Showcasing a curated index of indie web and blog directories, aggregating various tools for discovering personal sites, RSS feeds, and constraint-based web communities.
I saw a comment here about how there are so many indexes of indie sites, blogs, etc but there wasn't an index of all the indexes. So I built it. It doesn't require a log in, just go browse! I've curated about 30 or so, but there is a submission form if there are ones I am missing.<p>Also happy to take UI improvements because I am not great in that area!
# The indie web index directory | theindex.fyi
Source: [https://theindex.fyi/](https://theindex.fyi/)
## Curated Directories
Human\-maintained lists of blogs and personal sites\. Good for submitting your own site or browsing by topic\.
- Aggregates 1,000\+ independent and personal blogs
- Home for everyone's blogrolls and post rolls
- Hand\-curated directory of indie blogs
- Open directory of personal sites maintained on GitHub
- Personal sites of Hacker News users no submissions
- Searchable human\-curated indie web directory
- Directory of blogs hosted on Mataroa
- Small personal web feed aggregator
- Directory of personal sites submitted by their owners
- Flat list of personal sites
- Directory of links to help navigate the web
- Human\-curated list of 1,000\+ personal and independent blogs
- Blog directory for Spanish\-language writers
- Yahoo\-style taxonomy of 2,300\+ blogs by topic
- Personal software blogs with HN scores as quality signal, OPML export no submissions
Feed\-centric indexes that surface posts from indie blogs in real time\. Good for following the small web like a stream\.
- RSS\-based social discovery
- Surfaces posts from feeds based on stated interests
- Search engine for RSS feeds from blogs and podcasts
- Random indie blog button; 4,900\+ sites indexed
- Public RSS aggregator with shuffle and random features
## Search Engines
Actually crawl and index the small web\. Good for finding specific content or authors\.
- Discovers personal blogs, indie YouTube channels, and webcomics
- Search engine for content\-rich, non\-commercial, lightweight sites
- Search posts from 3,400\+ independent sites
- Search engine for older\-style pages reminiscent of the early web
- Blog\-focused search engine
## Random Discovery
Send you somewhere unexpected\. Good for when you want to find something new without knowing what you're looking for\.
- A different IndieWeb blog featured every day, with RSS feed
- Surfaces great writing from around the web no submissions
- Get lost on the web — random site discovery
## Constraint\-Based Clubs
Indexes defined by a technical or creative constraint \(page weight, no JS, dark theme, etc\.\)\. Good for finding deliberately minimal sites\.
- Sites under 250 kilobytes
- Sites under 512 kilobytes
- Sites using dark themes by default
## IndieWeb Infrastructure
Webrings, /now pages, webmention networks, and other connective tissue of the IndieWeb\. Good for plugging into the broader community\.
- The IndieWeb wiki's index of personal sites
- Webring of IndieWeb community members
- Directory of people with /now pages, by Derek Sivers
- Directory of personal/IndieWeb sites via omg\.lol
Know one that's missing?[Suggest an entry\.](https://theindex.fyi/submit)
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