What Circular is

Circular is a hand-catalogued index of the web. A curator reviews each submitted site, decides which of the 22 subject sections it belongs in, and adds it with a plain title and a direct link. There are no algorithmic rankings and no paid placements — the index is built by hand, entry by entry.

How the catalogue is maintained

Each listing carries a domain name, a short description, and a category. The curator revisits sections periodically to retire sites that have gone offline or shifted away from their original purpose. When a site changes substantially, its entry is updated or removed. The goal is an index that remains accurate and useful over time, not one that merely accumulates entries.

The 22 sections

Circular organises its entries across 22 subject sections — from Companionship & Intimacy to Travel & Discovery, with practical trades, professional services, and cultural miscellany between. The sections are broad by design: the curator prefers a flat, browsable structure over a deep hierarchy that requires multiple clicks to reach a relevant listing.

Adding a site to Circular

If you run a website that belongs somewhere in the index, you can submit it in under a minute. Supply the URL, choose the section that fits, and the curator will review it. There is no fee, and there never will be — Circular is free to submit and free to browse.

What Circular is not

Circular is not a search engine, a ranking tool, or a promotional platform. It is a reference index: a place to find working sites on a given subject when you want a human-curated shortlist rather than a ranked list of a million results. Use it as you would a well-kept reference shelf.