An independent reading list, kept by hand.

Almanac is a web directory kept in the manner of an accounting ledger: entries are filed by subject account, reviewed against a short set of plain criteria, and recorded in the order they were accepted. The catalogue currently holds 833 websites across 22 accounts.

The directory was founded on a simple premise: that a hand-edited list of live websites, organised by subject and free of algorithmic ranking, remains a useful thing. Each entry carries a domain address, a brief description, and the account under which it is filed. Nothing more is claimed.

Submission is open to any website that meets the directory's criteria: the site must be live, the description must be plainly worded, and the submission must be made in good faith. There is no charge to submit and no charge to browse. Paid placement does not exist here.

Entries are reviewed each period. Those that go dark, change their terms in a material way, or whose descriptions prove inaccurate are quietly removed at the next review. The catalogue is not frozen; it is kept.

Almanac does not rank, recommend, or endorse any site it lists. The index is a record of addresses, organised by subject. The reader is asked to exercise their own judgement before acting on any entry.