Why these lookups
Why Name check runs each of its lookups, and what a result there means.
Domains
Is the address taken?
No match found is not a promise the domain is free: only a registrar can confirm it.
Main
.com
The address people type when they guess a brand, and the one email senders assume. Whoever holds it gets your stray visitors and misdirected mail.
.app
.app is a Google registry that only works over HTTPS, and people guess it for a product that is an app.
.dev
.dev is HTTPS-only like .app and reads as a developer tool; developers guess it for docs and tooling.
.net
.net is the oldest fallback after .com; a holder there can still catch typed traffic and look like you.
.org
.org reads as a non-profit or open-source project; someone holding it can speak in your name with authority.
.io
.io is the habitual tech start-up ending; investors and developers guess it for a software product.
.co
.co is one typo away from .com and popular with start-ups; mistyped .com traffic lands there.
.ai
.ai is the habitual ending for AI products; people building or buying AI tools guess it first.
Countries
.pl
.pl is the address Polish customers trust and type first, ahead of .com.
.uk
.uk (and .co.uk) is the address UK customers trust and type first.
.fr
.fr is the address French customers trust and type first.
.com.pl
.com.pl is a common business address in Poland; a holder there looks like a Polish company of your name.
.eu
.eu signals a European business; only EU and EEA citizens, residents and companies can register it.
.de
.de is the address German customers trust and type first; it is the largest country ending in Europe.
.es
.es is the address Spanish customers trust and type first.
.it
.it is the address Italian customers trust and type first.
Look-alikes
.site
.site is a cheap generic ending, often used for landing pages; a holder there can pass as your site.
.xyz
.xyz is a cheap generic ending, used by some tech and crypto projects and by look-alike sites.
.online
.online is a cheap generic ending, often a fallback when .com is taken.
Niche
.family
.family suits products for parents and households; a holder there sits right in that niche.
.life
.life is used by lifestyle, health and personal brands.
.fun
.fun is used by games, events and entertainment.
.page
.page is a Google registry, HTTPS-only, used for single-page sites and portfolios.
.me
.me is used for personal apps, profiles and link pages.
.tech
.tech reads as a technology company; start-ups use it when .com is taken.
.store
.store is used by online shops; a holder there looks like your shop.
.shop
.shop is used by online shops; a holder there looks like your shop.
.studio
.studio is used by design, music and creative studios.
.cloud
.cloud is used by hosted services and SaaS products.
.design
.design is used by designers, design tools and agencies.
Legal
Can I own it?
Trademarks decide who may use a name. A company name in your field is a reason to look closer, not a trademark conflict.
International
GLEIF
Legal entities that trade in financial markets hold an LEI; one under this name is an established company.
TMview
One search across the Polish, EU and 70+ other trademark offices. A registered mark in your field can force a rename.
WIPO
International registrations under the Madrid system extend one mark to many countries; this finds marks headed your way.
OpenCorporates
Companies from registers worldwide in one search, including countries the other registers don't cover.
EU
EUIPO
An EU trademark covers all member states at once; a conflict here can force a rename across Europe.
EU business registers
One search across the EU's national business registers finds companies in markets you may enter.
Poland
UPRP (Poland)
Poland's own register: marks that protect a name only in Poland, which an EU search can miss.
KRS
Polish companies are registered in the KRS; an earlier company name can be grounds to object to yours.
CEIDG
Polish sole traders register their business names in CEIDG; a local trader may already use yours.
Germany
DPMA
Germany's national register: marks that protect a name only in Germany.
Handelsregister
German companies are registered in the Handelsregister; an earlier company name can have rights in Germany.
UK
UKIPO
Since Brexit, UK marks are separate from EU ones; an earlier UK mark can block you there.
Companies House
UK companies are registered at Companies House, which rejects a name the same as an existing one.
France
INPI
France's national register: marks that protect a name only in France.
US
USPTO
The US register; a US mark in your field can block a US launch and app-store listings there.
