NameScout

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.

~/codenpm →

$ npx namescout-cli redis

Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk

Domains

✗ redis.com taken

✓ redis.dev available

Package registries

✗ npm taken

...

Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

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

NameScout

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.

~/codenpm →

$ npx namescout-cli redis

Score 11 / 100 · Name collision risk

Domains

✗ redis.com taken

✓ redis.dev available

Package registries

✗ npm taken

...

Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

Report

Usable but watch it

nearlink.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

nearlink.app

domain · DNS records found

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Recommended actions

✓Buy nearlink.dev first
✓Reserve npm package
✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

nearlink.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

nearlink.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

nearlink.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

nearlink.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

nearlink.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

nearlink.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

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

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