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

Usable but watch it

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pyflow.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

pyflow.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew formula exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Grouped results

Domains

pyflow.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pyflow.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

pyflow.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

pyflow.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

pyflow.ai

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

pyflow.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 · 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

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · Homebrew formula exists

taken
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check pyflow

Collision map generated.

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

npmavailable
availablehigh · Exact package name is clear
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubavailable
availablehigh · No matching org or official image
crates.iotaken
takenhigh · Exact crate exists
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewtaken
takenhigh · Homebrew formula exists
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Usable but watch it
npm
available
high
Exact package name is clear
PyPI
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
available
high
No matching org or official image
crates.io
taken
high
Exact crate exists
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
taken
high
Homebrew formula exists
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

available

Exact package name is clear

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

Docker Hub

high

available

No matching org or official image

crates.io

high

taken

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

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Homebrew

high

taken

Homebrew formula exists

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.

  • cdfmlr/pyflowchart

    GitHub

    Python codes to Flowcharts

  • pedroCabrera/PyFlowOpenCv

    GitHub

    Wrapper for openCv (https://opencv.org/) python module.

  • crazyhottommy/pyflow-ChIPseq

    GitHub

    a snakemake pipeline to process ChIP-seq files from GEO or in-house

  • Nukleon84/pyflowsheet

    GitHub

    A python package for drawing process flow diagrams