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.

  • uxcore-icon

    npm

    uxcore-icon component for uxcore.

  • uxcore-tinymce

    npm

    uxcore-tinymce component for uxcore.

  • uxcore-album

    npm

    uxcore-album component for uxcore.

  • uxcore-form-field

    npm

    uxcore-form-field component for uxcore.

  • uxcore/uxcore-table

    GitHub

    Table Component based on React

  • uxcore/uxcore-uploader

    GitHub

    Uploader Component based on React

  • uxcore/uxcore-tinymce

    GitHub

    tinyMCE wrapper for react & uxcore

  • uxcore/uxcore.github.com

    GitHub

    UXCORE web site

Report

Usable but watch it

62

uxcore.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

uxcore.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Docker Hub

distribution · Docker namespace exists

taken

VS Code

marketplace · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy uxcore.dev first
  • ✓Reserve PyPI package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

uxcore.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

uxcore.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

uxcore.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

uxcore.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

uxcore.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

uxcore.co

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

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 · GitHub namespace exists

taken

Marketplaces

VS Code

high confidence · Publisher namespace exists

taken

Distribution

Docker Hub

high confidence · Docker namespace exists

taken

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available