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
...
Prefer the terminal? Same checks, no install.

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.

  • express-session

    npm

    Simple session middleware for Express

  • @types/express-session

    npm

    TypeScript definitions for express-session

  • cookie-session

    npm

    cookie session middleware

  • iron-session

    npm

    Secure, stateless, and cookie-based session library for JavaScript

  • shuhuai007/Machine-Learning-Session

    GitHub

  • vvo/iron-session

    GitHub

    🛠 Secure, stateless, and cookie-based session library for Next.js or any JavaScript framework

  • gorilla/sessions

    GitHub

    Package gorilla/sessions provides cookie and filesystem sessions and infrastructure for custom session backends.

  • sienori/Tab-Session-Manager

    GitHub

    WebExtensions for restoring and saving window / tab states

  • session-py

    PyPI

    A minimal Python geometry library

  • py-session

    PyPI

    Print session information

  • pysession

    PyPI

    Automatically save python interpreter session code to a file or secret Gist

Suggested alternatives

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Name collision risk

22

session.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

session.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

crates.io

package · Exact crate exists

taken

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew cask exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Check alternate domains for session
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

session.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

session.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

session.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

session.app

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

session.ai

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

session.co

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

high confidence · Exact project name is clear

available

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 403

unknown

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · Homebrew cask exists

taken