Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2014-02-18
Check a batch of fifty startup name candidates for domain availability at once
Search for available domains before a company rebrand
Screen a list of domains for a domain-investment portfolio
Get color-coded results to quickly spot available domains
Relies on Gandi's domain-check service, so you may need Gandi API access.
This tool helps you quickly check whether a list of domain names are available for registration. Instead of manually visiting domain registrar websites one by one, you give it a list of domains and it tells you which ones are up for grabs and which ones are already taken. The tool works by checking domain availability through Gandi, a popular domain registrar. You can either check a single domain at a time using the command line, or feed it a file containing dozens or hundreds of domain names and get back results for all of them at once. If you want the results to be easier to read, you can enable color-coded output so available domains stand out visually from unavailable ones. This is useful if you're brainstorming startup names, planning a rebrand, or building a portfolio of domain investments. Instead of opening your registrar's search page repeatedly, you paste your list of candidate names into a file, run the tool, and within seconds you see which domains are actually available. It saves time especially when you're evaluating a large batch of names, say, fifty variations on a core idea to see which ones you could actually purchase. The README doesn't go into technical detail about how it works beyond mentioning it relies on Gandi's services. The tool itself is written in Frege, which is a functional programming language, but that's an implementation detail you don't need to worry about as a user, just run the command and get your results back.
A command-line tool that batch-checks whether domain names are available for registration through Gandi, instead of searching one by one.
Mainly Frege. The stack also includes Frege.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2014-02-18).
Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly pm founder.
This repo across BitVibe Labs
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