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.

  • Harsha-vardhan-R/SynthBite16

    GitHub

    A 16-Bit computer(C.I.S.C) with 38 Instructions, 2 addressing modes and a register stack.

  • mtak/SynthBits

    GitHub

    Bits of code, STL and schematics related to my synthesizer project

  • pendragon-andyh/WebAudio-SynthBits

    GitHub

    Work in progress

  • kritanaryal/SynthbitReport

    GitHub

    This is the Detailed report of the Synthbit Group old Website .

Report

Mostly clear

83

synthbit.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

synthbit.com

domain · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

GitHub org/user

code · No GitHub user or org found

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy synthbit.dev first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Reserve the GitHub namespace

Full report

Domains

synthbit.com

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

synthbit.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

synthbit.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

synthbit.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

synthbit.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

synthbit.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact package name is clear

available

PyPI

high confidence · Exact project name is clear

available

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

high confidence · No GitHub user or org found

available

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