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.

  • @types/mailgen

    npm

    TypeScript definitions for mailgen

  • @akin01/mailgen

    npm

    High-performance email generator using Markov chains and Bloom filters

  • ampsalesfunnels-mailgen

    npm

    https://ampsalesfunnels.com - lib to generate mailgen based email - Build blazingly fast sales funnels, learn coding, and get rich

  • ampsalesfunnels-sendmail-mailgen

    npm

    https://ampsalesfunnels.com - lib to handle sending emails using mailgen - Build blazingly fast sales funnels, learn coding, and get rich

  • pymailgen

    PyPI

    Email generator from CSV metadata and text template

Report

Usable but watch it

56

mailgen.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

mailgen.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · No GitHub user or org found

available

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy mailgen.app first
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Reserve the GitHub namespace

Full report

Domains

mailgen.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

mailgen.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

mailgen.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

mailgen.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

mailgen.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

mailgen.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 · Exact crate exists

taken

RubyGems

high confidence · Gem name is clear

available

Packagist

high confidence · No vendor packages found

available

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · No GitHub user or org found

available

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

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