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.

  • vue-scriptx

    npm

    VueScriptX brings back the <script> tag to your Vue projects!

  • meadco-scriptxjs

    npm

    Wrapper library for working with MeadCo ScriptX add-on for Internet Explorer and ScriptX.Print Services

  • react-scriptx

    npm

    override Tweak the create-react-app webpack config(s) without using 'eject' and without creating a fork of the react-scripts

  • scriptxprint-html

    npm

    General library and emulation of ScriptX.Add-on for use with ScriptX.Services

Report

Name collision risk

28

scriptx.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

scriptx.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for scriptx
  • ✓Reserve RubyGems package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

scriptx.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

scriptx.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

scriptx.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

scriptx.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

scriptx.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

scriptx.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 · 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

high confidence · Extension with same name exists

similar

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available