Collectives

Minimalist tilde community. Shell accounts, web hosting, Gemini, and more.

Intentional digital community on a shared Unix system. Art, code, and connection.

Blogging challenge: publish 100 posts in a year. Encouraging people to write more.

Public access Unix system (tilde/pubnix). Free shell accounts, web hosting, gopher, gemini. Join the community.

Free collaborative family tree. Single shared tree for everyone.

Collaborative family tree. World family tree project.

Pottery and ceramics community. Techniques, glazes, and firing.

Knitting and crochet community. Patterns, projects, and yarn database.

Community repair events. Fix electronics and reduce e-waste.

Gathering for Open Science Hardware. Open tools for research.

Open Source Hardware Association. Standards and certification.

Global Village Construction Set. Open source industrial machines.

Right to repair advocacy. Policy updates and how to help.

Community-led responses to climate change. Grassroots resilience building.

Global permaculture community. Design principles for sustainable living.

Wiki for appropriate technology and sustainability. DIY solutions for the world.

Global Investigative Journalism Network. Resources and training for journalists.

Citizen media from around the world. Underreported stories translated.

Self-replicating 3D printer project. The origin of desktop 3D printing.

The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers. Locksport advocacy and education.

National Model Railroad Association. Standards, conventions, and achievement program.

Radical publisher and zine distro. DIY guides, activism, and independent voices.

Film advocacy and sales. Podcast, community, and obscure film stocks.

Analog photography publication. Film reviews, interviews, and community features.

Film photography community. Camera reviews, film stocks, and reader submissions.

Gemini community hub. Project updates and capsule directory.

Conlanging tools and community. Dictionary builder, grammar documentation, and forums.

Conlanging organization. Resources, community, and the LCS relay tradition.

Chiptune and lo-fi music battles. Competitions in tracker formats and game consoles.

DIY synthesizer mailing list and wiki. Build your own modules and instruments.

Achievements for retro games. Community-created challenges for classic titles.

Sega Master System and Game Gear preservation. Scans, translations, and homebrew.

ROM hacking community. Translations, hacks, and utilities for retro games.

Roguelike news and community. Reviews, interviews, and the annual 7DRL challenge.

Roguelike development wiki. Game design, programming tutorials, and genre history.

Tool-assisted speedrun archive. Frame-perfect runs pushing games to theoretical limits.

Live speedrun racing platform. Real-time races and historical race data.

Speedrunning charity marathons. AGDQ and SGDQ raise millions for charity annually.

The speedrunning leaderboard. Records, rules, and community for thousands of games.

Mountain encyclopedia and climbing routes. Peak info, trip reports, and photos.

American caving organization. Grottos, publications, and cave conservation.

North American Mycological Association. Forays, education, and mushroom club directory.

UK bird research and citizen science. Surveys, ringing data, and population monitoring.

Community hub for pen plotters and drawing machines. Resources, software, and inspiration.

Woodworking community and project gallery. Plans, reviews, and maker portfolios.

Organization for bladesmiths. Mastersmith testing, schools, and traditional craft preservation.

Free web hosting for amateur radio operators. Thousands of ham radio personal pages since 1995.

American Radio Relay League. The national association for amateur radio in the US. News, licensing info, and technical resources.

Demoscene community and wiki. Historical documentation of groups, parties, and productions.

Demoscene hosting and community. Free web hosting for sceners and groups since 1998.

Portal for the Amiga demoscene. News, releases, and community for classic computing enthusiasts.

Community platform for creative coding sketches. Share and remix Processing/p5.js artwork with source code.

Platform for generative art on Tezos. Unique algorithmic art pieces where each mint creates a one-of-a-kind variation.

Wiki about sustainable computing. Principles for designing systems that last and minimize environmental impact.

Decentralized social network. No ads, no algorithms, community-run servers.

Federated link aggregator. Like Reddit but decentralized, open source, and community-owned.

Non-profit link aggregator focused on quality discussion. No ads, open source, privacy-respecting.

Social film discovery. Log, rate, and review films. Find what to watch next.