SEC EDGAR
US companies and funds that file with the SEC; one under this name is usually large and well advised.
Canada
CIPO
Canada's register; a Canadian mark in your field can block a launch there.
Australia
IP Australia
Australia's register; an Australian mark in your field can block a launch there.
Japan
J-PlatPat
Japan's register; marks there are often also filed in katakana, so search the sound too.
In use
Is someone already using it?
The same name in your field is a conflict. Similar products are competition, not name conflicts.
Web search
Web search
What your customers will see when they search the name. If the first page belongs to someone else, the name won't feel like yours.
Web search: software
Narrows the search to software. A same-name product here is the conflict most likely to confuse your users.
Web search: family
Narrows the search to family products and services, where a same-name brand would share your audience.
Web search: kids
Narrows the search to children's products. Brands there are often trademarked in toy and education classes.
Web search: startup
Finds new companies too recent for directories or trademark registers, which may file soon.
Web search: company
Finds businesses already trading under the name. An earlier trader can have rights without a registered trademark.
Web search: trademark
Finds pages that claim the name as a mark (™ or ®), including unregistered ones that carry rights in some countries.
Web search: exclude dictionaries
Hides dictionary pages, so real uses of a name that is also a word stand out.
Web search: exclude music
Hides songs and bands, so product and company uses stand out.
Web search: exclude people
Hides people who share the name, so product and company uses stand out.
Bing search
Bing has its own index and ranks results differently, so it can surface uses Google pushes down.
DuckDuckGo search
DuckDuckGo mixes its own crawl with other sources and doesn't personalise results, so you see what a stranger sees.
Brave search
Brave runs its own index, independent of Google and Bing, so it finds pages both miss.
News
Press coverage under this name shows what the public already links it with — a company, a scandal, an event.
Reddit
Users discussing the problem name the tools they use and what they miss.
Google category search
A plain category search finds competitors that no directory lists.
Mobile app stores
App Store
App names on the App Store must be unique, so an iPhone or iPad app with this name blocks yours there and shares your search.
Google Play
An Android app with this name sits in the same store search, and Google Play's policies bar names that impersonate other apps.
Desktop and Linux stores
Mac App Store
A Mac app with this name sits in the same store search; Mac app names must be unique too.
Microsoft Store
A Windows app with this name sits in the same store search.
Steam
A game or app on Steam with this name sits in the same store search, and gamers search by exact title.
Flathub
A Linux app on Flathub with this name sits in the same store search on most Linux desktops.
Snap Store
A snap with this name takes the install name on Ubuntu, where snap names are unique.
Browser extensions
Firefox Add-ons
A Firefox extension with this name sits in the same store search.
Chrome Web Store
A Chrome extension with this name sits in the same store search and can be mistaken for yours.
Edge Add-ons
An Edge extension with this name sits in the same store search.
Platform plugins
WordPress plugins
A WordPress plugin with this name takes its slug — the address and install name — for good.
Atlassian Marketplace
A Jira or Confluence app with this name sits in the same marketplace search.
Shopify App Store
A Shopify app with this name sits in the same search merchants use to install apps.
Slack Marketplace
A Slack app with this name sits in the same directory teams install from.
Zapier apps
An app in Zapier's directory with this name is what people pick when they connect their tools.
Figma Community
A Figma plugin or file with this name sits in the same community search designers use.
Software directories
AlternativeTo
Software listed under this name is what people find when they compare tools, and its alternatives are the products yours will be compared with.
SaaSHub
Lists software by what it does, whatever it's called, so you see who solves the same problem.
G2
Reviews by category show the established players and how buyers compare them.
Capterra
A large business-software directory with different coverage from G2.
SourceForge
Business and open-source software with reviews, including older tools other directories miss.
Start-up and launch communities
Hacker News / Show HN
Show HN launches and technical discussions show who is already building something similar.
Product Hunt
A launch under this name already has early users, upvotes and search results; recent launches with a similar idea show how crowded the space is.
BetaList
Early-stage start-ups with a similar concept, before they appear anywhere else.
Indie Hackers
Independent founders working on the same problem, often too small for directories.
Crunchbase
Funded companies in the same space, often before their products are widely known.
Y Combinator
YC companies solving the same problem tend to grow fast and file trademarks early.
Wellfound
Start-ups hiring for the same problem, listed before they launch elsewhere.
AI directories
AI tool directories
AI tool directories list new AI products within days, faster than general directories.
Accounts
Can I get the name?
Account and package names. A name in use here is a reason to look closer, not a trademark conflict.
Social
Bluesky
A Bluesky handle with this name is what people try first there; someone holding it can pass as you.
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
mastodon.social is the largest Mastodon server; a handle there is the one people guess first.
X
An X account with this name is what people try first; someone holding it can pass as you.
Instagram
An Instagram account with this name is what people try first; someone holding it can pass as you.
TikTok
A TikTok account with this name is what people try first; someone holding it can pass as you.
Facebook
A Facebook page with this name is what people find when they look for your business.
Reddit
A Reddit account with this name can speak as you in the communities that discuss your product.
Common handle variants
When the exact handle is taken, you'll need a variant like getname or nameapp; this looks those up too.
LinkedIn
A LinkedIn company page with this name is what candidates and buyers find when they look you up.
Threads
A Threads profile with this name is what people try first there.
Telegram
A Telegram username is unique across the app; someone holding it can run a channel as you.
Snapchat
A Snapchat username with this name is what people try first there.
Creative
Pinterest
A Pinterest profile with this name is what people find when they save ideas in your category.
Dribbble
A Dribbble profile with this name is where designers look for your work.
Behance
A Behance profile with this name is where designers and clients look for your work.
Publishing
Medium
A Medium profile with this name is where readers look for your blog.
Substack
A Substack with this name takes name.substack.com for your newsletter.
Patreon
A Patreon page with this name is where supporters look to fund you.
Video
YouTube
A YouTube @handle with this name is what people type to find your channel.
Twitch
A Twitch channel with this name is what viewers type to find your streams.
Code hosting
GitHub account
A GitHub user or organisation with this name takes github.com/name, the obvious home for your code.
GitHub repositories
Popular repositories with this name own the search results developers see first.
GitLab account
A GitLab user or group with this name takes gitlab.com/name.
Bitbucket workspace
A Bitbucket workspace with this name takes bitbucket.org/name.
Packages
npm package
npm package names are unique: if it's taken, your JavaScript package needs another name or a scope.
PyPI
PyPI names are unique: if it's taken, `pip install name` installs someone else's code.
crates.io
crates.io names are unique and first come, first served: if it's taken, your Rust crate needs another name.
NuGet
NuGet package IDs are unique: if it's taken, your .NET package needs another ID.
pub.dev
pub.dev names are unique: if it's taken, your Dart or Flutter package needs another name.
Packagist
A Packagist vendor with this name takes the obvious `name/package` prefix for PHP.
JSR packages
JSR is the newer JavaScript registry; a package with this name confuses Deno and Node developers.
Hex packages
Hex package names are unique: if it's taken, your Elixir or Erlang package needs another name.
npm search
Similar npm names show how crowded the name is, and npm can refuse names too close to existing ones.
RubyGems
RubyGems names are unique: if it's taken, `gem install name` installs someone else's code.
Maven Central
Maven coordinates are tied to a domain you own, so a clash is rare — but a known library with this name still confuses Java developers.
Go packages
Go modules are named by their repository, so nothing is reserved — but a known module with this name confuses Go developers.
CPAN modules
A CPAN module with this name sits in the Perl namespace developers search.
CocoaPods
CocoaPods names are unique: if it's taken, your iOS or macOS library needs another pod name.
Swift packages
A Swift package with this name is what developers find when they search the index.
Anaconda packages
A conda package with this name confuses data scientists installing tools.
Tool distribution
Homebrew
A Homebrew formula with this name takes `brew install name` on macOS and Linux.
