.dev
New gTLD Diversification (2016–2022)Managed by Google Registry. HSTS-required, declaring a security stance at the domain level.
Observer's Note
Born encrypted. The progeny of security fundamentalism.
Vibe Tags
Observed Specimens
Domain choices shown here reflect each organization's own decisions and are not endorsements by this site.
Google's web developer resource site.
Google Registry using its own TLD for its own service. The .dev gold standard.
Cross-platform UI framework.
Another Google property. Consistent use of .dev for developer tool official sites.
Browser-based VS Code environment. Activated by pressing "." in a repository.
Holds .com, .io, and .dev — a developer platform TLD triple crown.
Web3 developer SDK and infrastructure platform.
A Web3 dev tool choosing .dev. Even in blockchain, .dev feels natural for developer-facing products.
Browser-based coding and hosting environment.
A community-driven dev environment. .dev reinforces the identity as "a place to build."
Deno Deploy hosting domain.
Dual wielding deno.sh and deno.dev — .sh for the runtime, .dev for deployments.
Ultra-lightweight web framework for edge runtimes like Cloudflare Workers.
A Japanese developer's OSS project going global on .dev. "Hono" (flame) — a Japanese name established in the dev world.
Next-gen frontend build tool with a blazing-fast dev server.
French for "fast." Created by the Vue.js author. .dev symbolizes the modern frontend toolchain standard.
Content-focused static site framework with islands architecture.
This very site (tldnotes.com) is built with Astro. .dev ensures credibility for framework official sites.
Observed Habitats
Prevalence
⚠ Caution
HTTPS mandatory (HSTS preloaded).