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

Near matches

Similar names already exist

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

  • string-splice

    npm

    simple function to provide array-like splice functionality to strings

  • splice-string

    npm

    Remove or replace part of a string like `Array#splice`

  • @canton-network/core-splice-provider

    npm

    A JavaScript Splice Provider API (EIP-1193 compliant).

  • @mrmtech/splice-utils

    npm

    MRM Tech Splice Utils

  • splice-py

    PyPI

    Python library for programmatic Splice harness generation

  • py-splice

    PyPI

    A Python interface to splice(2)

  • pysplice

    PyPI

    CFFI wrapper around the splice syscall

Report

Name collision risk

10

splice.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

splice.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

Grouped results

Domains

splice.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

splice.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

splice.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

splice.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

splice.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

splice.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 · No vendor packages found

available

Code hosting

GitHub org/user

high confidence · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Extension with same name exists

similar

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · Homebrew cask exists

taken
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check splice

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/usertaken
takenhigh · GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.iotaken
takenhigh · Exact crate exists
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewtaken
takenhigh · Homebrew cask exists
Packagistavailable
availablehigh · No vendor packages found
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
taken
high
GitHub namespace exists
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
taken
high
Exact crate exists
RubyGems
taken
high
Exact gem exists
Homebrew
taken
high
Homebrew cask exists
Packagist
available
high
No vendor packages found
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

taken

GitHub namespace exists

Docker Hub

high

taken

Docker namespace exists

crates.io

high

taken

Exact crate exists

RubyGems

high

taken

Exact gem exists

Recommended action

Check alternate domains for splice

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for splice
  • ✓ Reserve Packagist package
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

taken

Homebrew cask exists

Packagist

high

available

No vendor packages found

VS Code

high

similar

Extension with same name exists