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The Linkroll Directory

A hand-maintained roll of 793 websites across 22 categories — scroll by topic, or roll your own in.


793 Sites
22 Categories
Free to list
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Roll it into The Linkroll

Pick a category and pipe your site in within a minute. Free, forever.

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Frequently asked

Is it free to list my site?

Completely free, with no paid tier. Pick a category, paste your URL, and you are on the roll.

What is The Linkroll?

A hand-maintained web directory — websites typed onto rolls by subject by people, in the spirit of the early-web link rolls.

How is The Linkroll organised?

Sites are rolled by hand into 22 categories (793 listings in total), so you scroll by topic instead of guessing keywords.

How do I add my site?

Hit “Add your site”, pick a category, and submit the URL — we fetch the description for you.

Do you review what gets added?

Yes, a person reads every submission to keep the roll useful and free of spam.

About The Linkroll

The Linkroll is a free, hand-maintained roll of the web — 789 websites typed by people into 22 categories and served to you as plain monospace text. Picture the link rolls and bookmark files of the early net, rebuilt for today: you scroll by subject, turn up sites a search engine would bury, and roll your own in for nothing. Nothing here is machine-spun or pay-to-rank; a person reads every entry and pins a short description pulled from the site, so the roll stays honest and quick to skim.