Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to nerd_splash

Weekly newsletter on technology, education & weird behaviors

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. nerd_splash launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Laugh Digest▲85

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   Brain Pump▲165

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3. 3
   Hot Pod▲108

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4. 4
   Newsletter Stack▲442

   Curated newsletters to help you learn about anything.

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   Charged newsletter▲156

   Weekly roundup of tech, boiled down into bite sized pieces

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   12K FILTER▲157

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   EMERGING▲141

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   SubList▲83

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   Out of the Ordinary Email▲110

   Exceptional newsletters about creative obsessions

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    MailChimp UX Newsletter▲180

    Tales of researching, designing, and building from Mailchimp

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    SummaList▲110

    We summarize all the best tech & startup newsletters.

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    Fever Reader▲73

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    Radar Newsletter▲76

    A curated newsletter of everything interesting in tech

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    Curious Newsletter▲12

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    The Tech Caucus▲101

    A weekly newsletter that polls tech's leaders anonymously

    2016 · techcauc.us · its alternatives →

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    Dev Ideas▲86

    An email newsletter for dev project ideas.

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    The Memo▲91

    A new online publication for people curious about the future

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    Mattermark General & Administrative▲112

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    Geekout Newsletter by Matt Navarra▲88

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    Comic Hoard▲84

    The webcomic library (Garfield, Penny Arcade, XKCD, & more)

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