# Submit your tool to Sidebar

> Sidebar publishes five design links every weekday on its site and in a daily newsletter, picked by an editor and run by UX Collective. Logged-in users can submit a link for consideration.

- Website: https://sidebar.io
- Submit at: https://sidebar.io/submit
- Type: newsletter
- Free to submit; sponsored link $950, dofollow link, time to list: Editorial pick, no timeline stated, DR 71
- For: Developer tools
- Facts checked: 2026-11-13

## Is Sidebar worth it?

Useful only if you have something that designers will read or use for free: a strong case study, a free tool, a UI resource. Paid products are generally avoided unless they have a useful free version, and only five links run each day. A pick can bring real traffic. The link has no nofollow but goes through a sidebar.io/out redirect. For guaranteed reach, the sponsored slot is $950.

## Who should submit to Sidebar?

Suits designers and design tool makers with fresh, high-effort content: case studies, tutorials, free design tools and UI resources. It does not suit general SaaS, AI tools without a design angle, app store links, PDFs or old content. The site says its daily newsletter has about 40k subscribers.

## What you need before you submit

- A Sidebar account
- A single link, not a product profile
- New content, not older than a few months
- Design-related and high effort
- No paid-only products unless there is a useful free version

## How to submit

1. Read the submission guidelines on sidebar.io/about
2. Sign up or log in
3. Open sidebar.io/submit and add the link
4. Wait for the editor to pick it for one of the five daily slots
5. Or buy a sponsored link from sidebar.io/sponsor

## Pros

- Free to submit
- Editorial pick reaches a daily design newsletter
- Link has no nofollow attribute
- Running since 2012

## Cons

- Only five links a day, most submissions are not picked
- Design topics only
- Paid products generally avoided
- Link goes through a 301 redirect, not straight to your site
- Sponsored link costs $950

## Tips

- Submit a case study or tutorial about building your product rather than the homepage
- Submit while the content is new
- Avoid app store or PDF links
- Ask about the discount for bootstrapped and independent companies before sponsoring

## Questions

### How much does it cost to list a tool on Sidebar?

Listing a tool on Sidebar is free to submit; sponsored link $950.

### Does Sidebar give a dofollow link?

Yes. A listing on Sidebar links to your site with a dofollow link.

### Does Sidebar ask for a backlink or a badge?

No. It lists a tool without asking for a badge or a link back.

### How long does Sidebar take to list a tool?

Editorial pick, no timeline stated.

### Is the Sidebar link dofollow?

The post links had no rel attribute when checked in November 2026, but they point to sidebar.io/out, which 301 redirects to your URL. There is no nofollow, but it is a redirect rather than a direct link.

### How much does it cost?

Submitting a link is free. A sponsored link costs $950, and the site says discounts are available for bootstrapped and independent companies.

### What gets picked?

New, high-effort, design-related content such as case studies and tutorials. Paid products are generally avoided unless they offer a useful free version.

### How many links are published?

Five links every weekday.

## Alternatives to Sidebar

- [Docker Hub](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-hub)
- [Docker MCP Catalog](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-mcp-catalog)
- [Product Hunt](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/product-hunt)
- [DEV Community](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/dev-community)
- [Fazier](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/fazier)
- [Startup Fame](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/startup-fame)
- [Twelve Tools](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/twelve-tools)
- [Dang.ai](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/dang-ai)

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DR: Domain Rating by Ahrefs (https://ahrefs.com/).

From Another Directory (https://another.directory/where-to-launch). Another Directory gives every tool a page that says what it does, who it's for and what it costs. List a tool at https://another.directory/submit, or have an AI agent do it: https://another.directory/submit.md