Upcoming TLDs / .etc
Can you register a .etc domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .etc would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
short for et cetera
Etc commonly refers to a broadly recognized term used across a wide range of contexts.
"Etc" is the abbreviation of the Latin phrase "et cetera," meaning "and the rest" or "and so on," used to indicate that a list continues with further similar items.
ETC- means "and the rest," "and so forth"; it signals that a list includes not only the items named but others that may be inferred. In English use since 1418.
ETC is an abbreviation of the Latin et cetera, meaning “and the rest” or “and other things of the same kind.” It follows a list to show that more could be included without naming every last one. You get the idea.
Who applied for .etc
Link Freedom Group / LFG
Link Freedom Group Ltd, MT, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
Link Freedom Group (LFG) aspires to become a best-in-class, vertically integrated domain name registration authority, see linkfreedomgroup.link. This TLD is part of a carefully curated portfolio of strings that LFG intends to pursue in ICANN’s 2026 New gTLD Program. In assembling this portfolio, LFG focused on securing meaningful, memorable, and commercially compelling strings that resonate strongly with end users and offer long-term growth potential.
Pirin Tablet, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .ETC is to provide a namespace associated with the applied-for string. The .ETC gTLD is intended to serve a broad range of registrants and users, including individuals, businesses, organizations, communities, projects, and other entities that identify with, relate to, or wish to be associated with the concept represented by the applied-for string.
Radix Technologies Inc SEZC
Radix Technologies Inc SEZC, KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. Mission and purpose: The mission of .etc is to provide a short, universally understood namespace for projects, ideas and identities that fit no single category: the "and everything else" of the internet. Intended registrants include individuals, businesses and organizations of every kind, across all sectors and purposes, for whom "etc" offers a short, recognizable and memorable domain ending. Intended users are the global internet public, for whom "etc." is among the most recognized abbreviations in written language. Following delegation, the applicant will, as registry operator of the .etc …
TLD1 LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
Mission and Purpose of .ETC
XYZ.COM LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
1. Mission and purpose. This gTLD will be operated as an open, unrestricted generic top-level domain. Its purpose is to expand naming choice in the DNS by making this term available at the top level for any lawful use chosen by the registrant. Registrations will be available to all registrants on a first-come, first-served basis through ICANN-accredited registrars, subject only to the Registry Agreement, ICANN Consensus Policies, and applicable law. The applicant will not operate this gTLD on an exclusive basis.
What happens next
- April 30, 2026: Application window opened (done)
- August 12, 2026: Application window closed (done)
- October 7, 2026: Reveal Day: ICANN published every applied-for string (done)
- October 21, 2026: Replacement period ended (applicants could switch to a backup string) (done)
- November 17, 2026: String Confirmation Day: the final list of applied-for strings
- March 16, 2027: Community input and objections period ends
Dates from ICANN’s Reveal Day announcement, checked October 27, 2026. We re-check the applications every day and this page changes when they do.
When will .etc be available?
ICANN has not set a date. The final list of applied-for strings comes on String Confirmation Day (November 17, 2026), community input and objections run until March 16, 2027, and ICANN processes applications after a prioritization draw in 2027. Registration opens only after ICANN delegates .etc and its registry announces launch dates.