Search/WHOIS tools

This page indexes free tools to assist with domain name and related searches.

Official resources

Verisign WHOIS - This is the authoritative domain name database for .com, .edu, .cc, .tv and .jobs domain names.

Network Solutions WHOIS - This database is authoritative for .com, .net and .org.

IANA Root Zone WHOIS - This page contains links to authoritative ccTLD databases.

Domain Name Registries Around the World - This page from Norid contains links to both gTLD and ccTLD registries.

Nominet WHOIS - The Nominet WHOIS search tool.

Third party resources

Internet Archive - Historical snap-shots of web pages.

DNS Stuff - A comprehensive suite of free tools for DNS, WHOIS, domain name, IP, etc searching. Online since 2001/2002.

Search Web by Domain - This search tool from Netcraft allows you to search containing, starting with or ending with the specified search string. It also allows you to search sub-domains.

Domain Tools WHOIS - The WHOIS search tool formerly known as WHOIS Source (whois.sc).

Betterwhois.com - A WHOIS search facility for .com, .net, .info, .biz and .org domain names.

Namedroppers - This search tool allows you to perform searches for domain names using multiple keywords. It covers .com, .net, .org, and .edu domain names.