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.

  • wigly-customizer

    npm

    This package is an add-on to Wigly that allows users to create their own UI library built on top of Wigly (with only a little bit of pain). This package empowers users to modifying any/every component in a given component tree while needing to be used onl

  • wigly-styled

    npm

    Styled components for Wigly.

  • wigly-store

    npm

  • wigly-dom

    npm

Report

Usable but watch it

64

wigly.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

wigly.io

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

PyPI

package · Exact project name is clear

available

Recommended actions

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

Full report

Domains

wigly.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

wigly.dev

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

wigly.io

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

wigly.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

wigly.ai

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

wigly.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

low confidence · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Marketplaces

VS Code

medium confidence · No matching publisher or extension

available

Distribution

Docker Hub

low confidence · Rate limited

unknown

Homebrew

high confidence · No formula or cask found

available