We’ve been acquired by AstroSafe!

We’re delighted to announce that DIY is back online! 🎉 Thanks to an exciting acquisition by our friends at AstroSafe (more on them below), DIY is up and running once again.  

All accounts are now fully operational, just as before—effective immediately!  

If you’ve decided to move on during this downtime, we completely understand. Just let us know, and we’ll deactivate your plan.  

But if you’re as thrilled as we are to be reunited, WELCOME BACK! Simply log in with your old credentials and start DIY-ing again. 🚀  

When we downed tools back in May 2024, we truly thought it was the end. Growth was tough, finances were tight, and our morale was low.  

With heavy hearts, we paused all operations and began the difficult process of shutting DIY down.  

It broke our hearts. And it broke yours too. 

We were deeply moved by the thousands of heartfelt messages from our community. Messages filled with love, encouragement, and the hope that DIY could somehow continue. But no matter how hard we tried, we just couldn’t see a way forward. We had no choice but to say goodbye.  

Then, in our darkest moment, just when the fog seemed thickest, something incredible happened.  

A light at the end of the tunnel.  

At the eleventh hour, buried deep in a junk mail folder, was one of those goodbye messages. But this one wasn’t from a community member.  

It was from the team at AstroSafe.  

A London-based company dedicated to building amazing online tools for kids, including a kid-safe search engine, a kid-safe YouTube alternative, and a kid-friendly browser app for studying.  

The subject line?  

“Don’t give up!”

Inside, the message read:  

"We’ve loved DIY ever since we started building safe internet tools for kids four years ago! Don’t close it down! We can help! Let’s keep it alive!" 

And just like that, the fog lifted. The future of DIY changed because of one email we almost missed.

Over the following months, we got to know AstroSafe’s founders Filippo, Alexis, and Joe, and quickly realised that their passion for safe, creative online spaces for kids aligned perfectly with ours.  

We saw an exciting future:  

✨ A world where DIY users could access AstroSafe’s safe search engine and browser 

✨ A world where AstroSafe users could become part of the DIY community  

One company, many possibilities.

We knew AstroSafe would be the perfect stewards to take DIY on and carry the torch.  

So, to cut a long story short: AstroSafe acquired DIY.ORG 

DIY is now part of URSOR Limited, with our new headquarters in London. And we couldn’t be more excited to say…  

“We’re back, baby!” 🎉  

To celebrate this new beginning, DIY will be getting some much-needed improvements in the coming months. 🚀  

Our combined team is already hard at work, exploring new ways to bring DIY to the AstroSafe community and AstroSafe’s tools to DIY users.  

You’ll see some new faces operating the service, as well as some familiar ones, all working seamlessly within the operating system.

We feel energised, rejuvenated, and ready for the future. We hope you do too! For now, enjoy being back on DIY. We’re so happy to have you here.  

With love and gratitude,  

From all of us at the new DIY & AstroSafe team 💜  

Tripti, DIY Founder & CEO

Filippo, AstroSafe Founder & CEO

Joe, AstroSafe Founder & CTO

Alexis, AstroSafe Founder & CPO

Yes, DIY is officially back! After being offline for a few months, the platform has returned—and all accounts are active again. If you had an account before, you can sign in using your old username and password. Everything is just where you left it.

In May 2024, DIY had to pause operations due to financial challenges. It was a hard decision, and many in the community shared how much they'd miss the platform. The team truly believed it was the end—until AstroSafe reached out with an unexpected offer to help bring it back.

AstroSafe is a London-based company that builds safe, kid-friendly tools for exploring the internet. Their products include a secure search engine, a YouTube alternative, and a browser designed for learning. They’ve been longtime fans of DIY and stepped in at just the right time to help relaunch it.

DIY is now part of URSOR Limited, the parent company of AstroSafe. With this partnership, users can expect new features, better tools, and closer integration with AstroSafe’s products. The heart of DIY stays the same, but there’s more exciting stuff on the way.

No. If you had an account before the shutdown, you can log back in as usual. Your projects, progress, and profile have all been preserved.

That’s completely fine. If you’ve decided to move on, you can contact the team and ask to cancel your plan or deactivate your account. There’s no obligation to continue.

Yes, 100%. DIY has always been built as a safe space for kids—and that hasn’t changed. With AstroSafe on board, the platform continues to follow strict safety guidelines, with moderated content, no ads, and tools designed specifically for young creators.

Yes! The combined team at DIY and AstroSafe is already working on improvements. You’ll start to see new features roll out over time, along with tighter integration between both platforms.

DIY is now managed by a team made up of both the original DIY crew and the founders of AstroSafe. It’s a collaborative effort, with familiar faces and new energy behind the scenes.

There’s a lot to look forward to. New tools, more creative challenges, and a stronger connection between DIY and AstroSafe’s learning ecosystem. For now, the focus is on bringing the community back together—and we’re thrilled to welcome you home.