What is the "small web"?
The Small Web (or Indie Web) is about creating a smaller, more human-scale internet that focuses on individual ownership and control over online presence, content, and data. It encourages the building and participation in community-driven networks and values simplicity, privacy, and direct interactions.
This stands in contrast to large corporations and platforms that dominate the mainstream web, which often feature mass surveillance, data mining, and impersonal algorithms. By fostering a diverse ecosystem of independent websites and services, the Small Web preserves the original spirit of the internet's freedom, creativity, and collaboration.
These are a collection of small web portals. Feel free to email me at[email protected] if you'd like to add your site or collection of sites to the portal.
Portals
Kagi's small web portal that grabs random pages!
Another search engine, but it focuses on the small web and also has a surprise search option.
An independent search engine that focuses on non-commercial content. SMALL WEB!
Their line: "ooh.directory is a place to find good blogs that interest you."
You "walk the forest" to find new and unexpected things. Another small web-focused random machine.
Focused on sites that follow the IndieWeb standard, but they seem more focused on the small web than that particular rule.
Tech sites sourced from Hacker News.
An ad-free, independent search engine just for personal websites and digital gardens. Has a random button too.
A live feed of fresh posts from indie blogs. Hit shuffle or random when you want to wander.
A human-curated list of personal and independent blogs that are still updated regularly. No algorithms!
A directory of over a thousand personal sites, filterable by tag, with a button to jump to a random one.
A directory of handmade webpages: personal sites, communities, and experiments.
Browse the handmade sites hosted on Neocities by tag, popularity, or recent updates.
A showcase of lightweight websites that weigh less than 512KB. The small web, taken literally.
A webring for personal sites with IndieWeb building blocks. Check the directory or hop to a random member.