{ "updated": "2026-08-21", "note": "Forever-free means no registration fee. You do not get a leftover .com. Freenom (.tk/.cf/.gq/.ga/.ml free regs) ended in 2024. Year-1 cheap TLDs are not $0 forever. Rechecked 2026-08-21.", "programs": [ { "id": "eu-org", "name": "EU.org", "suffix": "eu.org", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Anyone; aimed at people and nonprofits who cannot pay a NIC", "how": "Request at nic.eu.org. Approval often takes about two weeks. Not the European Union. Site still live 21 Aug 2026.", "url": "https://nic.eu.org/", "check": null }, { "id": "is-a-dev", "name": "is-a.dev", "suffix": "is-a.dev", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Developers with a GitHub account", "how": "Open a pull request on is-a-dev/register. Repo was merging PRs 20 Aug 2026. They also launched .is-a.bot — same GitHub org, separate claim.", "url": "https://is-a.dev/", "check": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/is-a-dev/register/main/domains/{slug}.json" }, { "id": "thedev-id", "name": "thedev.id", "suffix": "thedev.id", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Developers who want a personal identity hostname", "how": "Fork thedev.id, add a CNAME file for your slug, open a pull request. thedev.id now redirects to upset.dev/thedev.id; GitHub repo still unarchived.", "url": "https://thedev.id/", "check": null }, { "id": "is-a-good-dev", "name": "is-a-good.dev", "suffix": "is-a-good.dev", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Developers; community-run, similar to is-a.dev", "how": "PR on is-a-good-dev/register. Repo was merging PRs as of 19 Aug 2026 — it is live.", "url": "https://is-a-good.dev/", "check": null }, { "id": "js-org", "name": "js.org", "suffix": "js.org", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "JavaScript projects only — they turned down personal blogs", "how": "Pull request on js-org/js.org. Need a real JS project. Repo was merging PRs 19 Aug 2026.", "url": "https://js.org/", "check": null }, { "id": "github-pages", "name": "GitHub Pages", "suffix": "github.io", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Anyone with a free GitHub account", "how": "Create a repo named youruser.github.io. That is this site's host.", "url": "https://pages.github.com/", "check": "https://github.com/{slug}" }, { "id": "pages-dev", "name": "Cloudflare Pages", "suffix": "pages.dev", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Anyone with a Cloudflare account", "how": "Deploy a Pages project. You get project.pages.dev. Not a TLD you own. Marketing URL redirects to cloudflare.com/products/pages.", "url": "https://pages.cloudflare.com/", "check": null }, { "id": "netlify", "name": "Netlify", "suffix": "netlify.app", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Anyone; bandwidth limits on free tier", "how": "Deploy a site, pick a subdomain in the Netlify UI.", "url": "https://www.netlify.com/", "check": null }, { "id": "freedns", "name": "FreeDNS (afraid.org)", "suffix": "many shared domains", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Anyone; public shared domains get a random-looking host", "how": "Sign up at freedns.afraid.org and claim a subdomain on a shared domain. Site still live 21 Aug 2026.", "url": "https://freedns.afraid.org/", "check": null }, { "id": "duckdns", "name": "DuckDNS", "suffix": "duckdns.org", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Anyone who needs a stable hostname for a changing IP", "how": "Log in with GitHub/Google and claim you.duckdns.org. Dynamic DNS, not a personal brand.", "url": "https://www.duckdns.org/", "check": null }, { "id": "cloudns", "name": "ClouDNS free zone", "suffix": "cloudns.org / .biz / .info / .us / .eu / .in", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0 forever", "who": "Anyone who wants a hostname plus DNS records", "how": "Create a free account, add a Free Zone, pick a hostname on their shared suffixes. Wiki article/31 still 200.", "url": "https://www.cloudns.net/wiki/article/31/", "check": null }, { "id": "pp-ua", "name": "pp.ua", "suffix": "pp.ua", "kind": "forever-free", "cost": "$0", "who": "Anyone who can complete their form", "how": "pp.ua still serves the signup pages (21 Aug 2026). They tell you to check availability on dig.ua, then use their register/activate forms. Do not invent Telegram or phone rules.", "url": "https://pp.ua/", "check": null }, { "id": "open-domains", "name": "Open Domains", "suffix": "community suffixes (verify live)", "kind": "verify", "cost": "Marketed as $0 on a new site — GitHub register is archived", "who": "Students and open-source projects, if the new platform is the same project", "how": "Do not open a GitHub PR. open-domains/register is archived (checked 21 Aug 2026). README says the service moved to open-domains.com; open-domains.net meta-refreshes there. Existing GitHub names stay live but cannot be edited via GitHub. We do not treat the new site as confirmed $0.", "url": "https://github.com/open-domains/register", "check": null }, { "id": "cluster-ws", "name": "cluster.ws / wip.la (Olivr)", "suffix": "cluster.ws / wip.la", "kind": "dead", "cost": "Not working", "who": "Nobody — maintainer says the zones hit Cloudflare’s 1,000-record limit", "how": "Olivr/free-domain README (checked 21 Aug 2026): CURRENTLY THIS IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE. Last commits are Dec 2025. Do not file a PR.", "url": "https://github.com/Olivr/free-domain", "check": null }, { "id": "freenom", "name": "Freenom (.tk .cf .gq .ga .ml)", "suffix": "tk / cf / gq / ga / ml", "kind": "dead", "cost": "Not free anymore", "who": "Nobody — free regs ended 2024 after Meta sued. 2026: paid again, not $0.", "how": "Do not chase leftover Freenom names. They are not a free pile. freenom.com still redirects to a paid domain panel.", "url": "https://www.freenom.com/", "check": null } ] }