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Useful apps, playful experiments, and independent creations—ready in your browser, with nothing to install.

Scratch
Desmos Graphing Calculator
OpenResume
Lichess
OpenRefine
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ScratchA free, approachable web editor for making interactive stories, games, and animations with visual programming blocks.
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Desmos Graphing CalculatorA focused, free graphing calculator for plotting functions, using tables, and exploring mathematical relationships directly in the browser.
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OpenResumeA free, no-sign-up resume builder and ATS readability checker that keeps your data in the browser and exports job-ready resumes.
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LichessA free, no-ad chess web app for instant games, computer opponents, puzzles, and game study without requiring an account.
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OpenRefineA free, open-source desktop tool for cleaning, transforming, clustering, reconciling, and privately improving messy data.

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Meta TagsA focused browser editor for previewing and generating title, description, and social-sharing metadata for a web page.View app
Layoutit GridA focused in-browser CSS Grid editor for sketching a layout visually and copying its HTML and CSS.View app
Quick, Draw!A fast browser drawing game that challenges a neural network to recognize each doodle as you sketch it.View app
favicon.ioA focused browser toolkit for creating a favicon from text, emoji, or an image and downloading the files a website needs.View app
BfxrA focused browser workbench for sketching, auditioning, and exporting retro-style game sound effects.View app

whim by Whimera

Small things, made with focus.

A preview of tools, games, and experiments built by Whimera.
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Keyboard Test

Inspect key events, rollover, chatter, hold state, and browser response timing in one local session.

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income flow

Watch a monthly or annual income accumulate continuously in a focused, game-like display.

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reflex room

Train reaction speed, click speed, aim, directional choices, impulse control, peripheral awareness, and cognitive focus in seven tests.

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Latest Insights

Ideas, tutorials, AI trends, and field notes from Whimera.

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Field noteWhimera is live: a home for interesting web appsIntroducing Whimera, a discovery and launch platform for useful, playful, and wonderfully specific things made for the web.Field noteField notefavicon.io or Iconify? Make a Site Icon Package or Find a Ready-Made Iconfavicon.io and Iconify Icon Sets both help a web project look finished, but one creates a browser favicon package while the other helps you search ready-made open-source icons. Choose the starting point that matches the asset you actually need.Field noteField noteDiagramDB, drawDB, or DB Fiddle? Choose an ERD Tool, Schema Canvas, or SQL PlaygroundDiagramDB, drawDB, and DB Fiddle all make database work lighter in a browser, but they begin at different points: a quick private ER diagram, a visual schema workspace, or a runnable SQL notebook.Field note

About Whimera

Interesting things, ready in your browser.

Whimera is an independent home for useful, playful, and surprising web apps you can open without downloading a dedicated client. As vibe coding helps more independent developers, designers, and hobbyists turn ideas into working products, Whimera helps those creations find curious users.

We welcome makers who want to publish and promote their work, whether it is open source or proprietary. The name Whimera reflects the spirit of the product: a place for interesting things made for the web.

Third-party listings use attributable information and are not personal reviews, security audits, or endorsements. There are currently no paid placements.

FAQ

Useful context before you open an app.

Are Whimera listings reviews?

No. A listing is a structured summary of attributable information. It is not a personal review, ranking, security audit, or endorsement.

Where does listing information come from?

Listings identify whether facts came from a creator, public product metadata, a narrow automated URL observation, or a community correction. The relevant public product page or documentation is linked on each third-party detail page.

Does an app have to be open source?

No. Whimera may list open-source, source-available, or proprietary apps. Public access to the app and enough attributable product information to describe it accurately matter; access to its source code is not required.

What is whim by Whimera?

These are browser-based tools, games, and experiments built and maintained by Whimera rather than third-party listings.

How can I correct a listing?

Use the local correction draft builder to validate and download a structured report. Nothing is sent or stored unless a public submission channel is explicitly available.