watsonfind.icu: read it out loud. Watson, find. I see you.
What is Watson
Watson is a free desktop people-search tool for Windows. Give it a nickname, an email, a phone number or a website, and it checks 3,100+ public pages — social networks, forums, gaming platforms and developer sites — then builds a single readable report out of everything it finds.
It is a digital-footprint checker, username lookup and social-media search in one window. No terminal, no Python install, no API keys, no account.
Use it to vet sellers before you pay, check a job offer, look at a new acquaintance, or see what the internet knows about you.
You're about to do business with someone. Do you actually know who they are?
Your new supplier. The guy selling you a car. The "recruiter" in your inbox. The account that keeps showing up in your comments.
The answer is already out there, scattered across 3,100+ public sites. Finding it by hand takes a weekend, a dozen browser tabs and the patience of a detective.
Watson takes one field and about 30 seconds. And it costs nothing.
Why Watson
| Doing it by hand | Command-line OSINT tools | Watson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first answer | Hours | Minutes, after setup | Seconds |
| Skills you need | Patience | Terminal, Python, API keys | None |
| Sites checked | As many as you can stand | Depends on the tool | 3,100+ |
| Tells you what it means | No | No | Yes, in plain words |
| Same person or same name? | You guess | You guess | Watson tells you |
| Report you can send | Copy and paste | Raw JSON | One-click PDF |
| Price | Your weekend | Paid API keys add up | $0. Forever. |
| Account | n/a | Sign-ups for every API | None |
One field. Nickname, email, phone or website. Watson works out which one you typed.
One answer. Not a wall of links. A short summary you can actually read.
One click to share. Save it as a PDF and send it to whoever needs to know.
Zero dollars. No trial, no "pro" tier, no credit card.
100% free. Seriously.
[!TIP] Watson is completely free. No subscription, no trial that runs out, no features held back for a paid plan.
There are no accounts. No sign-up, no email, no password. Download, open, search.
Download
Everything lives on the website now: open watsonfind.icu and press Download free.
[!TIP] No Windows? The desktop app is Windows-only for now; a Mac version may come later.
See it in action
Filter in one click, come back any time
Narrow results to social networks, games, developer sites and more. Every search is saved in History, so you never lose a lead.
Follow the trail
For bigger jobs, Cases connect everything Watson found into one map. Click any point to see what it is, why it matters and where the proof came from.
The website
watsonfind.icu has the full tour and the download button.
Every screen
 Search. One field, that's all. |  History. Every search you've made. |
 Cases. The full map, for when it gets serious. |  Sources. The open-source tools working for you. |
Questions
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Watson is free, with every feature included. There is no paid version.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no login. Your search history is saved only on your own computer.
Is this legal?
Watson only looks at information that is already public: things anyone could find with a browser and enough time. It doesn't hack, log in as anyone or buy leaked data. How you use what you find is up to you, so follow the law where you live.
Does it work on Mac?
There is no Mac download yet.
Do I need to install anything else?
No. The .exe has everything inside. Delete the file and it's gone.
The download link says 404
This repository is private. Ask the owner to add your GitHub account as a collaborator, then sign in and open the link again.
What do "Same person" and "Name match" mean?
Same person (green): the profiles link to each other or share photos and details, so they almost certainly belong to one person.
Name match (grey): only the nickname is the same. It could be someone else.
Use it responsibly
Watson is built for checking who you're dealing with: vendors, partners, sellers, job offers and your own online footprint. Don't use it to stalk, harass or threaten anyone.
For developers
Run from source, build the .exe, project layout
Requirements
Node.js 22 or newer.
Run the site
npm install
npm run devThen open http://localhost:5173.
Run as a desktop app
npm run appWebsite (watsonfind.icu)
The site is a static landing page; the app itself lives in the desktop build:
| URL | What's there |
|---|---|
watsonfind.icu/ | Landing page: src/pages/Landing.tsx |
dist/app.html | The app, loaded by the Electron window |
Build it with npm run build and upload the dist/ folder to any static host. public/_redirects handles SPA fallback on Netlify and Cloudflare Pages, and vercel.json on Vercel. Point the watsonfind.icu DNS records at your host. The host must also serve the .exe at /api/download (see DOWNLOAD_URL in src/pages/Landing.tsx).
The download buttons use DOWNLOAD_URL in src/pages/Landing.tsx; on this server nginx serves the .exe from /api/download.
Build the Windows .exe
npm run dist:winThe file lands in release/Watson-1.8.0-portable.exe. Building on Linux works without Wine, but then the .exe keeps the default Electron file icon. Build on Windows to embed the Watson icon.
Stack
Vite, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS 4, Electron. Icons: Phosphor and Simple Icons.
Where things are
| Path | What's there |
|---|---|
src/landing.tsx | Entry for the website (index.html) |
src/app.tsx | Entry for the desktop app (app.html) |
src/pages/Landing.tsx | The watsonfind.icu landing page |
src/pages/app/ | App screens: Search, Results, History, Case, Sources |
src/components/ | Logo, glass lens, connections map, brand icons |
src/data/mock.ts | Example data and searchProfiles(), the one function to connect real lookups to |
src/index.css | Colors, fonts and other design tokens |
electron/main.cjs | Desktop window |
DESIGN.md | Design rules: colors, type, icons, voice |
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