NameScout

A practical name availability check across the registries you actually publish to.

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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.

  • @tsparticles/updater-twinkle

    npm

    tsParticles particles twinkle updater

  • @fontsource/twinkle-star

    npm

    Self-host the Twinkle Star font in a neatly bundled NPM package.

  • twinkle-core

    npm

    This is intended to be the "core" repository for [Twinkle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Twinkle) using which Twinkle installations for different wikis can be created (for example: [twinkle-enwiki](https://github.com/wikimedia-gadgets/twinkle-st

  • expo-google-fonts-twinkle-star

    npm

    Use the Twinkle Star font family from Google Fonts in your Expo app

  • twinkle-py

    PyPI

    Python wrapper of twinkle sip client command line interface.

  • pytwinkle

    PyPI

    Twinkle sip client, ported to a python module.

Report

Name collision risk

13

twinkle.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

twinkle.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

Grouped results

Domains

twinkle.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

twinkle.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

twinkle.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

twinkle.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

twinkle.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

twinkle.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 · 5 packages under vendor

taken

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
namescout scan --mode developer-tool

$ namescout check twinkle

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/userunknown
unknownlow · Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hubtaken
takenhigh · Docker namespace exists
crates.iotaken
takenhigh · Exact crate exists
RubyGemstaken
takenhigh · Exact gem exists
Homebrewavailable
availablehigh · No formula or cask found
Packagisttaken
takenhigh · 5 packages under vendor
VS Codeavailable
availablemedium · No matching publisher or extension

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
unknown
low
Lookup returned HTTP 403
Docker Hub
taken
high
Docker namespace exists
crates.io
taken
high
Exact crate exists
RubyGems
taken
high
Exact gem exists
Homebrew
available
high
No formula or cask found
Packagist
taken
high
5 packages under vendor
VS Code
available
medium
No matching publisher or extension

npm

high

taken

Exact npm package exists

PyPI

high

taken

Exact PyPI project exists

GitHub org/user

low

unknown

Lookup returned HTTP 403

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 twinkle

  • ✓ Check alternate domains for twinkle
  • ✓ Pick a package-name variant
  • ✓ Review GitHub namespace collision

Homebrew

high

available

No formula or cask found

Packagist

high

taken

5 packages under vendor

VS Code

medium

available

No matching publisher or extension