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.

  • spiiph/WatcherAndCommander

    GitHub

    File system watcher for Windows

  • innov-max/WatcherApp_MQTT

    GitHub

    A logging service application that used MQTT to report the connection status of the network.

  • adhamwh/WatcheraMobileApp-Kotlin

    GitHub

    Upgraded version of the MakitojiApp but using SQLite instead of Cloudinary and Firebase.

  • AlgooRhythm/WatcherApplication

    GitHub

    A simple windows apps application, that watch the folder (create\update log file if there is any upload, rename or delete file in that folder)

Report

Mostly clear

81

watchera.com

domain · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

VS Code

marketplace · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

watchera.dev

domain · No DNS record found

available

npm

package · Exact package name is clear

available

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy watchera.dev first
  • ✓Reserve npm package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

watchera.com

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

watchera.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

watchera.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

watchera.app

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

watchera.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

watchera.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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

low confidence · Marketplace returned HTTP 429

unknown

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available