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The curiosity engine for YouTube
There's more on YouTube than you could watch in a hundred lifetimes. Detour hand picks five rabbit holes a day that make you curious again.
Your feed keeps you in the same burrow, serving more of whatever you clicked last. Detour works out what actually sparks you, then sends you down rabbit holes you'd never have found on your own.
Ten questions, three things
Topics are how you get boxed in. We ask about the things that actually explain your curiosity.
The feeling you're chasing. "I can't believe that's real", "I could do that", "I never knew that" or a deep breath of calm.
A world expert or a passionate amateur. Polished documentary or one person in their shed. We match the kind of creator you click with.
What you're sick of, and how adventurous you're feeling today. You set the starting point. We do the exploring.
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Two minutes. No topic checkboxes, we promise.
What lights you up
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Your daily detours
Something comfortable, something new, and something you'd never have picked yourself.
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The wildcard
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How we curate
There's no shortage of content. There's a shortage of curiosity.
People who are brilliant at what they do, from master craftspeople to obsessive amateurs.
Videos punching above their weight, getting far more love than their channel usually does.
When the comments are full of people who fell down a rabbit hole, it goes to the top of the pile.
No Shorts, no shouting thumbnails, no reaction videos. From last week or ten years ago.
Every pick comes with a short note on what makes it worth falling into.
Some of the best stuff has a few thousand views. We go looking for it.
Pricing
One brilliant video beats three hours of scrolling. Watch here or jump straight into YouTube.
First month free
$5a month, or $40 a year
Five detours every day, weekly wildcard questions and a note on why every pick is worth it.
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