maigret
by soxoj
Maigret is a command-line tool that searches thousands of websites for accounts using a given username. It gathers public profile details and links to other accounts, then builds a report.
- Stars
- 39.4k +5 a day
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Python
- Age
- 2312 days
What you can do with it
- Search a username across hundreds or thousands of sites and see where accounts exist
- Export results as HTML or PDF reports, or browse them as a graph in the web interface
- Narrow searches by site category or country, or use it from Python code
Make money with it
A freelancer could offer brand-protection or handle-availability audits to small businesses, using the reports as the deliverable.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Check for fake or impersonating accounts that use your brand name across social and other sites
- Check that a username or brand handle is free on many platforms before you commit to it
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install with "pip install maigret" (Python 3.10 or higher), or download the Windows .exe or Linux snap from the releases.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Can be misused for stalking or harassment, so use only on lawful and ethical grounds
- Scrapes many websites, which may breach some sites' terms of service
- Results can include false positives and need manual checking
- Optional AI analysis mode needs an OpenAI-compatible API, which may be paid
- README promotes paid proxy services for avoiding blocks
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
