NameScout

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

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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
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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.

  • gridforge-table

    npm

    A powerful and flexible Vue 3 table component library with column reordering, resizing, visibility controls, and more

  • gridforge-vue2

    npm

    A flexible Vue 2 table component library with column reordering, resizing, visibility controls, sorting, and pagination

  • test-gridforge-excel-design

    npm

    UI component library for building exceptional Univer.

  • test-gridforge-excel-sheets-note

    npm

    Univer sheets note base plugin

  • mrdav30/GridForge-Unity

    GitHub

    A high-performance, deterministic spatial grid management system for simulations and game development.

  • The-Ribeor/GRIDFORGE-Drag-Drop-CSS-Grid-Generator

    GitHub

    GRIDFORGE ⚒️ | Motor profesional de CSS Grid con Drag & Drop. Crea layouts complejos visualmente, redimensiona en tiempo real y exporta código HTML/CSS listo para producción. Construido con Next.js 15 y dnd-kit.

  • Kehyde/GridForger

    GitHub

    GridForger is a website and business I founded. We do custom website design for local shops and business owners who are looking to update or create a website.

Report

Name collision risk

52

gridforge.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

gridforge.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Grouped results

Domains

gridforge.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

gridforge.dev

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

gridforge.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

gridforge.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

gridforge.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

gridforge.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

high confidence · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check gridforge

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmtaken
takenhigh · Exact npm package exists
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubavailable
availablehigh · No matching org or official image
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Name collision risk
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
PyPI
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
available
high
No matching org or official image
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

high

available

No matching org or official image

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy gridforge.co first

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Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension