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Life & fun · August 4, 2025

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Aha Domain Search

Hey everyone! Years ago, one of my favorite domain search tools, Lean Domain Search [1], was acquired by Automattic. Unfortunately, that's when the "enshitification" began, particularly when they started forcing the `.blog` TLD in search results. After discovering the simplicity of RDAP lookups, which can be done by fetching a JSON response directly from the client (e.g., `https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/ycombinator.com`), I decided it was finally time to build my own solution. Here's how it works: The first tab appends prefixes and suffixes to your…

Aha Domain Search launched on August 4, 2025 with 48 votes, #480 of 8,530 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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In plain words

Aha Domain Search is a tool for finding available domain names by adding prefixes and suffixes to a chosen word. It queries domain availability directly through the browser using the Verisign API without sending data to external servers. The tool offers three search modes: standard affix generation, AI-assisted prefix suggestions with context, and quirky name variations through character merging. It is designed for anyone looking for creative and available domain names.

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Hey everyone! Years ago, one of my favorite domain search tools, Lean Domain Search [1], was acquired by Automattic. Unfortunately, that's when the "enshitification" began, particularly when they started forcing the `.blog` TLD in search results. After discovering the simplicity of RDAP lookups, which can be done by…

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