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.

  • @hooshid/oxin

    npm

    Useful utils for create forms, grids, nav, dashboards, public pages and many more with vue and vuetify

  • AMZAKU/oxinv_redesign

    GitHub

    Dark themed FiveM inventory redesign for ox_inventory

  • oxinabox/oxinabox.github.io

    GitHub

    My professional website

  • PandaPlayZLP/OxInventory-Shops

    GitHub

    Ox Inventory shop config file having premade PolyZones, NCPs and Itemsets

  • oxinabox/oxinabox

    GitHub

    generating my GitHub readme

Report

Usable but watch it

56

oxin.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

oxin.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

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

oxin.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

oxin.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

oxin.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

oxin.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

oxin.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

oxin.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

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 · No vendor packages found

available

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