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.

  • qube-ui

    npm

    qube react components

  • qube-auth

    npm

    React authentication package for Qube

  • @build-qube/takeoff-calculator-wasm32-wasi

    npm

    Template project for writing node package with napi-rs

  • qube_animation

    npm

    qube animation

  • QubesOS/qubes-issues

    GitHub

    The Qubes OS Project issue tracker

  • QubesOS/qubes-secpack

    GitHub

    Qubes Security Pack

  • QubesOS/qubes-doc

    GitHub

    Qubes documentation

  • QubesOS/qvm-create-windows-qube

    GitHub

    Spin up new Windows qubes quickly, effortlessly and securely on Qubes OS

  • pyqube

    PyPI

    A Python SDK for interacting with the qube REST API and subscribing to real-time events

Report

Name collision risk

30

qube.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

qube.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

VS Code

marketplace · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy qube.app first
  • ✓Reserve Packagist package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

qube.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

qube.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

qube.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

qube.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

qube.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

qube.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 · Exact crate exists

taken

RubyGems

high confidence · Exact gem exists

taken

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

high confidence · No matching org or official image

available

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available