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Character Name Collision Checker

Detect visually and phonetically similar character names with configurable thresholds, allowed pairs, and match evidence.

Current release v1.1.0 View source

v1.1.0Current release

MITSource license

3Supported platform groups

Writing & ReadingCatalog category

The problem it solves

Character Name Collision Checker [](https://github.com/loganpendragonmultiverse/character-name-collision-checker/actions/workflows/ci.yml)

Who Character Name Collision Checker is for

People who need a small, purpose-built utility instead of a broad platform.
Users working with writing, character names, similarity who want the documented v1.1.0 behavior.
People who prefer an open-source release with visible limitations, source, and license terms.

Intended result

Detect visually and phonetically similar character names with configurable thresholds, allowed pairs, and match evidence.

This summary is reconciled from the current catalog and repository documentation.

Features in v1.1.0

Capabilities below come from the current project README and release documentation.

[](https://github.com/loganpendragonmultiverse/character-name-collision-checker/actions/workflows/ci.yml)

Flag character names that are visually or phonetically easy to confuse. The command runs locally, uses explicit UTF-8 JSON input, and produces deterministic JSON or Markdown reports without modifying the supplied source material.

Verified examples

Screenshots are shown only when the current README references a local source image. Otherwise, repository example files are linked directly.

examples/sample.jsonVerified example included in the current source repository.

Platforms and implementation

The public release claims only the cataloged platforms and technologies.

Supported platforms

Windows
macOS
Linux

Built with

Python

Quick start

The shortest documented path into the current release.

python -m pip install .
name-collisions examples/sample.json
name-collisions examples/sample.json --format json --output report.json

The example documents the complete input shape. Set visual_threshold to tune lexical sensitivity and list intentional two-name allowed_pairs to suppress known exceptions. Version 1.1 findings include edit-distance and phonetic-key evidence. Markdown is intended for immediate review; JSON preserves structured evidence for scripts and later comparison. An existing output file is never overwritten.

Current limitations

These boundaries are part of the product and prevent the page from implying unverified capability.

Similarity scores are review aids, not claims that readers will be confused. Phonetic comparison uses a deliberately small English-oriented key.

Privacy and licensing

Review the actual data boundary before using a tool with sensitive inputs.

Privacy and safety

All character names stay local.

Python 3.10 or newer is supported on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The package has no runtime dependencies, telemetry, account, or hosted service.

License and release

Character Name Collision Checker is published under MIT. The current cataloged release is v1.1.0, published 2026-07-27.

Release and downloads Read the license

Related projects

Related projects are selected deterministically from shared catalog tags, category, and implementation technologies—not popularity or paid placement.

Current public release