The internet's namespace for startups
.dot is a future-forward top-level domain that is short, memorable, globally recognizable, and semantically native to the digital era. It carries immediate relevance for businesses and individuals building products, communities, and services online. Register your name during Sunrise, the Early Access Period, or General Availability.
A short, sharp namespace for the future-forward web.
.dot is built to be the default home for software, infrastructure, and the people who build them.
Built for builders
A namespace that reads like code. yourname.dot is short, technical, and unmistakably yours.
Fast resolution
Backed by an enterprise-grade DNS infrastructure with global anycast and DNSSEC by default.
Trusted from day one
Trademark protections, sunrise enforcement, and rapid abuse response keep the namespace clean.
Version your identity
Use subdomains for environments, regions, or branches: api.acme.dot, eu.acme.dot, beta.acme.dot.
Universally accepted
Recognized by every major browser, mail client, and certificate authority on day one.
Made for the modern stack
Edge-friendly, CDN-ready, and short enough to look great in your CLI prompts and terminal logs.
For people who ship.
.dot is designed for builders and the things they create. If you make products, communities, brands, or ideas worth a name of their own — this namespace is for you.
Indie developers
Ship side projects under a name that says "engineer made this."
Open-source maintainers
Give your project a home that matches its repo identity.
Early-stage startups
A short, technical brand for products that ship code.
Enterprise engineering
Carve out a separate namespace for internal tools and APIs.
Infrastructure & DevTools
A naming convention engineers will actually want to type.
Technical brands
Stand out from the .com noise with a name that signals craft.
Names that read like infrastructure.
A glimpse at the namespace. Premium and developer-friendly names will be available to register across launch phases.
Five phases, one launch.
We follow ICANN's standard launch program so trademark holders, early adopters, and the broader community each get a fair window.
Sunrise Notice
Trademark holders are notified via the ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) ahead of the Sunrise Period.
Sunrise
TMCH-validated trademark holders may register exact-match .dot domains before they are released to the public.
Early Access Period (EAP)
First-come, first-served early registration ahead of General Availability, so you can secure a name before it opens to the public.
Trademark Claims
Anyone registering a domain matching a TMCH-listed mark receives a notice and the trademark holder is alerted.
General Availability
.dot domains are available to everyone through accredited registrars worldwide.
Sunrise Notice
30 daysTrademark holders are notified via the ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) ahead of the Sunrise Period.
Sunrise
90 daysTMCH-validated trademark holders may register exact-match .dot domains before they are released to the public.
Early Access Period (EAP)
13 daysFirst-come, first-served early registration ahead of General Availability, so you can secure a name before it opens to the public.
Trademark Claims
90 daysAnyone registering a domain matching a TMCH-listed mark receives a notice and the trademark holder is alerted.
General Availability
Ongoing.dot domains are available to everyone through accredited registrars worldwide.
All dates shown in UTC and subject to ICANN approval. Subscribe via your registrar to receive launch notifications.
Questions, answered.
Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out to your registrar or contact us for policy questions.