I Built an Experimental Async OSINT Tool in Python (VoidScan)

I’ve been studying OSINT techniques and asynchronous programming in Python, so I decided to build a small experimental CLI tool called VoidScan.

The goal was not to compete with established tools, but to understand async I/O, HTTP requests at scale, and CLI architecture.

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🔎 What VoidScan Does

VoidScan scans a given username across multiple platforms and checks whether the account exists.

It includes:

• Normal mode (basic lookup)
• Strict mode (more conservative validation)
• Deep mode (generates username variations)
• Async scanning using aiohttp
• CLI built with Typer and Rich

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🧠 Why I Built It

I wanted to practice:

• asyncio
• concurrent HTTP requests
• clean project structure
• packaging & distribution (PyPI)
• CLI UX design

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🆚 Comparison

There are larger OSINT tools like Sherlock and Maigret that are more complete.

VoidScan is intentionally:

• Smaller
• Async-first
• Easier to read and extend
• Focused on learning & experimentation

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Python 3.10+
• asyncio
• aiohttp
• Typer
• Rich

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🚀 GitHub

https://github.com/secretman12-lang/voidscan

Feedback is welcome!