April 2026

A curated directory of permacomputing, low-tech, off-grid, indie web, and resilience resources. 58 resources · 21 RSS feeds · OPML

Field Guide

New to this space? The field guide offers a narrative introduction — history, domain overviews, cross-cutting patterns, and curated reading paths for newcomers and veterans alike.

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Computing & Culture

Philosophy, art, and theory of minimal and resilient computing

Name Type Description
Awesome Permacomputing Directory Curated ecosystem list
Compudanzas Project + Practice Human-scale computing and workshops
Critical Engineering Art + Theory Critical tech thinking
Damaged Earth Catalog Catalog Reference of practices and ideas
Frugal Computing Guide Using older machines effectively
Hundred Rabbits Studio Self-reliant computing + living
Monoskop Wiki Media theory archive
N-O-D-E Publication Experimental publishing
Permacomputing Concept + Directory Community exploring regenerative computing
Simplifier Philosophy Durable and understandable tech
XXIIVV Personal wiki Personal computing philosophy + tools

Energy & Infrastructure

Solar power, networking, hardware, and off-grid systems

Name Type Description
LibreSolar Project Open solar hardware
Offgrid Internet Project Off-grid internet experiments
Open Energy Monitor Project Energy monitoring tools
Solar Internet Research Solar networking experiments
Solar Protocol Infrastructure Solar-powered distributed web

Knowledge & Preservation

Archives, wikis, offline access, and libraries (references only, not mirrors)

Name Type Description
Appropedia Wiki Sustainability knowledge base
Branch Magazine Publication Climate-conscious web design
Internet Archive Platform Digital preservation
Kiwix Project Offline Wikipedia access
Project Gutenberg Library Public domain books
Public Domain Review Publication Curated public domain
Whole Earth Catalog Archive Archive Historical catalog

Tools & Software

Minimal operating systems, protocols, browsers, and search engines

Name Type Description
Awesome Uxn Directory Uxn ecosystem index
Collapse Computing Directory GitHub topic cluster
Collapse OS Project OS for post-collapse
Gemini Protocol Protocol Lightweight web protocol
Lagrange Browser Software Minimal browser
Lieu Search Tool Search engine for indie sites
Marginalia Search Tool Search for small web
Plan 9 OS Experimental OS
Suckless Community Simple UNIX tools
TempleOS Archive OS TempleOS archive
Text-only Web Tool Text-mode browsing
TinyTools Directory Small web tools
Uxn Tech Minimal VM

Community & Practice

Webrings, forums, repair communities, and maker culture

Name Type Description
1MB Club Community Website size awareness
512kb Club Community Small website advocacy
Hacker News (alt minimal readers) Community Discussion hub
IndieWeb.org Community Indie web standards
Lobsters Community Minimalist tech forum
Merveilles Hub Community Gateway to indie web ecosystem
Modding Fridays Community Repair and reuse community
Neocities Platform Personal websites
Small Web Movement Essay Conceptual anchor
Tildeverse Community Unix shell communities

Ecology & Resilience

Degrowth, permaculture, resilience thinking, and appropriate technology

Name Type Description
Appropriate Technology Collaborative Org Engineering solutions
Dark Mountain Project Publication Cultural critique
Do the Math Blog Energy + growth analysis
Farm Hack Community Farm tool sharing
Low Impact Education Low impact living
Low-tech Lab Platform Hands-on low-tech tutorials
Low-tech Magazine Publication Solar-powered long-form essays
No Tech Magazine Publication Curated low-tech links
Open Source Ecology Project Open industrial machines
Permaculture Research Institute Publication Permaculture knowledge
Post Carbon Institute Research Energy transition research
Resilience.org Publication Resilience thinking