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

Report

Name collision risk

29

pokedex.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

pokedex.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

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for pokedex
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

pokedex.com

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

pokedex.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pokedex.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pokedex.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pokedex.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pokedex.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 · 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

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • hungps/flutter_pokedex

    GitHub

    Pokedex app built with Flutter (with lots of animations) using Clean Architecture

  • nolanlawson/pokedex.org

    GitHub

    Offline-capable Pokédex web site (unmaintained)

  • mrcsxsiq/Kotlin-Pokedex

    GitHub

    :cyclone: A Pokedex app using ViewModel, ViewBinding, LiveData, Room and Navigation

  • skydoves/pokedex-compose

    GitHub

    🗡️ Pokedex Compose demonstrates modern Android development with Jetpack Compose, Hilt, Coroutines, Flow, Jetpack (Room, ViewModel), and Material Design based on MVVM architecture.

  • pokedex-py

    PyPI

    Python wrapper library for the Pokédex API.

  • pypokedex

    PyPI

    A minimal pokedex library

  • pokedex-python

    PyPI

    Simple Pokédex application in Python