i've built up quite a hoard of useful or fun websites over the years and here's where i'm gonna dump a bunch of them so other people can use them too; will probably be updated frequently!!! everything is free unless stated otherwise

• Godot - free open source game engine with a silly robot as a logo!!!!!!!!!!!! will be my engine of choice when i finally get off my butt and start learning it
• RV's free Javascript/DHTML effects - a nice handful of cool javascript effects for your site!!! i intend to use some myself eventually
• sadgrl.online - basically anything you could want to get started making a website
• W3schools - THE BELOVED!!! has tutorials for all kinds of coding languages (including html css and javascript) and presents it in a way that's easy to understand while also not treating you like you're 5!!!!!

• Animal Photo Art Reference Search - ACTUAL GODSEND I LOVE THIS WEBSITE. rotate a 3d skull and bring up references for specific animals and angles!!!!! incredibly useful if you struggle with angles like me. also good for just looking at pictures of critters
• Aseprite - objectively the best pixel art program; comfy interface, tons of community made addons (especially on itch), and tons of tools in the base program!!! normally 20 dollars BUT if you want to compile it yourself then it's free!!! it's also open source which is always delightful
• Blockbench - low-poly 3d modeling program; perfect for minecraft modding; can be used in the browser but its nicer to have it downloaded
• Color Blender - smoothly blends colors so you don't have to suffer color picking gradients
• Coolors - color palette generator, lots of features are paywalled but you can still get plenty of use out of the free version
• Firealpaca - my art program of choice!!!!! you have to download it so its not REALLY a website but its good so im putting it here anyway
• Height Comparison - quickly compare the heights of characters and stuff
• Heroforge - intended to make custom ttrpg miniatures but can also be used for all aspects of character design, or even just making preexisting characters!!! there is a paid version but you won't be missing much without it. literally infinite possibilities
• OpenShot - super simple open source video editor, good for if you're not trying to do anything too fancy. you do need to download it
• Pixel Circle/Oval Generator - exactly what it says on the tin (intended for minecraft but useful for anything involving pixels)
• Shake Art Deluxe - make silly little shaky drawings!!! mostly for fun but if you figure out a practical use please tell me im so curious
• Stripe Generator - exactly what it says on the tin
• Unsplash - pretty nice stock image site; great for backgrounds, not so great for moodboards

• A To Z Flowers - information on a bunch of different flowers; i mostly just use it for researching symbolism but it has a whole bunch of interesting stuff
• Behind The Name - countless names with an advanced search including being able to search by meaning and vibes!!! plus without all the weirdness of baby name websites, a very pleasant layout, and some other interesting stuff if youre into names
• Comic Devices Library - showcase and explanation of a ton of different. comic devices (also it's ourple)
• Fantasy Name Generators - name generators for anything your heart desires (and some other generators too)
• Wordhippo - my preferred thesaurus/dictionary/etc website, has quite a few little tools and also a pink hippo mascot

• blinkies.cafe - make custom blinkies from a bunch of different templates
• Coolmath Games - we all know what this site is right. right. frick ton of browser games of any kind you could possibly hope for
• PicMix - you know those silly gifs on discord of characters with a bunch of stuff around them? theyre made here
• Pointless Sites - a frick ton of random games, videos, Pointless Sites, etc!!! one of my favorite sites on the internet tbh. it does sadly have some ai related sites but theyre easy to avoid
• Rickroll - rickroll anyone without suspicion >:3 it even autoplays!!!
• Ultimate Favorite Pokemon Picker - pick your favorite pokemon of every type from every gen!!! very fun