Finding the right domain name is an important step in creating a successful website. Luckily there are tools out there to help you in this process by not only helping you find available domain names, but also helping you in the creative aspect by giving you suggestions. Here are 15 of these tools to help you find that perfect domain name.
1. Domain Tools
Domain Tools owns the popular whois database for researching the owner of a domain. It also gives you a list of the taken names using the top extension but the options for various keyword combinations is a bit bizzare. Don’t rely on them to give you great alternatives.
2. Domains Bot
Domains Bot searches all the big top domains (.com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us), lists those that are taken (with option to backorder), and gives you various suggestions on your typed in choice. Takes a while to load the page, but is worth it.
3. Bust a Name
Bustaname is one of the best tools for searching by keywords. I keep adding keywords into the list until domain variations popped up. You can also sorts lists by length, number of syllabes, quality (readability), and alphabetically. And you can save the list too.
4. WHS Domain Search
With domains, most likely a hosting plan is needed. The WHS domain searcher checks the top domain extension and also lists variations (some are great, others just plain weird). It is displayed in a clean and friendly chart though.
5.Domize
Domize is a ajax powered domain name search engine. Domize will check whether unavailable domain names can be bought on the secondary market or whether they’re soon expiring. Most incredibly, Domize runs these additional checks in next to no time, meaning you’re spending less time waiting for page reloads or starting at spinning icons and more time finding your perfect domain name.
6. Dot-o-mator
Dot-o-mator gives you domain name suggestions based on a keyword that you provide, and allows you to save the suggestions to a scratchboard. There’s even an iPhone app.
7.Ruletodo
"Ruletodo" is the Chinese websites, enter a few parameters can generate a large number of domain names and then query , a very powerful domain name tool.There are many examples in this website, simple and clear, although I started it difficult to understand website design intent.
8.NXdom
NXdom has indexed millions of DNS records of expired and unused domain names. You can search by prefix and suffix, and sort the results by length, readability, and popularity. The advanced options help you refine the results by giving you five more criteria to filter the results.
9.Domaintyper
Domaintyper is another simple search tool for checking domain name availability and generating domain hacks but offers some nifty extras on top. One of them is a Web 2.0 Domain Name Generator that generates available names such as sixtor.com, snapsink.com, skafire.com, 6graph.com, threeserv.com or atomslot.com. These names can be registered through links to various registrars. The second highlight is the DomainTyper iPhone application which brings the search and recommendation feature to your iPhone so you can check domain names on the go.
Domaintyper is a well executed little project. Especially the domain name generator can be addictive.
10.123finder.com
123finder gives you four variations of for domain name discovery. The applications are pretty self explanatory ““ Simple Domain Search, Advanced Domain Search, Instant Domain Search, and Keywords from URL. The Keywords from URL tool extracts registered and available domain names from a given URL.
11.PCNames
PCNames is a site which is being updated again after a period of dormancy. It has an AJAX based search engine that displays search results as you type. But what are worth keeping an eye on are the domain tools that you can access from the Tools link at the bottom. As soon as the site gets updated, the tools can be quite handy.
12 Wordoid
Wordoid has a unique way of generating name ideas. Firstly, it can make up words that sound natural, almost natural or hardly natural. Secondly, it can do that in five languages – English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. You can also optionally put your own word somewhere in the Wordoid and limit the unique name to a set number of characters.
13.Domain Pigeon
Domain Pigeon is a name index which lists available domain and Twitter names which you can register if they are available. You can apply some sorting options like dates and popularity. Domain Pigeon lists only .com names.
14. iWantMyName DomainApp
DomainApp is a free application from domain management service iWantMyName that lets you search and register domains directly from your iPhone. Like their website, the application is very clean, user-friendly and intuitive. The domain search covers many international domain extensions and results can be saved as bookmarks for future reference. To register domain names you need an account with iWantMyName and connect the application via a remote key.
The application is a valuable companion for brainstorming sessions, client meetings or the occasional fun domain registration.
