DBBasic TextBrowser Start Page

Welcome to the text-friendly web. Sites listed here work without JavaScript.

→ See the Color Demo - HTML font colors in a text browser!

🔍 Search Engines

• DuckDuckGo - Privacy-focused search (use F to fill form)
• DuckDuckGo Lite - Even lighter version
• Google - Works in text mode
• Wiby - Search engine for classic web

📰 News

• NPR Text - Text-only NPR news
• CNN Lite - Lightweight CNN
• BBC News - Works well in text
• Hacker News - Tech news, pure HTML
• Lobsters - Tech community, text-friendly
• Tildes - Link aggregator

📚 Reference & Learning

• Wikipedia - The free encyclopedia
• Simple Wikipedia - Simplified articles
• Encyclopedia Britannica - Works in text
• Project Gutenberg - Free ebooks
• Internet Archive - Digital library
• Stack Overflow - Programming Q&A

💬 Social & Community

• Reddit (old) - Text-friendly interface
• Hacker News - Tech discussion
• Lobsters - Tech community
• Tildes - Quality discussion

🎥 Media Alternatives (No JS)

• Invidious (yewtu.be) - YouTube alternative
• Invidious (riverside) - Another instance
• Invidious (puffyan) - Another instance
• Nitter - Twitter alternative
• Teddit - Reddit alternative

🛒 Shopping & Services

• Craigslist - Classifieds, pure HTML
• Amazon - Works (mostly) without JS
• eBay - Works in text mode

🌐 Web Directories

• Wiby - Directory of classic-style websites
• textfiles.com - Historical text files
• Motherfucking Website - Manifesto for simple web
• Better MF Website - With better typography

💻 Tech & Documentation

• DevDocs - Developer documentation
• MDN Web Docs - Web development reference
• Stack Overflow - Programming Q&A
• Arch Linux Manual Pages
• GitHub - Code hosting (works in text)

🎓 Academic & Research

• Google Scholar - Academic search
• arXiv - Scientific papers
• PubMed - Medical research

⚙️ Utilities

• Wolfram Alpha - Computational knowledge
• Weather.gov - US weather (text-friendly)
• What Is My IP - IP lookup

🎮 Fun & Entertainment

• Chess.com - Online chess (some features work)
• Text Adventures - Interactive fiction
• Project Gutenberg - Free books

📖 Blogs & Personal Sites

• Tilde Club - Community of personal sites
• Tilde Town - Another tilde community
• 250KB Club - Sites under 250KB
• 512KB Club - Sites under 512KB

💡 Tips

• Links: Press 0-9 for quick access, or G + number for any link
• Forms: Press F to fill out search forms and other inputs
• AI Help: Press Ctrl-K and ask for help finding sites or information
• Navigation: Use arrow keys, Page Up/Down, Home/End to scroll

🚫 Sites That Won't Work

These sites require JavaScript and won't work in a text browser:

• YouTube.com (use Invidious instead)
• Twitter.com (use Nitter instead)
• Instagram (use bibliogram instances)
• Facebook (mostly broken)
• Most modern web apps (Gmail, Google Docs, etc.)

Press Ctrl-K to enter a URL or AI command | Press Q to quit

DBBasic TextBrowser - A text-mode web browser with AI assistance