{"slug": "dillo-directory-directory-of-useful-sites-that-work-reasonably-well-on-dillo", "title": "Dillo directory – Directory of useful sites that work reasonably well on Dillo", "summary": "A directory of websites that work well on the Dillo browser has been published, focusing on human-crafted content with minimal JavaScript and CSS. The list includes alternative frontends, archives, blog platforms, and other resources for users of the lightweight browser.", "body_md": "# Dillo directory\n\nDirectory of useful sites that work reasonably well on Dillo with a focus on human crafted content. Typically with no JavaScript and modest use of CSS. No affiliation.\n\n## Alternative Frontends\n\n[Farside](https://farside.link/)- Alternative frontends to many sites.\n\n## Archives\n\n[Usenet Archives](https://yarchive.net/)- Articles saved from Usenet newsgroups by Norman Yarvin\n[Textfile directory](http://textfiles.com/directory.html)- BBS text files archive 1980-1995.\n[Web Textfiles](http://web.textfiles.com/)- BBS text files archive post 1995.\n[Archive Team](https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/Main_Page)- Loose collective of rogue archivists, programmers, writers and loudmouths dedicated to saving our digital heritage.\n\n## Blog Aggregators\n\n[Bearblog](https://bearblog.dev/discover/)- \"Discover articles and blogs on Bear\".\n[Bubbles](https://bubbles.town/)- \"Independent blog posts, ranked by the community. Good stuff bubbles up. The rest pops\".\n[CAPCOM](gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/capcom/)([proxy](https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/gemini.circumlunar.space/capcom/))- \"CAPCOM is a public aggregator of subscribable Gemini pages and Gemini Atom feeds\".\n\n## Blog Platforms\n\n[Bear](https://bearblog.dev/)- \"A privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging platform\".\n[Mataroa](https://mataroa.blog/)- \"Naked blogging platform, for minimalists\".\n\n## Books\n\n[Project Gutenberg](https://www.gutenberg.org/)- Online library with over 75,000 free eBooks\n(\n[example](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11/pg11-images.html)). [Standard Ebooks](https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/)- High quality free public domain eBooks\n(\n[example](https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/lewis-carroll/alices-adventures-in-wonderland/john-tenniel/text/chapter-1)). [Wikipedia Book Search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources)- Search a book using the ISBN in multiple sites and databases.\n[Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects)- Library for textbooks with an open license.\n\n## Fediverse\n\n[Smolfedi](https://smolfedi.pollux.casa/)- A smolweb Fediverse client.\n\n## Forums\n\n[MelonLand Forum](https://forum.melonland.net/)- Forum for art and creative topics (closed on mondays).\n[32-Bit Cafe](https://discourse.32bit.cafe/)- \"A community of like-minded website hobbyists and professionals helping to make the web fruitful and bountiful again\".\n[Privacy Guides](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/categories)- \"Socially motivated website that provides information for protecting your data security and privacy\".\n\n## Magazines\n\n[Low Tech Magazine](https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/)- Solar-powered magazine covering low technology solutions.\n[Good Internet](https://www.goodinternetmagazine.com/)- A magazine for the non-corporate and independent web.\n[Phrack](https://phrack.org/index_latest.html)- Computer security and hacker culture magazine since 1985.\n[Paged Out!](https://pagedout.institute/)- Programming, security, electronics and similar topics.\n[ELPiS](https://elpis.ws/)- Magazine exploring the small web, indie web, and digital minimalism.\n\n## Marketplace\n\n[Epic Attic](https://www.epic-attic.co.uk/)- Marketplace listing with no checkout or shopping cart (UK based).\n\n## Newspapers\n\n[NPR text](https://text.npr.org/)- Text-only version of National Public Radio (US).\n[CBC Lite](https://www.cbc.ca/lite/news)- Text-only version of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.\n[NewsWaffle](gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/)([proxy](https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/))- News aggregator via Gemini.