggest an improvement, please report it in the Issues section.