★ = my go-tos
tools for you
- delphitools - mega database for tools you can use for almost anything creative!
- marsh's resource database - a rentry i made for finding web graphics, buttons, stamps and more :]
- alphabetize tool - what it says on the tin!
- contrast checker - ★ check the color contrast of two colors to see if they pass web accessibility standards
- css validator - checks your css files for any errors
- dead link checker - what it says on the tin!
- html validator - checks your html files for any errors
- pagespeed insights - checks how fast your page loads and shows you how to improve its speed
- pixels converter - convert css units like px to em and pt to px
- toyls tile tester - test how seamlessly your background image tiles on a page
- typescript - checks your javascript files for any errors
- w3schools - ★ coding tutorials and references, from simple html and css to javascript and jquery
- WAVE - checks the accessiblility of a page
- cowsites - free to use, one layout site hoster (very limited in terms of personalization, but good as a carrd or linktr.ee alternative)
- leprd.space - free to use (but must apply), up to 5GB with the highest hosting plan, no file limits (good as a neocities alternative)
- nekoweb - free to use, up to 500mb without paying for upgrade, no file limits (good as a neocities alternative)
- konwerter's online audio converter - converts your audio file to different audio formats
- animista - css animations library
- fslightbox - a fullscreen lightbox gallery for your images
- isotope - filters and sorts your content
- tippy - tooltips for your content
- cursors-4u - large downloadable cursor database
- rw-designer - ★ large downloadable cursor database
- 1001 fonts - large downloadable font database (majority are free, but some are trial versions that require paying a license to access the full version)
- cinni's fonts list - a short list made by cinni of cute fonts
- cool text graphics generator - generate logos with existing fonts (not with AI), you can also download the fonts directly for personal use
- dafont - ★ large downloadable font database (majority are free, but some are trial versions that require paying a license to access the full version)
- google fonts - large downloadable font database
- croppola - ★ for cropping an image to a certain aspect ratio or for scaling it up/down to specific dimensions
- dither it! - ★ dither your images
- halftone maker - convert any image into one made up out of halftones
- image color picker - ★ use an eyedropper to pick colors from an image
- image resize calculator - ★ calculate the new dimensions of your image while keeping its original aspect ratio by percentage or target width/height
- instagram carousel maker - ★ resizes your images and adds white space when necessary to fit them into instagram's carousel format
- removebg - ★ auto (or manually) remove backgrounds from images
- atabook - ★ guestbook option (account required to use)
- cbox - ★ chatbox (account required to use)
- imood - display your current mood (account required to use)
- navlink ads - shows "ads" promoting personal websites (open to join for free!)
- piclog - post highly compressed JPEGs, which automatically makes them 1000 times funnier (account required to use)
- smart guestbook - ★ guestbook option (account required to use)
- status.cafe - ★ display your current status (account required to use)
- status.cafe fix for new neocities accs - (this is mostly for accounts made in 2024) a workaround to making status.cafe work on your site!
- tamaNOTchi - raise a virtual pet on the web (account required to use)
- widgetstar - freemium widgets database (account required to use, all widgets are free but premium version raises their usage limits. learn more here.)
- 3d male head - ★ study lighting and planes of the faces
- bitsy - online engine that lets you make your own 2D pixel games (view some examples here!)
- construct3 - game-creation program, make your own games without needing to know how to code. similar to scratch but a lot more complex!
- picoCAD - program for making and texturing lowpoly 3d models (there's also picoCAD 2!)
- pigment - infinitely scrolling page that generates endless dual-colored color palettes
- plushify - design your own plushies and make them REAL
- poly haven - public 3d assets gallery, includes HDRIs, textures, and models
- pose search - pose a 3d skeleton and it finds a real photograph that matches
- quickposes - online timed (or untimed, if you prefer) practices for gesture drawing and improving anatomy
- shiftpedia's character creation resources - list of generators (not AI), prompts, and questions that can help you when creating an original character
general web
other web hosts
audio
codes
cursors
fonts
image
widgets & features
creating
fun stuff
- DooM - play doom (1997) online
- jspaint - windows 98 version of ms paint, but online
- myretrotvs - watch decade TV on virtual televisions
- the geocities gallery - archive of old geocities websites
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