Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Serendipity – rediscover the web one interesting page at a time

Serendipity brings you worthwhile webpages, one at a time, shaped by what you like and what you are curious about.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Random Useful Websites▲333
Click a button, find a useful website
2015 · randomusefulwebsites.com · its alternatives →
2
AboutIdeasNow – search /about, /ideas, /now pages of 7k+ personal sites▲586
Hi HN! It’s hard to find interesting people to work with on your ideas. Our solution: index the /about, /ideas, /now pages of 1000s of personal websites. There are thousands of cool personal sites out there, with amazing ideas on them, but there’s nowhere to easily search through. So we built a simple site that indexes 7k+ personal sites [0]. We were inspired by Derek Sivers’ Now page movement [1] and other IndieWeb directories [2], but we figured that it would be more useful if we: * Let you search directly across personal sites without having to visit them * Take the content…
2024 · aboutideasnow.com · its alternatives →
3
wavey.tips▲132
Curated lists you can share with friends.
2018 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →
4
Nicely Said▲78
Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose
2016 · nicelysaid.co · its alternatives →
5
WebStickies – Sticky notes for the internet▲201
I made a browser extension that lets you leave notes on websites. Some features: search by content, add tags, sync, export/import
2022 · lawrencehook.com · its alternatives →
6
Once▲134
Stop wasting time on websites that don't make you happy
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
7
Salience▲82
See every request to your website and how it responds.
7d ago · salience.com · its alternatives →
8
UrlRoulette – Pass a URL to the next visitor▲180
Pull the lever and land on a random website submitted by a real person. No algorithms, no AI slop — just internet serendipity since 2017.
2017 · urlroulette.net · its alternatives →
9
Markd▲141
Bookmarks for people
2016 · markd.co · its alternatives →
10
Serenity▲76
Productivity made fun, a website blocker to help you focus
2020 · its alternatives →
11
WebStickies▲89
Sticky notes for the Internet
2023 · its alternatives →
12
Bookmarkify▲104
Bookmark anywhere on a web page
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
13
Surfly▲80
Surf the web together. From anywhere.
2014 · surfly.com · its alternatives →
14
Browsing Mode▲141
Online space for exceptional website designs
2024 · browsingmode.com · its alternatives →
15
OneYou▲77
Showcase your portfolio online with a personal site
2021 · its alternatives →
16
Content Strategy for the Web▲57
Better content means better business
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
PageNow▲87
Share what you are reading in real-time with your friends
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Browsly▲102
Open any link in the browser of your choice
2025 · linktr.ee · its alternatives →
19
Section.fyi▲79
Personalize your online presence with a custom link page
2023 · its alternatives →
20
Come browse with me▲75
Invite others to browse with you
2021 · its alternatives →
21
Briefly▲75
TL;DR highlight the internet and share on social media
2020 · briefly.co · its alternatives →
22
The Useless Web▲7
A curated guide to fun, useless sites
2025 · theuselessweb.online · its alternatives →
23
Crumble▲72
Crumble the web into beautiful insights and stories.
2020 · lovecrumble.com · its alternatives →
24
Thredd - Collaborative Browsing▲67
Get recommendations from people who share your interests
2019 · thredd.io · its alternatives →

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