Links
links to websites i find to be neat
Old-Web Discovery
- melonland.net — handmade web community and old-web revival hub.
- ytoo.org — personal-site discovery directory.
- oldavista.com — retro web directory/search vibes.
- wiby.me — search engine for lightweight, classic-web pages.
- href.cool — a curated directory of interesting and weird corners of the web.
- curlie.org — modern successor to the DMOZ open directory project.
- cloudhiker.net — random website discovery, spiritual successor to StumbleUpon.
Retro + Experiments
- ericexperiment.com — retro tech experiments and old-browser-friendly pages.
- f2.org — classic link collection of freeware, references, and oddities.
- theoldnet.com — browse the web through a historical-web lens.
- cameronsworld.net — chaotic GeoCities-era web art collage.
- neal.fun — interactive web experiments and visualizations.
- copy.sh/v86 — run classic operating systems in your browser via x86 emulation.
- windows93.net — fake OS like Windows 95 with a bunch of games and stuff.
- pointlesssites.com — directory of the most pointless websites on the internet.
- bored.com — links and activities for when you have nothing to do.
- infinitemac.org — run classic Macintosh systems and software in your browser.
- demozoo.org — archive and database of demoscene productions worldwide.
- pouet.net — community hub for demoscene releases, oldschool digital art and music.
- theuselessweb.com — sends you to a random pointless website.
Status + Social
- status.cafe — minimal status posting.
- mastodon.social — the largest Fediverse/Mastodon instance.
- letterboxd.com — social film diary and movie tracking.
- backloggd.com — track your video game backlog.
Learning + Documentation
- developer.mozilla.org — one of the best places to learn web development properly.
- css-tricks.com — practical front-end tricks, patterns, and references.
- htmlcheatsheet.com — quick reference when you need syntax fast.
- freecodecamp.org — free coding courses and certifications.
Music + Radio
- somafm.com — independent, ad-free internet radio channels.
- radio.garden — spin the globe and listen to live radio worldwide.
- bandcamp.com — discover and support independent music directly.
- musicforprogramming.net — curated mixes designed for focus and coding.
- poolsuite.net — retro-themed internet radio.
- modarchive.org — massive archive of tracker music (.mod, .xm, .it and more) from the demoscene.
- last.fm — music tracking and discovery with a long history.
Anime
- crunchyroll.com — the largest legal anime streaming platform.
- myanimelist.net — the classic anime and manga database, with tracking, reviews, and a large community.
- gutenberg.org — massive public-domain ebook library.
- archive.org — books, software, recordings, and web history.
- publicdomainreview.org — curated historical oddities and artifacts.
- textfiles.com — massive archive of old BBS text files and early internet culture.
- openlibrary.org — borrowable digital books, part of the Internet Archive.
- museumofzzt.com — preserving and cataloging ZZT worlds, a classic DOS game creation system.
- flashpointarchive.org — massive archive of Flash, Shockwave, HTML5, and Unity games.
- newgrounds.com — the original home of Flash games and animations.
- tcrf.net — The Cutting Room Floor, unused and hidden content in games.
- itch.io — indie game platform with tons of small, weird, and free games.
- jazz2online.com — the largest Jazz Jackrabbit fan site, with thousands of levels, downloads, forums, and community news, online since 1999.
- deat.tk/jazz2 — a reimplementation of Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (1998), supporting multiple versions including the Shareware Demo, Holiday Hare '98, The Secret Files, and Christmas Chronicles.
- 32bit.cafe — indie web community and guides.
- tilde.town — shared community space for personal web publishing.
- indieweb.org — principles and tools for owning your web presence.
- Marginalia Search — search engine focused on non-commercial sites.
- clew.se — search engine centered on independent writing.
- gossipsweb.net — directory and community celebrating the handmade web.
- jdd.freeshell.org/links — a long list of links made by jdd.
- tilde.club — the original shared Unix server for personal web publishing.
- ctrl-c.club — small public-access Unix system for personal pages.
- xn--sr8hvo.ws — an IndieWeb webring connecting personal sites.
- fediverse.info — introduction to the Fediverse and decentralized social web.
- suckless.org — software that sucks less.
- ribo.zone — a quiet digital garden full of biology, indie music, art, and handmade web.
- alternativeto.net — find FOSS alternatives to proprietary software.
- switching.software — ethical alternatives to popular tech.
- 100r.co — a two-person art collective building low-tech open-source tools and games aboard a sailboat, guided by permacomputing.
- peelopaalu.neocities.org — an unmaintained directory full of neat and cool websites.
- minecraftonline.com — classic Minecraft survival, Java 1.12.2, since 2010.