Upcoming TLDs / .url
Can you register a .url domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .url would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
A URL is a Uniform Resource Locator - a web address, the form in which content on the internet is located, linked to, and shared.
uniform resource locator
URL commonly refers to a uniform resource locator.
Who applied for .url
Intercap Registry Inc.
KY, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The proposed .url top-level domain represents the URL - the Uniform Resource Locator, the web address itself - one of the most widely recognized terms of the online world, standing for the way people locate, link to, and share content on the internet.
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.
Toddler Logic, LLC
US, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission of .URL is to provide a namespace associated with the concept of URL as a uniform resource locator. The .URL 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.
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 .url 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 .url and its registry announces launch dates.