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
Suggest alternative names→

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

Report

Name collision risk

42

grido.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

grido.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

Packagist

package · 1 package under vendor

taken

Grouped results

Domains

grido.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

grido.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

grido.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

grido.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

grido.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

grido.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 · 1 package under vendor

taken

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
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check grido

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
PyPIavailable
availablehigh · Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/usertaken
takenhigh · GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagisttaken
takenhigh · 1 package under vendor
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
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
taken
high
GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
taken
high
1 package under vendor
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

available

Exact project name is clear

GitHub org/user

high

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy grido.dev first

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

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

taken

1 package under vendor

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • grido-cms

    npm

    Grido-CMS is a minimal flat-file content management system for portfolios, and other tiled listings.

  • gridocss

    npm

    flex grid css

  • gridnow/GridOS

    GitHub

    Grid Operating system

  • franzks-zz/GridofBits

    GitHub

    A very simple Android game for practicing conversion of small numbers from binary to decimal and vice versa.

  • o5/grido-examples

    GitHub

    Examples, Project Pages and API for Grido.

  • ttinoco/GRIDOPT

    GitHub

    Power Grid Optimization Package.