A maintained, canonical meta-index of indie web and small web index sites. 39 entries across 6 categories. Unless noted, each index accepts submissions.
Curated Directories
Human-maintained lists of blogs and personal sites. Good for submitting your own site or browsing by topic.
Feed-centric indexes that surface posts from indie blogs in real time. Good for following the small web like a stream.
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RSS-based social discovery
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Surfaces posts from feeds based on stated interests
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Search engine for RSS feeds from blogs and podcasts
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Random indie blog button; 4,900+ sites indexed
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Public RSS aggregator with shuffle and random features
Search Engines
Actually crawl and index the small web. Good for finding specific content or authors.
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Discovers personal blogs, indie YouTube channels, and webcomics
no submissions
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Search engine for content-rich, non-commercial, lightweight sites
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Search posts from 3,400+ independent sites
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Search engine for older-style pages reminiscent of the early web
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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.
Constraint-Based Clubs
Indexes defined by a technical or creative constraint (page weight, no JS, dark theme, etc.). Good for finding deliberately minimal sites.
IndieWeb Infrastructure
Webrings, /now pages, webmention networks, and other connective tissue of the IndieWeb. Good for plugging into the broader community.