Docker Hub
A Docker Hub organisation or image with this name takes the obvious `docker pull name`.
Chocolatey
A Chocolatey package with this name takes `choco install name` on Windows.
Arch User Repository
An AUR package with this name takes the install name on Arch Linux.
Debian packages
A Debian package with this name takes `apt install name` on Debian and Ubuntu.
Editor extensions
Open VSX
Open VSX serves VSCodium, Cursor and other VS Code forks; an extension with this name confuses their users.
VS Code Marketplace
An extension with this name sits in the same Marketplace search developers install from.
AI models
Hugging Face
A Hugging Face user or organisation with this name takes the namespace for models and datasets.
Language
What does it say?
Meaning, sound and existing interest are context, not proof of a conflict. Ask a native speaker about important names.
Every language
Wiktionary (English edition)
The English Wiktionary lists words from every language; an entry means the name already means something somewhere.
Wikidata
Shows whether a known company, product, place or person already goes by the name.
Wikipedia (English)
An English Wikipedia article under this name shows what the world already connects with it.
Translation: Google Translate
A quick way to see whether the name is a word in a language you didn't think of. Machine translation misses slang and context.
Pronunciation: Forvo
Native speakers' recordings show how the name is said; a clash with an existing word or a hard sound is easier to hear than to read.
Google Trends
Existing search interest means people already look for something else under this name.
Memes: Know Your Meme
A meme under this name can make it a joke before your product is known.
Images
Pictures show at a glance what people already see when they hear the name.
Videos: YouTube
Videos under this name show which creators, songs or shows already own it.
Google Books Ngram
How often the name appears in books over time shows whether it is an established word.
English
Free Dictionary API (English)
An English dictionary entry means the name is an ordinary word: harder to own as a mark, easier to confuse.
Urban Dictionary
Urban Dictionary records the slang meanings dictionaries miss; an entry shows what the name means on the street.
English: Cambridge
A second English dictionary, so one gap doesn't hide a meaning.
English: Merriam-Webster
American English meanings, including informal ones, so the name doesn't say something you don't mean in the US.
Slang & usage search
Dictionaries miss slang; a rude or awkward street meaning can sink a name in one market.
Polish
Wiktionary (Polish edition)
The Polish Wiktionary covers many languages with Polish definitions; it catches words the English edition misses.
Wikipedia (Polish)
A Polish Wikipedia article under this name shows what Polish readers already connect with it.
Polish: WSJP PAN
The academic dictionary of Polish, with usage and connotations beyond the definition.
Polish: PWN
The standard Polish dictionary; an entry tells you what a Polish customer hears.
Polish word forms: SJP.pl
Polish words change form; this catches inflected and colloquial forms that match the name.
German
Wiktionary (German edition)
The German Wiktionary catches German words and forms the other editions miss.
German: Cambridge
What the name means to German speakers, translated into English.
German: Duden
The standard German dictionary, with usage and register notes.
French
Wiktionary (French edition)
The French Wiktionary catches French words and forms the other editions miss.
French: Larousse
A standard French dictionary; an entry tells you what a French customer hears.
Spanish
Wiktionary (Spanish edition)
The Spanish Wiktionary catches Spanish and Latin American words the other editions miss.
Spanish: Cambridge
What the name means to Spanish speakers, translated into English.
Spanish: RAE
The Royal Spanish Academy's dictionary, the reference for Spanish across Spain and Latin America.
Italian
Wiktionary (Italian edition)
The Italian Wiktionary catches Italian words and forms the other editions miss.
Italian: Treccani
A standard Italian dictionary; an entry tells you what an Italian customer hears.
Portuguese
Wiktionary (Portuguese edition)
The Portuguese Wiktionary catches Portuguese and Brazilian words the other editions miss.
Japanese
Japanese: Jisho
Reads the name as romaji and shows the Japanese words it could be.
Chinese
Chinese: MDBG
Reads the name as pinyin and shows the Chinese words it could be.
No lookup matches. Clear the filter to see all.