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

Report

Name collision risk

38

xchange.com

domain · DNS records found

taken

xchange.dev

domain · DNS records found

taken

npm

package · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

package · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

GitHub org/user

code · Lookup returned HTTP 403

unknown

Docker Hub

distribution · Rate limited

unknown

Recommended actions

  • ✓Buy xchange.io first
  • ✓Reserve crates.io package
  • ✓Review GitHub namespace collision

Full report

Domains

xchange.com

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

xchange.dev

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

xchange.io

medium confidence · No DNS record found

available

xchange.app

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

xchange.ai

high confidence · DNS records found

taken

xchange.co

low confidence · No decisive DNS answer

unknown

Package registries

npm

high confidence · Exact npm package exists

taken

PyPI

high confidence · Exact PyPI project exists

taken

crates.io

high confidence · No exact crate found

available

RubyGems

high confidence · Exact gem exists

taken

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

Near matches

Similar names already exist

Even when your exact name is free, these are close enough to cause confusion.

  • @open-xchange/vuepress-theme-ox

    npm

    Open Xchange VuePress theme based on the default theme

  • @open-xchange/codecept-helper

    npm

    Open-xchange specific codecept helpers

  • @open-xchange/logging

    npm

    @open-xchange/logging

  • xchange-create

    npm

    Create Xchange Project

  • bitrich-info/xchange-stream

    GitHub

    XChange-stream is a Java library providing a simple and consistent streaming API for interacting with Bitcoin and other crypto currency exchanges via WebSocket protocol. It is build on top of of XChange library providing new interfaces for streaming API. User can subscribe for live updates via reactive streams of RxJava library.

  • tfg13/LanXchange

    GitHub

    Configuration-free, cross-platform file transfers for your local network

  • vsg-dev/vsgXchange

    GitHub

    Utility library for converting data+materials to/from VulkanSceneGraph

  • jxm262/xchange.js

    GitHub

    Bitcoin and Altcoin exchange api aggregator / wrapper

  • pyxchange

    PyPI

    Crypto is a Python library providing a streamlined API for interacting with Bitcoin and Altcoin exchanges providing a consistent interface for trading and accessing market data.

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