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.

  • @electric-sql/pglite-tools

    npm

    Tools for working with PGlite databases

  • @electric-sql/pglite-socket

    npm

    A socket implementation for PGlite enabling remote connections

  • knex-pglite

    npm

    PGlite Dialect for Knex

  • @electric-sql/pglite-react

    npm

    Hooks for using PGlite

  • py-pglite

    PyPI

    Python testing library for PGlite - in-memory PostgreSQL for tests

Report

Usable but watch it

60

pglite.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

pglite.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

RubyGems

package · Exact gem exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy pglite.io first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

pglite.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pglite.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pglite.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

pglite.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

pglite.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

pglite.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

crates.io

high confidence · No exact crate found

available

RubyGems

high confidence · Exact gem exists

taken

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

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available