.dev Domains
Register your .dev domain in seconds
The developers' extension, with security baked into the registry: every .dev is HSTS-preloaded, so browsers speak HTTPS from the very first request — no redirect, no downgrade window. Register from $15.99/yr — searched, priced and live in one visit.
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The Extension
Why .dev?
.dev says exactly who you are to exactly the audience you want: developers, tools, documentation and portfolios live here, and the extension's technical credential is real rather than cosmetic. The entire TLD is HSTS-preloaded — hard-coded into browsers as HTTPS-only — so no .dev page can ever load insecurely.
That preload has a speed dividend most descriptions miss: browsers skip the customary HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect and open an encrypted connection immediately, saving a round trip on first visits. Pair it with the free SSL our hosting issues automatically and a .dev is encrypted, live and fast in one sitting — with WHOIS privacy included.
Good Fit
.dev works best for
- Developer portfolios and personal sites
- Open-source projects and their documentation
- APIs, SDKs and developer tooling
- Tech blogs and engineering team pages
What You Get
Included with every domain
HTTPS enforced by the registry
HSTS preloading means browsers refuse plain HTTP on .dev — security is a property of the extension itself.
One redirect fewer
Browsers connect over HTTPS immediately, skipping the usual upgrade redirect and its round trip.
Free SSL, zero ceremony
Our hosting issues and renews the certificate automatically, so the HTTPS-only rule is satisfied from hour one.
Common Questions
Questions about .dev
Why does my .dev site need SSL before it will load?
Because the whole extension is HSTS-preloaded: browsers are shipped with .dev marked HTTPS-only and will not attempt plain HTTP. With hosting that issues SSL automatically — ours does, at no cost — the requirement is met without you doing anything.
Is the HTTPS-only rule ever a drawback?
Only if your hosting cannot provide a certificate, which in 2026 is a reason to change hosting rather than extension. In exchange you get a namespace where downgrade attacks are impossible and every visitor's first connection is already encrypted.
Who can register a .dev domain?
Anyone — there are no residency or profession requirements. The developer identity is convention; the HTTPS requirement is the only technical condition, and standard modern hosting satisfies it automatically.
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