Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Gaming

Independent video game development An indie game, short for independent video game, is a video game typically created by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial and technical support of a large game publisher, in contrast to most "AAA" (triple-A) games. ...

, video games created without financial backing from large companies *

Indie game An indie game, short for independent video game, is a video game typically created by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial and technical support of a large game publisher, in contrast to most "AAA" (triple-A) games. ...

, any game (board-based, video, or otherwise) published or produced outside mainstream means; a subset of third party game ** Indie Fund, an organization created by several independent game developers to help fund budding indie video game development ** Indie Game Jam, an effort to rapidly prototype video game designs and inject new ideas into the game industry ** Indie role-playing game, a role-playing game published outside of traditional, "mainstream" means *** Indie RPG Awards, annual, creator-based awards for Indie role-playing game products

Music

* Independent music, subculture music that is independent of major producers **Indie dance, or

alternative dance Alternative dance (also known as indie dance or underground dance in the U.S.) is a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music. Although largely confined to the British Isles, it has gained American and worldwide expos ...

, a type of dance music rooted in indie rock and indie pop ** Indie electronic, a music genre **

Indie folk Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s among musicians from indie rock scenes influenced by folk music. Indie folk hybridizes the acoustic guitar melodies of traditional folk music with contemporary instrumentation. The genre has its ...

, a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community influenced by folk and country music ** Indie hip hop, hip hop music that primarily exists in the independent music scene ** Indie music scene, localized indie music, listed by country ** Indie pop, a genre of alternative pop music ** Indie rock, a genre of alternative rock music *

Independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

, operates without major corporate funding * Indie Recordings, a Norwegian independent record label specializing in heavy metal

Media and art

Independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

, a film produced outside of the major film studios *

Independent media Independent media refers to any media, such as television, newspapers or Internet-based publications, that is free of influence by government or corporate interests. The term has varied applications. Within the United States and other developed ...

, media free of influence by government or corporate interests * Indie art, fine arts made by artists independent of commercial fine arts establishments * Indie comics, independently published comics * Indie design, for handmade products by independent artisans *

Indie literature The National Literary Awards defines independent or "indie" literature as "books published outside mainstream publishingSuch books are rarely recognized and hard to pin down, but some examples include "Damastor" by Dimitri Iatrou, "Returning Home" ...

, a book published outside mainstream publishing *Indie poster, or alternative poster, a poster created by a novice

graphic designer A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, ...

Small press A small press is a publisher with annual sales below a certain level or below a certain number of titles published. The terms "indie publisher" and "independent press" and others are sometimes used interchangeably. Independent press is general ...

, or indie press, a book or magazine publisher whose publications appeal to small, niche audiences, and are typically not distributed widely

Sports

Independent baseball league An independent baseball league is a professional baseball organization in the United States or Canada that is not overseen by Major League Baseball and is outside the Minor League Baseball clubs affiliated to it. The Northern League and Frontie ...

, a professional league in the U.S. and Canada not affiliated with Major League Baseball *

Independent circuit In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective noun, collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions. It is roughly analogous to a minor lea ...

, or indie circuit, in professional wrestling, comprising smaller promotions that do not have national TV contracts

Other uses

Independent business A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is ...

(unique and not part of a chain or larger corporation). *

Independent soda An independent soft drink is a soft drink generally made by smaller privately run businesses or smaller corporations who use alternative marketing strategies to promote their product. The label was arguably started in the early 1970s in response ...

, made by small, privately run companies *

Non-denominational church Nondenominational Christianity (or non-denominational Christianity) consists of churches which typically distance themselves from the confessionalism or creedalism of other Christian communities by not formally aligning with a specific Christian d ...