NameScout

A practical name availability check across the registries you actually publish to.

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NameScout

NameScout

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Live across 12+ registries

Check the name before you start the repo.

Search domains, package registries, code hosts, and plugin marketplaces from one practical report. No hype. Just the collisions that matter.

Package registries and distribution first
Domains and brand surfaces first
Package and GitHub collisions first
Marketplaces and publisher names first
~/codenpm →
$ npx namescout-cli redis
Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk
Domains
✗ redis.com taken
✓ redis.dev available
Package registries
✗ npm taken
...
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Provider coverage

Obscure enough to be useful.

Live checks across the registries developers actually publish to. Two more on the way.

Domains
npm
PyPI
GitHub
crates.io
RubyGems
Packagist
Docker Hub
Homebrew
VS Code
Chrome Web StoreSoon
ObsidianSoon

Near matches

Similar names already exist

Even when your exact name is free, these are close enough to cause confusion.

  • droplabmods

    npm

    Collection of bits that DropLab use on the reg

  • @droplab/carousel

    npm

    Keen-slider based carousel component for React

  • @droplab/svelte-videoplayer

    npm

    Video player component for Svelte

  • @droplab/player

    npm

    WebAudio player for the modern web.

  • 0x727/DropLabTools

    GitHub

    一个垃圾利用工具,半自动发包机器

  • novelbyte/DroplabsZadanie

    GitHub

    Zadanie rekrutacyjne dla Droplabs

  • Wulthus/droplabsStore

    GitHub

    Small project for the Droplabs Team for evaluation.

  • droplab/create-droplab-app

    GitHub

Report

Name collision risk

50

droplab.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

droplab.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy droplab.dev first
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

droplab.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

droplab.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

droplab.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

droplab.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

droplab.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

droplab.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

high confidence · Exact project name is clear

available

crates.io

high confidence · No exact crate found

available

RubyGems

high confidence · Gem name is clear

available

Packagist

high confidence · No vendor packages found

available

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available