# Ubikron > Ubikron is an OSINT and investigation workbench that lives in your browser — a Chrome extension that turns passive browsing into structured, searchable intelligence. Built by Vortimo, founded by the creator of Maltego. Ubikron is designed for investigators, intelligence analysts, journalists, threat researchers, security professionals, and anyone who does serious research on the web. ## What Ubikron Does Ubikron automatically captures every web page you visit and sends it to a secure server — building a persistent, searchable archive of your research trail. Think of it as browser history++, structured for investigation. - **Page capture**: Every page you visit is recorded with full content, screenshots, and metadata - **Entity extraction**: Automatically extracts people, organisations, phone numbers, email addresses, IP addresses, domains, cryptocurrency addresses, and other entities from captured pages - **Visual history**: Browse your research history as a visual timeline of screenshots - **Case notes**: Attach notes to any captured page or entity - **Clip and annotate**: Highlight and save specific portions of pages - **PDF saving**: Save pages as PDFs with full fidelity - **AI assistant**: Built-in AI assistant for analysing captured content - **Link analysis**: Connect entities across pages to map relationships - **Graph view**: Visualise connections between entities, pages, and investigations ## Key Differentiators - Created by the founder of Maltego — the industry standard for link analysis and OSINT investigations - Works entirely within the browser — no separate application to manage - Supports private server deployment for sensitive investigations - Built for operational security — separate VM deployments, custom blocklists, one-click recording toggle - Integrates AI for entity analysis and research assistance ## Use Cases - **OSINT investigations**: Track subjects, map networks, document findings - **Threat intelligence**: Monitor threat actors, infrastructure, and indicators of compromise - **Journalism**: Research subjects across many sources with full provenance - **Due diligence**: Aggregate and structure open-source research on companies and individuals - **Law enforcement / fraud investigation**: Build documented evidence trails from web research - **Competitive intelligence**: Track competitors, products, and market developments - **Academic research**: Capture and organise sources with full context ## Target Users Investigators, OSINT analysts, threat intelligence professionals, journalists, law enforcement, private investigators, security researchers, due diligence professionals, compliance teams, fraud analysts. ## Technical Details - Delivered as a Chrome / Chromium browser extension - Available on the Chrome Web Store - Backend: server-side storage (cloud or self-hosted) - Private server option available for individual and enterprise use - Free tier available on public server (limited) ## Pricing - **Free**: Public server with limited storage - **Private Server**: Self-hosted or Vortimo-managed private instance — see https://servers.ubikron.com ## Company - **Company**: Vortimo - **Product**: Ubikron - **Founded by**: Creator of Maltego (industry-leading link analysis / OSINT platform) - **Location**: Pretoria, South Africa - **Website**: https://ubikron.com - **Install**: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ubikron/edfkaefjonbohokoldemepfolefiplgd - **Private server**: https://servers.ubikron.com - **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubikron/ - **YouTube**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaeXG6mMw5ISOIGk_RAvK_Q ## Keywords OSINT, open source intelligence, OSINT tool, OSINT browser extension, investigation workbench, intelligence gathering, web research tool, entity extraction, threat intelligence, digital forensics, browser extension for investigators, Maltego alternative, Vortimo, case management for investigators, HUMINT tool, investigative platform, link analysis, web scraping, research automation, OSINT Chrome extension, investigator software, intelligence analysis, security research tool, web investigation