5,500+ new username modules: search 8,000+ sources

Username search on Osintly now checks more than 8,000 sources. Since November 1 we have added over 5,500 username modules, more than twice the size of our entire previous username catalog. Searches also got faster, even with three times as many modules to run.

Where the new modules look

Most of the new modules cover places that general username tools rarely reach: the independent servers of the fediverse and long-running community forums.

On the fediverse, a username is only unique inside one server. An account called alex on one Mastodon server and alex on another are two different accounts, often run by different people. Each server is its own module on Osintly, so a search tells you exactly which servers know the handle instead of guessing from one big instance.

Forums work the same way. People often keep one handle on a hobby or developer community for years, and those profiles can carry join dates, signatures and links that a large social network hides.

You can browse every source, with its scope and last update, in the modules catalog.

Faster, even with more to check

More modules usually means a slower search. We rebuilt how a username search runs so the opposite happened:

Other fixes in this release

What a username match means

A match shows that an account with that handle exists on a site. It does not prove that the same person owns it. Common names will match on thousands of servers, so compare profile details, avatars, links and dates before you connect two accounts.

Some servers go offline or block automated lookups at times. A missing result is not proof that the account does not exist.

Try it

Open Osintly Search, enter a username and choose Pseudonym. Guests and accounts without a subscription can run a free preview of a full search up to three times a day. Plans and credits are on the pricing page.