.pal
CultureContested · 2
◈AI score
32/ 100
A niche TLD for consumer app builders and AI-companion startups wanting a warm name-suffix hack (something.pal), plus pet brands, fan communities, and hobbyists buying on charm rather than authority.
AI score 32 of 100. .com scores 96, .ai scores 84.
who it’s for
consumer app builders and AI-companion startups wanting a warm name-suffix hack (something.pal), plus pet brands, fan communities, and hobbyists buying on charm rather than authority.
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applicants
2 on file
Link Freedom Group
In LFG's published list of 300+ strings submitted before the ICANN window closed on 2026-08-12. Their catalog tagline: “For every companion, old or new.”
Suffix Inc.
Listed in Suffix Inc.'s public catalog at suffix.domains. No first-party application statement is on the record yet; every string in the catalog overlaps Link Freedom Group's published list.
history
- Suffix Inc. · now announced
- Suffix Inc. · first recordedSuffix Inc.
- Link Freedom Group · first recordedLink Freedom Group
news & sources
Catalogsuffix.domains: published catalog of TLD strings
“Catalog lists: .asap .create .future .lfg .mvp .out .pal .planet .research .share .tag .this .visit”Suffix Inc.
AnnouncementLFG namespace: published list of submitted gTLD applications
“.pal · Culture · “For every companion, old or new.””Link Freedom Group
about Suffix Inc.
AnnouncementFounder announcement of Suffix Inc.'s ICANN 2026 TLD applications
about Link Freedom Group
AnnouncementLink Freedom Group Announces Unprecedented Investment in ICANN Top-Level Domain Applications
“LFG voluntarily published its full list of submissions ahead of ICANN’s official Reveal Day.”PR Newswire (Link Freedom Group)
about Link Freedom Group
NewsLFG! New top level domain applicant reveals hundreds of strings
“Top level domain registry Link Freedom Group (LFG) has disclosed more than 300 strings submitted as part of the ICANN new top level domain name program.”Domain Name Wire (Andrew Allemann)
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