NameScout

A practical name availability check across the registries you actually publish to.

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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
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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

Report

Name collision risk

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pictor.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

pictor.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

Grouped results

Domains

pictor.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pictor.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pictor.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

pictor.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pictor.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pictor.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

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

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check pictor

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmtaken
takenhigh · Exact npm package exists
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/usertaken
takenhigh · GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Name collision risk
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
PyPI
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
taken
high
GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
taken
high
Exact gem exists
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

high

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

taken

Exact gem exists

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Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • @code0-tech/pictor

    npm

    A simple template for a custom React component library

  • pictor-styles

    npm

    Pictor is my core css library that I am trying to rollout to all my small hackathon type of projects. The idea is to build a very small, minimal css library that can be imported from a single cdn. It will provide the base styling for typography, buttons,

  • tiny-pictor

    npm

    A tiny image compress cross-platform cli based on sharp

  • pictor-reddit-cli

    npm

  • ciber-lab/pictor-ppe

    GitHub

  • codebucks27/Pictoria-AI-Starter-Code

    GitHub

    Transform your photos with the power of AI! Pictoria AI is your ultimate solution for creating/generating professional AI-generated photos, similar to the popular PhotoAI platform. Perfect for LinkedIn headshots and professional portraits. Train AI model on your personal images and generate stunning images.

  • ramonsaraiva/pictory

    GitHub

    Simple tool to organize pictures and videos in lickable directories

  • Pictorus-Labs/pictorus-rs

    GitHub

    Pictorus Rust libraries