.select Domains: A Name Built Around Choice
.select is a generic top-level domain recorded in the IANA root zone database on 23 December 2015 and delegated on 12 January 2016. The first delegation went to iSelect Ltd, an Australian comparison platform, so the extension began as a brand extension. It transferred to Registry Services, LLC on 7 August 2019, and that company appears as the sponsoring organisation in the IANA record today.
The name means what it says in English and maps directly onto comparison, choice and curation. The IANA record classifies it as a generic top-level domain. As with most newer extensions, information about .select that can be verified against a primary source is limited, so only confirmed facts appear here. If recognition is your priority, weigh it against .com before deciding.
.SELECT Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Registry Services, LLC
- Entered the root zone 23 December 2015
- First delegation 12 January 2016 — iSelect Ltd
- Operator transfer 7 August 2019 — Registry Services, LLC
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .select domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.select Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$32.49 /year -
Renewal
$34.99 /year -
Restore
$264.00
Included With Every .select Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
.select Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .select domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .select address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .select domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .select returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.select Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.select Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .select domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.select Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support No
- Late Renewal Support No
Frequently Asked Questions About .select Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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The current registry operator is Registry Services, LLC. That company is listed as the sponsoring organisation in the IANA root zone database. The extension was delegated to iSelect Ltd, an Australian comparison platform, on 12 January 2016 and transferred to its present operator on 7 August 2019. Its first entry in the root zone is dated 23 December 2015.
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Because the name means what it says in English, it carries direct meaning for projects built on comparison. Product comparison sites, curated lists, selected collections and recommendation platforms sit naturally on it. If your audience does not read English comfortably, allow for the meaning not registering at once; in that case .com is the safer ground.
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Transfer support for this extension is currently switched off in our system, so we would need to check the present position with you before taking a request forward. For other extensions the process begins with your current registrar releasing the transfer lock and issuing the EPP code, and runs from the domain transfer page. Review your domain's state with whois search.
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This is the case for most of the newer extensions. What can be verified against a primary source is usually limited to the registry operator, the root zone and delegation dates, and the IANA classification. We prefer not to publish details we cannot verify; for registration rules and current announcements, the registry's own publications are the reference to use.
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If the sense of choice in the name is not decisive for you, .com or .net offer far greater recognition and a safer footing. If you are building a comparison-focused brand and your name is taken in the classic extensions, .select can serve as a distinctive alternative. Check free pairings in one pass with a bulk domain name search.
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