Name Checker – Find project name collisions
Name Checker is a tool for when you want to create a new project and don’t want to check all the places (npm, apt, GitHub) for a name collision, you can just use this tool instead. I started working on this because I noticed on HN folks sometimes create a new company and SAAS and they didn’t notice that the name was already taken. Please let me know if y'all have any questions or comments!
Name Checker – Find project name collisions launched on August 5, 2023 with 62 votes, #1,450 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
Name Checker is a tool that searches multiple repositories including npm, apt, and GitHub to identify whether a project name is already in use. It's designed for developers and entrepreneurs creating new projects or companies who want to avoid launching with a name that's already taken elsewhere. The tool streamlines what would otherwise require checking multiple platforms separately.
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From the sources
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