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.

  • brockallen/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot

    GitHub

    MembershipReboot is a user identity management and authentication library.

  • assem-ch/django-jet-reboot

    GitHub

    Legacy Django jet rebooted to support Django > 3 (4 and 5), and latest python releases

  • iceman1001/ChameleonMini-rebooted

    GitHub

    Chameleon Mini revE rebooted - Iceman Fork, the ChameleonMini is a versatile contactless smartcard emulator (NFC/RFID)

  • iceman1001/ChameleonMini-rebootedGUI

    GitHub

    Windows based GUI for Chameleon Mini, the contactless smartcard emulator (NFC/RFID)

  • rebootpy

    PyPI

    Library for interacting with fortnite services

  • pyreboot

    PyPI

    small python library, that allow developers to rebootpower off, others.. a computer as easy as it sounds

Report

Name collision risk

27

reboot.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

reboot.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for reboot
  • ✓Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

reboot.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

reboot.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

reboot.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

reboot.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

reboot.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

reboot.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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available