Repository of command-line snippets. User-submitted one-liners for common and obscure tasks.

Multiplayer aerial combat HTML5 game. Fast-paced missile warfare in the browser.

Photography community and marketplace. Discover and license stunning photography.

Photo sharing community since 2004. Billions of photos organized by groups and tags.

National Novel Writing Month. Write 50,000 words in November with community support.

Free emotional support. Connect with trained listeners or licensed therapists.

Showcase platform for digital artists. Game art, concept art, and illustration.

Art community since 2000. Traditional and digital art from millions of artists.

Adobe's creative portfolio platform. Design, illustration, and photography.

Design inspiration and community. UI/UX, illustration, and branding.

Indie games, animation, and art since 1995. Where Flash games lived.

Image hosting platform built for astrophotographers. Deep sky objects, planets, and equipment details from a passionate community.

Collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Field recordings, synths, and effects.

Open music encyclopedia. Community-maintained database of music metadata used by many apps.

Collection of /uses pages from developers. See what tools, apps, and setups people use.

Directory of /now pages. See what people are focused on right now, inspired by Derek Sivers.

Math training for bright students. From contest math to university preparation.

Free browser games. Thousands of indie games playable instantly.

JavaScript games in 13KB or less. Annual competition pushing constraints.

PICO-8 game community. Thousands of tiny games with source code.

Celebrate messy, creative game-making. Game jams and experimental games.

Creative Commons music remixes. Free music for your projects.

The definitive board game database. Reviews, rankings, and community.

Tabletop RPG database and community. D&D, Pathfinder, and thousands more.

The demoscene's community hub. Database of demos, intros, and digital art pushing hardware to its limits.

Social network for creative coders. JavaScript demos in 140 characters or less. Constraint breeds creativity.

Platform for indie games and game jams. Discover weird, wonderful games from independent developers.

Community-driven guide to web accessibility. Resources, checklist, and patterns for inclusive design.

Community keeping Pebble smartwatches alive. App store, cloud services, and new watch development.

Community-driven recipe site. Millions of home cook reviews and ratings.

Book reviews and recommendations. Track what you read, find new books.

Catalog your books and connect with readers. Book lover's social network.

Music database and marketplace. Catalog your collection, buy vinyl.

Music database with community ratings. Discover albums by genre and era.

Track your music listening. Scrobble from any player, discover similar artists.

Infinite canvas of text. Place characters anywhere, see what others have written.

Digital rights organization defending civil liberties online. Fighting for privacy, free speech, and innovation.

People-powered research. Help scientists with real research projects.

Independent music platform. Artists sell directly to fans, keeping most of the money.

Largest collection of guitar tabs. Chords, tabs, and bass tabs for millions of songs.

3D printing model repository. Free designs for anything you can print.

3D printing models from Prusa. High quality, well-organized designs.

Curated 3D printable objects. Guaranteed to print designs.

Social network for athletes. Track running, cycling, and more.

Digital comics platform. Thousands of free webcomics to read.

Anime and manga database. Track, rate, and discover Japanese media.

Modern anime and manga tracking. Clean interface, active community.

Company reviews and salaries. Employee perspectives on workplaces.

The Wikipedia of maps. Free, editable map of the world built by volunteers.

Conservation organization. Protecting nature and wildlife.

Platform for hardware projects. Electronics, 3D printing, and making shared by a global community.

Step-by-step instructions for making anything. Crafts, electronics, cooking, and everything in between.

Find local repair events where volunteers help fix broken items. Fighting planned obsolescence together.

Free web hosting for static sites in the spirit of GeoCities. Hosts thousands of creative personal websites.

A community of artists, designers, and technologists building experimental software and tools.

Movement to own your own content and identity online. Resources for building your personal website.

Shared Unix server hosting personal websites. A throwback to the early days of the web.

A loose association of pubnix servers providing free Unix shell accounts and fostering a community of small-web enthusiasts.

Resources and community for building small, personal websites. Against the bloated modern web.

Marketplace for independent games. Pay-what-you-want model, creator-friendly revenue split, vast catalog of experimental work.