helpful links 
i originally started this list back when i first made my website as a personal list but also for beginners looking to get into web design! nowadays, the list is multi-purpose and you can find a lot of different resources here!
found a broken link? send me an email soph@soph.gay or leave me a message on my guestbook (*¯︶¯*)
total of links to use to your heart's desire ( ˙꒳˙ )
★ inspo
- website idea generator // fun ideas for ur site
- owlhari shrines guide // ideas for webshrines
- neonaut 88x31 buttons // has a ton of random site buttons to visit for inspo
- random plot generator // writing ideas
- art prompt generator // ideas for things to make art of
websites
misc
★ web development
- w3schools // learn html/css
- mozilla docs // learn html/css
- html cheatsheet // cheatsheets for html, css, and js
- undocumented neocities mechanics // neocities features that most people may not know + has a special sauce calculator
- notepad++ // coding software (good for beginners)
- vscode // coding software (more advanced)
- sadgrl's site layout builder // responsive layout builder
- mjt // responsive holy grail layout
- teppyslayouts // free layouts
- repth themes // free layouts
- neothemes // free layouts
- codesharing // free layouts
- eggramen // free layouts
- itinerae // free layouts
- css gradient maker // create css gradients
- animista // css animation library
- css.glass // css glassmorphism effect maker
- 7.css // windows 7 interface components
- xp.css // windows xp interface components
- 98.css // windows 98 interface components
- crt overlay script // crt for ur website
- scripted's resources // code snippets
- sadgrl // code snippets
- fc2 visitor counter // website visitor counter
- fc2 clap counter // similar to visitor counter
- mabsland rating pandas // give a rating to your site
- status.cafe // status updater
- imood // display your current mood on your site
- pollcode // polls for ur site
- wheel spinner // wheel spinner embed
- gifypet // interactive pet
- abowman site gadgets // random site embeds
- scm music player // music player embed
- rv's javascript effects // effects for ur site
- 90s cursor effects // effects for ur cursor
- neocities // web-hosting service (where this site is hosted!)
- nekoweb // web-hosting service
refs, learning, & info
coding tools
layouts & builders
css
code snippets, embeds & effects
hosting
★ tools
- photopea // web-based photoshop copy
- remove.bg // remove backgrounds
- colordesigner // hex color wheel
- soph's moodboard maker // make a moodboard from your images
- soph's palette generator // generate a color palette from an image
- spotidownloader // download spotify tracks/albums
- cobalt.tools // downloads from a variety of services (tiktok, instagram, etc)
- cnv.mp3 // download youtube videos
- v.gd // make urls shorter
- shorturl // make urls shorter
- freeconvert // convert files to different types
image editing
downloaders
utilities
★ fonts & text
- dafont // free fonts
- cdn fonts // free fonts
- fontspark // free fonts
- emojicombos // cute symbols to copy and paste
- textsymbols // cute symbols to copy and paste
- kaomoji.you // cute kaomojis to copy and paste
- word art maker // 90s-esque word art
- cooltext.com // lots of cool word art
- rainbow text generator // rainbow text for ur site
- glowing text generator // glowing text for ur site
- gradient text generator // gradient text for ur site
fonts
symbols
word art
text effects
★ graphics & design
- pixelsafari // small pixels/favicons
- sadthemes' small pixels // small pixels/favicons
- pixels.crd.co // small pixels/favicons
- pixelsoup // pixel graphics
- flamestep // graphics and backgrounds
- texturetown // textures, can be used as backgrounds
- transparenttextures // textures, can be used as backgrounds
- eggnored // backgrounds
- jansgraphics // blinkies, stamps, graphics, etc
- caesthoffe // blinkies, stamps, graphics, etc
- 88x31 button maker // make button graphics
- blinkies cafe // find + make blinkies
- adrian's blinkie collection // blinkies
- plasticdino // blinkies
- glitter graphics // blinkies, gifs, etc
- 99 gif shop // gifs
- gifcities // gifs
- frutigeraeroarchive // frutiger aero graphics
- kelseycrossing // animal crossing pixels
- shinobi-bacon // transparent animal crossing gifs
- nookipedia // animal crossing wiki, good to find pngs of in-game stuff
- the spriter's resource // videogame sprites
- death generator // videogame dialogue boxes
- dividers.crd.co // image dividers
- sanatorium9divss // image dividers
- cursors4u // free cursors
- rw designer // free cursors