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
Suggest alternative names→

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.

  • egarpor/ridgetorus

    GitHub

    PCA on the torus using density ridges. Software companion for "Toroidal PCA via density ridges"

  • ecohydro/RidgeToReef

    GitHub

    Coupled Natural Human Systems at the Ridge-2-Reef Climate and Life program at UC Irvine, August 2018

  • RidgetopAi/RidgetopAi

    GitHub

    Config files for my GitHub profile.

  • ridgetopHOA/RidgetopHOA

    GitHub

Report

Mostly clear

93

Packagist

package · Packagist lookup failed

unknown

ridgeto.com

domain · No DNS record found

available

ridgeto.dev

domain · No DNS record found

available

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

GitHub org/user

code · No GitHub user or org found

available

Docker Hub

distribution · No matching org or official image

available

Grouped results

Domains

ridgeto.com

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

ridgeto.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

ridgeto.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

ridgeto.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

ridgeto.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

ridgeto.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact project name is clear

available

crates.io

high confidence · No exact crate found

available

RubyGems

high confidence · Gem name is clear

available

Packagist

low confidence · Packagist lookup failed

unknown

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · No GitHub user or org found

available

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 · No formula or cask found

available
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check ridgeto

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
PyPIavailable
availablehigh · Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/useravailable
availablehigh · No GitHub user or org found
Docker Hubavailable
availablehigh · No matching org or official image
crates.ioavailable
availablehigh · No exact crate found
RubyGemsavailable
availablehigh · Gem name is clear
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagistunknown
unknownlow · Packagist lookup failed
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Mostly clear
npm
available
high
Exact package name is clear
PyPI
available
high
Exact project name is clear
GitHub org/user
available
high
No GitHub user or org found
Docker Hub
available
high
No matching org or official image
crates.io
available
high
No exact crate found
RubyGems
available
high
Gem name is clear
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
unknown
low
Packagist lookup failed
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

available

Exact package name is clear

PyPI

high

available

Exact project name is clear

GitHub org/user

high

available

No GitHub user or org found

Docker Hub

high

available

No matching org or official image

crates.io

high

available

No exact crate found

RubyGems

high

available

Gem name is clear

Recommended action

Buy ridgeto.com first

  • ✓ Buy ridgeto.com first
  • ✓ Reserve npm package
  • ✓ Reserve the GitHub namespace

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

low

unknown

Packagist lookup failed

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension