A page of custom OSINT tools for investigating videos on YouTube. The tools allow searching for specific videos, channels and playlists, searching by upload date, and analyzing channels; some tools redirect to third-party websites.
Location Search is a tool for searching YouTube for geographically tagged videos by location, topic, or channel. Results can be viewed on a map, and search options include radius, keywords, timeframe, sort order, and language. An update note states that the application name was changed and the export feature removed following a YouTube audit.
Filmot Title Restorer is a user script for youtube.com that restores titles for removed or private videos in YouTube playlists. According to the source, it restores title and channel information in a playlist for removed or private videos using the filmot.com metadata search engine, and fetches thumbnails from the Internet Archive if available.
YouTube Search Fixer is a free, open-source browser extension that removes Shorts, Mixes, playlists, suggestions and clickbait text from YouTube search results. It also offers search and layout tools, including Power Search and a grid view. The developers state it collects no telemetry and requires no account.
Facebook Search is an experimental web page that forms search links showing how the current Facebook search function works after Graph search was closed. It supports searches for posts, people, photos, pages, places, videos, events and top search elements. The tool is made by sowdust and described as completely free and open.
A tutorial explaining how to find the exact upload date and time of a YouTube video. It walks through four steps, including copying the video URL and using Amnesty International's YouTube Data Viewer, which displays the upload date and time. It warns readers to be careful with third-party tools.
An OSINT toolkit page grouping search and analytics tools for YouTube, Periscope, Twitch and Dailymotion. For YouTube it lists general, title, exact phrase, channel, playlist and upload date searches, live videos, channel analytics and comparisons. Periscope tools cover general and account search plus video metadata, while Twitch and Dailymotion tools cover channel search, analytics and video search. Some tools require the channel name or video ID.
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Location Search is a tool for searching YouTube for geographically tagged videos by location, topic, or channel. Results can be viewed on a map, and search options include radius, keywords, timeframe, sort order, and language. An update note states that the application name was changed and the export feature removed following a YouTube audit.
Filmot Title Restorer is a user script for youtube.com that restores titles for removed or private videos in YouTube playlists. According to the source, it restores title and channel information in a playlist for removed or private videos using the filmot.com metadata search engine, and fetches thumbnails from the Internet Archive if available.
YouTube Search Fixer is a free, open-source browser extension that removes Shorts, Mixes, playlists, suggestions and clickbait text from YouTube search results. It also offers search and layout tools, including Power Search and a grid view. The developers state it collects no telemetry and requires no account.
Facebook Search is an experimental web page that forms search links showing how the current Facebook search function works after Graph search was closed. It supports searches for posts, people, photos, pages, places, videos, events and top search elements. The tool is made by sowdust and described as completely free and open.
A tutorial explaining how to find the exact upload date and time of a YouTube video. It walks through four steps, including copying the video URL and using Amnesty International's YouTube Data Viewer, which displays the upload date and time. It warns readers to be careful with third-party tools.
An OSINT toolkit page grouping search and analytics tools for YouTube, Periscope, Twitch and Dailymotion. For YouTube it lists general, title, exact phrase, channel, playlist and upload date searches, live videos, channel analytics and comparisons. Periscope tools cover general and account search plus video metadata, while Twitch and Dailymotion tools cover channel search, analytics and video search. Some tools require the channel name or video ID.