\n[Timef](https://timef.com/)- News aggregator (US centric).\n[Slowernews](https://www.slowernews.com/)- Hand crafted news updated when relevant.\n\n## Research\n\n## Search Engines\n\n[Marginalia](https://old-search.marginalia.nu/)- Small independent search engine.\n[Wiby](https://wiby.org/)- Search engine for older style and lightweight pages.\n[DuckDuckGo Lite](https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite)- Lightweight version of DuckDuckGo search engine.\n[Mojeek](https://www.mojeek.com/)- Independent search engine.\n\n## Software\n\n[ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Main_page)- Arch Linux curated documentation (applicable to many other distros).\n[Awesome Self-Hosted](https://awesome-selfhosted.net/)- Comprehensive list of free software for self-hosting (big!).\n[Let's Decentralize](https://letsdecentralize.org)- Alternatives to the standard internet stack.\n[POSIX.1-2008 Specification](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.2008edition/mindex.html)- POSIX.1-2008 official documentation (see table of contents).\n\n## Sustainability\n\n[Earth Notes](https://www.earth.org.uk/)- Practical steps to reduce carbon footprint.\n[Permacomputing](https://permacomputing.net/)- \"Permacomputing is both a concept and a community of practice oriented around issues of resilience and regenerativity in computer and network technology inspired by permaculture\".\n\n## Technology News\n\n[Lobsters](https://lobste.rs/)- Computing-focused link aggregator with moderated discussion.\n[LWN](https://lwn.net/)- Reader-supported news for Linux and free software development.\n[Blue Dwarf](https://bluedwarf.top/)- Link aggregator with a small social network hosted on a RPi 3.\n[Altershash](https://alterslash.org/)- Unofficial Slashdot digest.\n\n## Web Directories\n\n[Plaintext World](https://plaintextworld.com/)- \"A collecton of plaintext (and mainly text) websites\".\n[UnScripted](https://alex.envs.net/)- \"A guide to navigating the web without JavaScript\".\n[Greycoder text-only news](https://greycoder.com/a-list-of-text-only-new-sites/)- \"A list of text-only & minimalist news sites\".\n[BMK Lite & Text Only News and other Websites](https://bmk.neocities.org/)- \"A List of text only & lightweight, News, Sports, Weather, Search Engines, Cooking, Tech News, News Aggregator Websites, and other stuff\".\n[Cheapskate's Guide](http://cheapskatesguide.org/resources.html)- \"Resources page for the Cheapskate's Guide to Computers and the internet\".\n[Marginalia Links](https://www.marginalia.nu/links/)- \"The Internet is not much without links. We should link more\".\n[XXIIVV Bookmarks](https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/bookmarks.html)- \"The Bookmarks is a curated list of websites\".\n[マリウス Bookmarks](https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/bookmarks/)- \"Collection of all bookmarks that I used to save across multiple browsers and devices\".\n[Seirdy Search Engines](https://seirdy.one/posts/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexes/)- \"A look at search engines with their own indexes\".\n\n## Webrings\n\n[Merveilles](https://webring.xxiivv.com/)- Hand-crafted wikis and portfolios for artists and developers.\n[IndieWeb Webring](https://xn--sr8hvo.ws/directory)- Blogs and personal sites from IndieWeb (many images!).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dillo-directory-directory-of-useful-sites-that-work-reasonably-well-on-dillo", "canonical_source": "https://dir.dillo-browser.org/", "published_at": "2026-06-14 17:02:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-14 19:12:31.677391+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools"], "entities": ["Dillo", "Farside", "Project Gutenberg", "Standard Ebooks", "Bearblog", "Mataroa", "Marginalia", "Wiby"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dillo-directory-directory-of-useful-sites-that-work-reasonably-well-on-dillo", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dillo-directory-directory-of-useful-sites-that-work-reasonably-well-on-dillo.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dillo-directory-directory-of-useful-sites-that-work-reasonably-well-on-dillo.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dillo-directory-directory-of-useful-sites-that-work-reasonably-well-on-dillo.jsonld"}}