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
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Report

Name collision risk

38

snout.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

snout.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

snout.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

snout.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

snout.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

snout.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

snout.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

snout.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 · 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

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available

Near matches

Similar names already exist

Even when your exact name is free, these are close enough to cause confusion.

  • @snout/docusaurus-config

    npm

    The Docusaurus configuration used by Snout repositories

  • @snout/jest-config

    npm

    The Jest configuration used by Snout repositories

  • @snout/branding

    npm

    Branding assets for Snout

  • @snout/tsconfig

    npm

    The TypeScript configuration used by Snout repositories

  • dsnezhkov/TruffleSnout

    GitHub

    Iterative AD discovery toolkit for offensive operations

  • antithesishq/snouty

    GitHub

    A CLI for the Antithesis platform

  • zSnout/zSnout.com

    GitHub

    zSnout is a no cost, ad free, open source, and fun project. Our authors experiment with new ideas and create amazing, interactive pages that are open to everyone.

  • panter-dsd/SnoutGit

    GitHub

    Git gui client.

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