shader.academy

shader.academy is a keyword-forward name — "shader" carries intrinsic meaning before any branding layer is added. At 6 characters the name sits in the short bucket — not ultra-premium, but comfortably in the zone where brandable startups shop. The phonetics are balanced between vowels and consonants — typical for a pronounceable English-style name. In .academy the valuation compresses toward the commercial value of the SLD itself rather than the TLD premium. Wayback has 5 archived snapshots of the domain, evidence of at least one prior content presence worth inspecting before betting on a rename. At DQS 50, the name sits in the mid band — not an automatic buy, but worth evaluating against a specific use case rather than on its own merits. Because the name is still in redemption (day 2 of 30), its future is largely controlled by whether the prior registrant pays the restore fee. Bottom line: evaluate this one against a specific use case you have in mind. Mid-band names don't sell themselves — they sell when the buyer is already looking.