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Expired .dev domains with backlinks

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This page lists 381 expired .dev domains with backlinks. Each has expired, is available to register, and has referring domains that survived the original site going offline. Names are masked on Free; the Starter and Business plans show every name. Every metric is open.

About this list

Every .dev listing is verified the same way as the rest of the directory. Availability is re-checked against the live DNS root over DNS-over-HTTPS, and a listing that turns out to be registered is removed. Referring domains are counted from our own web crawl, not from a paid link index. Site history comes from archived captures: the archived snapshot count and the span of years the site was captured. Revised Score blends link-graph centrality, referring domains and site history into one 0 to 100 grade, computed across the whole directory.

Compare the .dev listings on age, referring domain band, named linking sources, site history and Revised Score before choosing one. Browse the featured order here, or use the filters to pivot into the full directory. Search, filters and sort are free, signed in or not.

At a glance

Cite as: “Expired .dev domains with backlinks”, Revised, https://getrevised.com/app/expired/tld/dev. Last updated 15 November 2026. Updated continuously; free listings and paid plans show names; others masked.

As of 15 November 2026, the Revised directory of expired .dev domains with backlinks holds 381 listings. All have expired and are available to register. The median listing has 10 to 50 referring domains, and 6 have 250 or more. Spam-flagged names are filtered out, and 381 (100%) had availability re-checked within 30 days. 376 (98%) carry a link from a tracked university, encyclopedia or news site. Referring domains come from our own web crawl. 82 (21%) are free listings: name and exact counts shown, the rest stay masked except on Starter and Business. Search and filters need no account; masked names stay masked on Free.

Listings
381
Free listings
82 (21%)
Median ref. domains
10 to 50
Named sources
376 (98%)
Re-checked, 30 days
381 (100%)
Last updated
15 Nov 2026

Frequently asked questions

How do I find expired .dev domains with backlinks?
Browse this page. Every .dev domain listed has expired, is available to register, and has referring domains counted from our web crawl. On Free the names are masked and the metrics are open; the Starter and Business plans show every name. Starter and Business show the name; then register it at any registrar that offers .dev.
How are the .dev listings verified?
Availability is re-checked against the live DNS root over DNS-over-HTTPS, and a listing found to be registered is removed. History comes from archived captures, referring domains from our web crawl, and Revised Score blends both into a 0 to 100 grade computed across the whole directory.
Are expired .dev domains safe to use for SEO?
Yes, when the site you build continues what the domain was. Google's expired domain abuse policy targets expired domains repurposed to host unrelated content. Read the site history and the category on the listing before you register it, and build something the old links would still make sense pointing at.

DR: Domain Rating by Ahrefs

Directory listings. Up and Down move between rows; Enter opens the listing; Right and Left move through the row’s controls.
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.devPersonal10-500–9Hacker News$100 to $2493 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.dev59
.devSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker News$100 to $2495 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker News$100 to $2494 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Reddit$100 to $2493 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devEducation10-500–9University of Oxford$100 to $2493 yr.dev89
.devSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker News$100 to $2493 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devCrypto & Web3<100–9Hacker NewsProduct HuntUnder $1004 yr.dev61
.devNews & Current Affairs<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devDesign & Creative10-500–9Carnegie Mellon University$100 to $2492 yr.dev65
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1007 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devCrypto & Web310-500–9Hacker News$100 to $2493 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker News$100 to $2494 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker News$100 to $2497 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Product HuntUnder $1001 yr.dev42
.devScience & Research<100–9Hacker News$100 to $2494 yr.dev62
.devAI & Machine Learning10-500–9Reddit$100 to $2491 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS10-500–9Hacker News$100 to $2493 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devPersonal10-5010–19MozillaMDN Web Docs$100 to $2497 yr.dev93
.devBlog & Media<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devAI & Machine Learning10-500–9Reddit$100 to $2491 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.dev31
.devCrypto & Web3<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.dev43
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devPersonal<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.dev63
.devBlog & Media<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1006 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1006 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devBlog & Media<100–9DEV CommunityUnder $1006 yr.dev33
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1002 yr.dev69
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1003 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devBlog & Media<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1003 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1003 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devPersonal<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.dev42
.devCrypto & Web3<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devPersonal<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1005 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devSoftware & SaaS<100–9Hacker News$100 to $2494 yr.devNo AI-cited links
.devBlog & Media<100–9Hacker NewsUnder $1004 yr.dev43
questofpython.dev.devBlog & Media47Hacker News$603 yr.dev9Open
daltonedwards.dev.devPersonal40Hacker News$997 yr.devNo AI-cited linksOpen
backendjob.dev.devJobs & Recruitment30Hacker News$184 yr.devNo AI-cited linksOpen
.devEducation<100–9University of TorontoUnder $1005 yr.dev64
universalapi.dev.devSoftware & SaaS40Hacker News$183 yr.devNo AI-cited linksOpen
nowiknow.dev.devBlog & Media50Hacker News$993 yr.devNo AI-cited linksOpen
michaelblackbeard.dev.devSecurity40Hacker News$322 yr.devNo AI-cited linksOpen
eggycar.dev.devGaming<102University of British Columbia$992 yr.dev59Open
techstax.dev.devBlog & Media40Hacker News$996 yr.dev25Open
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