Kagi Small Web
Focus: small web, blogs and discovery. Shares indieweb with Neocities. A website, not a web app. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Neocities: 4.6).
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Web App
Neocities
Free static website hosting with a friendly online editor and community.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
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What is Neocities?
Neocities gives you a free website with 1 GB of storage, 200 GB of bandwidth, an in-browser HTML editor and a community of personal sites to follow, with no adverts. The Supporter plan at $5 a month adds custom domains, 50 GB of storage and more features.
Pros: what Neocities does well
- Generous free hosting
- No ads, ever
- Fun personal web community
Cons: where it falls short
- Custom domains need the paid plan
- Static sites only
Who Neocities is for
Anyone who wants to learn HTML or keep a small personal site online for free.
Who can skip it
Businesses needing databases, server code or e-commerce.
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Focus: rss reader, news and self-hosted. Also in Learning and Digital Minimalism, like Neocities. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.
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Calmly Writer
Focus: distraction-free, writing and markdown. Also in Writing and Digital Minimalism, like Neocities. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Neocities: 4.6).
Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
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Flat
Focus: sheet music, notation and composition. Also in Writing and Learning, like Neocities. Adds Windows, macOS and iOS. Rated 4.5 (Neocities: 4.6).
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Tiny Little Office
Focus: office suite, documents and spreadsheets. Also in Writing and Digital Minimalism, like Neocities. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Neocities: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.3Visit
Butterick's Practical Typography
Focus: typography, writing and layout. Also in Writing and Learning, like Neocities. A book, not a web app. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Rated 4.8 (Neocities: 4.6).
BookFreeWeb
4.8Visit
Free alternatives to Neocities
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Prompt Engineering Guide
Focus: prompt engineering, context engineering and rag. Also in Learning and Writing, like Neocities. A course, not a web app. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Rated 4.8 (Neocities: 4.6).
CourseFreeWeb
4.8Visit
Purdue OWL
Focus: writing guide, citations and apa. Also in Writing and Learning, like Neocities. A website, not a web app. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Neocities: 4.6).
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit
WordReference
Focus: dictionary, translation and languages. Also in Learning and Writing, like Neocities. A website, not a web app. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Neocities: 4.6).
WebsiteFreeWeb, iOS
4.7Visit
Linguee
Focus: translation, dictionary and languages. Also in Writing and Learning, like Neocities. A website, not a web app. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Adds iOS and Android. Same 4.6 rating.
WebsiteFreeWeb, iOS
4.6Visit
MarkEdit
Focus: markdown editor, writing app and mac app. Also in Writing and Digital Minimalism, like Neocities. A Mac app, not a web app. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Adds macOS and Offline. Same 4.6 rating.
Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit
Wiktionary
Focus: dictionary, languages and etymology. Also in Writing and Learning, like Neocities. A website, not a web app. Free (Neocities: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.
WebsiteFreeWeb
4.6Visit
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