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
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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

Report

Name collision risk

10

spark.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

spark.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

Homebrew

distribution · Homebrew formula exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Extension with same name exists

similar

Grouped results

Domains

spark.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spark.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spark.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spark.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spark.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

spark.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 · Exact gem exists

taken

Packagist

high confidence · 2 packages under vendor

taken

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · No GitHub user or org found

available

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Extension with same name exists

similar

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · Homebrew formula exists

taken
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check spark

Collision map generated.

A darker, CLI-native direction for developer audiences. Compact, fast, and more report than landing page.

npmtaken
takenhigh · Exact npm package exists
PyPItaken
takenhigh · Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/useravailable
availablehigh · No GitHub user or org found
Docker Hubunknown
unknownlow · Rate limited
crates.iotaken
takenhigh · Exact crate exists
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewtaken
takenhigh · Homebrew formula exists
Packagisttaken
takenhigh · 2 packages under vendor
VS Codesimilar
similarhigh · Extension with same name exists

Public registry desk

Name availability record

Name collision risk
npm
taken
high
Exact npm package exists
PyPI
taken
high
Exact PyPI project exists
GitHub org/user
available
high
No GitHub user or org found
Docker Hub
unknown
low
Rate limited
crates.io
taken
high
Exact crate exists
RubyGems
taken
high
Exact gem exists
Homebrew
taken
high
Homebrew formula exists
Packagist
taken
high
2 packages under vendor
VS Code
similar
high
Extension with same name exists

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

high

available

No GitHub user or org found

Docker Hub

low

unknown

Rate limited

crates.io

high

taken

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

high

taken

Exact gem exists

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Homebrew

high

taken

Homebrew formula exists

Packagist

high

taken

2 packages under vendor

VS Code

high

similar

Extension with same name exists

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • @types/spark-md5

    npm

    TypeScript definitions for spark-md5

  • @buildonspark/spark-sdk

    npm

    Spark SDK

  • sparkline

    npm

    A JavaScript implementation of 'spark'.

  • @spark-ui/icons

    npm

    spark-ui icons

  • SparkAudio/Spark-TTS

    GitHub

    Spark-TTS Inference Code

  • swyxio/spark-joy

    GitHub

    ✨😂 2000+ ways to add design flair, user delight, and whimsy to your product.

  • sparkle-project/Sparkle

    GitHub

    A software update framework for macOS

  • JerryLead/SparkInternals

    GitHub

    Notes talking about the design and implementation of Apache Spark

  • spark-py

    PyPI

  • sparkpy

    PyPI

    Python module for consuming RESTful APIs for Cisco Spark

  • pyspark

    PyPI

    Apache Spark Python API

  • spark-python

    PyPI

    Python bindings for Cisco Spark API