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.

  • @ascii-kit/font-konto

    npm

    Figfont "konto" for be imported as a JS module

  • @ascii-kit/font-konto--slant

    npm

    Figfont "konto--slant" for be imported as a JS module

  • instagram-account-methode-hac-ken-um-das-instagram-konto-wiederherzustellen-2023-allinone

    npm

    Hacke ein Instagram-Konto in Augenblicken. Im Internet App, kein Download erforderlich.

  • budi-konto-rusmaya

    npm

    (thambi-srei-nijs) - This function is used to convert multiple words into an interesting sentence containing the word kuroichi12-complete-themselves.

  • LOoLzeC/kontol

    GitHub

    Facebook Hacking Tools

  • jop-io/kontonummer.js

    GitHub

    Bibliotek för att kontrollera och validera svenska bankkontonummer

  • kaiklede/ing-kontoauszug-parser

    GitHub

    This is a simple parser for German ING (formerly ING DIBA) bank account statements.

  • galaksiotech/kontoj

    GitHub

    A tool to help create accounts on services, based on a source of services.

Report

Usable but watch it

56

konto.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

konto.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for konto
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

konto.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

konto.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

konto.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

konto.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

konto.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

konto.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available