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<a href="https://sherlock-project.github.io/" target="_blank"><img src="images/sherlock-logo.png"/></a>
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<span>Hunt down social media accounts by username across <a href="https://sherlockproject.xyz/sites">400+ social networks</a></span>
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<a href="https://sherlockproject.xyz/installation">Installation</a>
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<a href="https://sherlockproject.xyz/usage">Usage</a>
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<a href="https://sherlockproject.xyz/contribute">Contributing</a>
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<img width="70%" height="70%" src="images/demo.png"/>
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## Installation
> [!WARNING]
> Packages for ParrotOS and Ubuntu 24.04, maintained by a third party, appear to be __broken__.
> Users of these systems should defer to pipx/pip or Docker.
| Method | Notes |
| - | - |
| `pipx install sherlock-project` | `pip` may be used in place of `pipx` |
| `docker run -it --rm sherlock/sherlock` |
| `dnf install sherlock-project` | |
Community-maintained packages are available for Debian (>= 13), Ubuntu (>= 22.10), Homebrew, Kali, and BlackArch. These packages are not directly supported or maintained by the Sherlock Project.
See all alternative installation methods [here](https://sherlockproject.xyz/installation)
## General usage
To search for only one user:
```bash
sherlock user123
```
To search for more than one user:
```bash
sherlock user1 user2 user3
```
Accounts found will be stored in an individual text file with the corresponding username (e.g ```user123.txt```).
```console
$ sherlock --help
usage: sherlock [-h] [--version] [--verbose] [--folderoutput FOLDEROUTPUT]
[--output OUTPUT] [--tor] [--unique-tor] [--csv] [--xlsx]
[--site SITE_NAME] [--proxy PROXY_URL] [--json JSON_FILE]
[--timeout TIMEOUT] [--print-all] [--print-found] [--no-color]
[--browse] [--local] [--nsfw]
USERNAMES [USERNAMES ...]
Sherlock: Find Usernames Across Social Networks (Version 0.14.3)
positional arguments:
USERNAMES One or more usernames to check with social networks.
Check similar usernames using {?} (replace to '_', '-', '.').
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version Display version information and dependencies.
--verbose, -v, -d, --debug
Display extra debugging information and metrics.
--folderoutput FOLDEROUTPUT, -fo FOLDEROUTPUT
If using multiple usernames, the output of the results will be
saved to this folder.
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
If using single username, the output of the result will be saved
to this file.
--tor, -t Make requests over Tor; increases runtime; requires Tor to be
installed and in system path.
--unique-tor, -u Make requests over Tor with new Tor circuit after each request;
increases runtime; requires Tor to be installed and in system
path.
--csv Create Comma-Separated Values (CSV) File.
--xlsx Create the standard file for the modern Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet (xlsx).
--site SITE_NAME Limit analysis to just the listed sites. Add multiple options to
specify more than one site.
--proxy PROXY_URL, -p PROXY_URL
Make requests over a proxy. e.g. socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
--json JSON_FILE, -j JSON_FILE
Load data from a JSON file or an online, valid, JSON file.
--timeout TIMEOUT Time (in seconds) to wait for response to requests (Default: 60)
--print-all Output sites where the username was not found.
--print-found Output sites where the username was found.
--no-color Don't color terminal output
--browse, -b Browse to all results on default browser.
--local, -l Force the use of the local data.json file.
--nsfw Include checking of NSFW sites from default list.
```
## Credits
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Sherlock! ❤️
<a href="https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/graphs/contributors">
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## License
MIT © Sherlock Project<br/>
Original Creator - [Siddharth Dushantha](https://github.com/sdushantha)
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[ext_pypi]: https://pypi.org/project/sherlock-project/
[ext_brew]: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sherlock