.try
Is .try a real TLD? Who’s applying to run it?
.try is not contested. One application for it is on ICANN’s Reveal Day list, as of 7 October 2026. It is ShortDot. XYZ Registry named .try as a backup string for its .stone application. ICANN deactivated it, because another applicant applied for the same string or named it as a backup. TLD King named .try as a backup string for its .saas application. ICANN deactivated it, because another applicant applied for the same string or named it as a backup. GoDaddy Registry named .try as a backup string for its .demo application. ICANN deactivated it, because another applicant applied for the same string or named it as a backup. Intercap named .try as a backup string for its .demo application. ICANN deactivated it, because another applicant applied for the same string or named it as a backup.
A niche TLD for domain-hack buyers and hobby projects using English words that end in "-try", plus startups wanting a call-to-action address for free trials and demos.
domain-hack buyers and hobby projects using English words that end in "-try", plus startups wanting a call-to-action address for free trials and demos
One of the 80 strings ShortDot published for the ICANN 2026 round. ShortDot states it has submitted 40 applications, but publishes the 80 strings without revealing which 40 are applications and which 40 are designated replacements. The submission claim is therefore applicant-level, not string-level: nothing in the source says ShortDot applied for THIS string. Catalogued, not announced.
Named on the ICANN gTLD application list, 7 October 2026 as a replacement (backup) string of the applicant's .demo application, shown as deactivated: another applicant applied for the same string or named it as a backup
Named on the ICANN gTLD application list, 7 October 2026 as a replacement (backup) string of the applicant's .demo application, shown as deactivated: another applicant applied for the same string or named it as a backup
Named on the ICANN gTLD application list, 7 October 2026 as a replacement (backup) string of the applicant's .saas application, shown as deactivated: another applicant applied for the same string or named it as a backup
Named on the ICANN gTLD application list, 7 October 2026 as a replacement (backup) string of the applicant's .stone application, shown as deactivated: another applicant applied for the same string or named it as a backup
The 2012 applications making the most similar bet. Chosen by AI from every string in that round, without being told what happened to any of them.
Same bet as .try: a bare, everyday English imperative verb with no industry attached, sold as a call-to-action URL anyone can graft onto a campaign or product page, so its value rests entirely on the verb reading naturally to the left of the dot rather than on any category it owns.
Also a pure interaction-verb string whose whole premise is that a short command word makes a memorable action link, betting like .try on marketers buying a CTA rather than an identity anyone would put a company name on.
Another imperative verb aimed at the same CTA/landing-page buyer, but it drags a category with it (deals and discounts) where .try is category-free, so the bet is narrower and leans on a promo vertical rather than on the verb alone.
What a .try domain is
.try is not a TLD yet. It is a string on our record of the ICANN 2026 new gTLD round, in our AI & tech category. One application for it is on ICANN’s Reveal Day list.
Is the .try domain extension real yet?
.try is not yet a domain extension you can register: nothing resolves under it, and no registrar sells names in it. It is a string applicants have put forward in the ICANN 2026 new gTLD round, the process that decides whether it becomes one.
When can you buy a .try domain?
You can’t yet. A .try name can only be registered once the string is delegated (added to the DNS root) and its registry opens. Last round's closest parallel to .try was .buy, delegated on 5 December 2015.
Is .try a real TLD?
Not yet. .try is not in the DNS root, so nothing resolves under it. It’s here because .try is on ICANN’s Reveal Day list of applied-for strings. Every entry on this page links to its source.
“NA2626T-T43455 · ShortDot (Ireland) Limited · primary”ICANN
“IRI2679T-T78764 · Intercap Registry Inc. · replacement string of .demo · Deactivated NA2626T-T43455 · ShortDot (Ireland) Limited · primary NA2631T-T63934 · Registry Services, LLC · replacement string of .demo · Deactivated TKI2613T-T31125 · TLD King Inc. · replacement string of .saas · Deactivated XL2625T-T29371 · XYZ.COM LLC · replacement string of .stone · Deactivated”ICANN
“ShortDot (Ireland) Limited has submitted 40 applications to ICANN's 2026 New gTLD Program. The 80 strings shown include applied-for and designated replacement strings across ShortDot's 40 ICANN applications, presented without revealing their status or pairing.”ShortDot (Ireland) Limited
- Band chosen: 30-49 (usable but limited). It sits above the vanity band because the string carries two renewable use cases rather than one joke: a call-to-action reading (a trial/demo address for a product) and a sizable set of English hack words (coun.try, poe.try, chemis.try, minis.try, regis.try, pan.try, en.try) — by analogy with .ing and .ly, hack-rich endings tend to produce a small but sticky cohort of real sites, flagged as analogy. It stays below the strong-niche band because no serious project would adopt .try as its primary identity without explanation, the string reads as an action rather than a category, and by analogy with other verb gTLDs (.click, .link, .win) demand is mostly price-driven and aftermarket depth stays thin. The operator profile on record (a registry known for .icu, .cyou, .bond, .cfd, .sbs) suggests a volume-on-price go-to-market, which fits this band's description but adds no brand signal. Main market uncertainty: whether the hack-word cohort turns into genuinely developed sites or mostly parks, and whether any product category standardizes on a x.try trial address — neither can be judged from figures here (unknown).