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.

  • cordova-plugin-proguard

    npm

    Cordova plugin for ProGuard

  • lycwed-cordova-plugin-proguard

    npm

    Cordova plugin for ProGuard - improved for admob mediations

  • cordova-plugin-ebw-proguard

    npm

    Cordova plugin for ProGuard

  • cordova-plugin-custom-proguard

    npm

    custom proguard plugin

Report

Name collision risk

43

proguard.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

proguard.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew formula exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

proguard.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

proguard.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

proguard.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

proguard.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

proguard.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

proguard.co

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact project name is clear

available

crates.io

high confidence · Exact crate exists

taken

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

low confidence · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · Homebrew formula exists

taken