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.

  • frameless-titlebar

    npm

    Customizable titlebar for frameless Electron desktop applications

  • @frameless/eslint-config

    npm

    Frameless ESLint configuration

  • @indutny/frameless-titlebar

    npm

    Customizable titlebar for frameless Electron desktop applications

  • tauri-plugin-frameless-window

    npm

    Frameless webview windows for Tauri v2 — overlay title bar on macOS, decoration-less on Windows, with optional modal popup flow

  • Jorgen-VikingGod/Qt-Frameless-Window-DarkStyle

    GitHub

    simple MainWindow class implementation with frameless window and custom dark style. It adds also support for titlebar and buttons (minimize, maximize, close)

  • Bringer-of-Light/Qt-Nice-Frameless-Window

    GitHub

    Qt Frameless Window for both Windows and OS X, support Aero Snap, drop shadow on Windows, and support Native Style such as round corner, drop shadow on OS X. Based on QMainWindow.

  • wangwenx190/framelesshelper

    GitHub

    Project moved to: https://github.com/stdware/qwindowkit Cross-platform window customization framework for Qt Widgets and Qt Quick. Supports Windows, Linux and macOS.

  • zhiyiYo/PyQt-Frameless-Window

    GitHub

    A cross-platform frameless window based on PyQt/PySide, support Win32, Linux and macOS.

Report

Name collision risk

45

frameless.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

frameless.dev

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

  • ✓Check alternate domains for frameless
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

frameless.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

frameless.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

frameless.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

frameless.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

frameless.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

frameless.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