15.Nameboy
NameBoy generates domain names based on the keywords you enter, and you can register or back-order them.
1. Domain Tools
Domain Tools owns the popular whois database for researching the owner of a domain. It also gives you a list of the taken names using the top extension but the options for various keyword combinations is a bit bizzare. Don’t rely on them to give you great alternatives.
2. Domains Bot
Domains Bot searches all the big top domains (.com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .us), lists those that are taken (with option to backorder), and gives you various suggestions on your typed in choice. Takes a while to load the page, but is worth it.
3. Bust a Name
Bustaname is one of the best tools for searching by keywords. I keep adding keywords into the list until domain variations popped up. You can also sorts lists by length, number of syllabes, quality (readability), and alphabetically. And you can save the list too.
4. WHS Domain Search
With domains, most likely a hosting plan is needed. The WHS domain searcher checks the top domain extension and also lists variations (some are great, others just plain weird). It is displayed in a clean and friendly chart though.
5.Domize
Domize is a ajax powered domain name search engine. Domize will check whether unavailable domain names can be bought on the secondary market or whether they’re soon expiring. Most incredibly, Domize runs these additional checks in next to no time, meaning you’re spending less time waiting for page reloads or starting at spinning icons and more time finding your perfect domain name.
6. Dot-o-mator
Dot-o-mator gives you domain name suggestions based on a keyword that you provide, and allows you to save the suggestions to a scratchboard. There’s even an iPhone app.
7.Ruletodo
"Ruletodo" is the Chinese websites, enter a few parameters can generate a large number of domain names and then query , a very powerful domain name tool.There are many examples in this website, simple and clear, although I started it difficult to understand website design intent.
8.NXdom
NXdom has indexed millions of DNS records of expired and unused domain names. You can search by prefix and suffix, and sort the results by length, readability, and popularity. The advanced options help you refine the results by giving you five more criteria to filter the results.
9.Domaintyper
Domaintyper is another simple search tool for checking domain name availability and generating domain hacks but offers some nifty extras on top. One of them is a Web 2.0 Domain Name Generator that generates available names such as sixtor.com, snapsink.com, skafire.com, 6graph.com, threeserv.com or atomslot.com. These names can be registered through links to various registrars. The second highlight is the DomainTyper iPhone application which brings the search and recommendation feature to your iPhone so you can check domain names on the go.
Domaintyper is a well executed little project. Especially the domain name generator can be addictive.
10.123finder.com
123finder gives you four variations of for domain name discovery. The applications are pretty self explanatory ““ Simple Domain Search, Advanced Domain Search, Instant Domain Search, and Keywords from URL. The Keywords from URL tool extracts registered and available domain names from a given URL.
11.PCNames
PCNames is a site which is being updated again after a period of dormancy. It has an AJAX based search engine that displays search results as you type. But what are worth keeping an eye on are the domain tools that you can access from the Tools link at the bottom. As soon as the site gets updated, the tools can be quite handy.
12 Wordoid
Wordoid has a unique way of generating name ideas. Firstly, it can make up words that sound natural, almost natural or hardly natural. Secondly, it can do that in five languages – English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. You can also optionally put your own word somewhere in the Wordoid and limit the unique name to a set number of characters.
13.Domain Pigeon
Domain Pigeon is a name index which lists available domain and Twitter names which you can register if they are available. You can apply some sorting options like dates and popularity. Domain Pigeon lists only .com names.
14. iWantMyName DomainApp
DomainApp is a free application from domain management service iWantMyName that lets you search and register domains directly from your iPhone. Like their website, the application is very clean, user-friendly and intuitive. The domain search covers many international domain extensions and results can be saved as bookmarks for future reference. To register domain names you need an account with iWantMyName and connect the application via a remote key.
The application is a valuable companion for brainstorming sessions, client meetings or the occasional fun domain registration.
15.Nameboy
NameBoy generates domain names based on the keywords you enter, and you can register or back-order them.
