# Submit your tool to Tool Signal

> Tool Signal is a general software directory for productivity, operations, marketing, design and team workflow software. You sign in, place its badge on your site, pass a live badge check, then fill in the listing at toolsignal.com/tool/your-slug.

- Website: https://toolsignal.com
- Submit at: https://toolsignal.com/submit
- Type: directory
- Free, badge on your site required, nofollow link, asks for its badge or a link back, DR 45
- For: SaaS, AI tools, Developer tools
- Facts checked: 2026-11-13

## Is Tool Signal worth it?

Low effort if you already collect directory badges, but set expectations low. Tool Signal shares its listings and submit code with two sister sites, and in November 2026 most recent listings, including ones that show the badge, had nofollow links, while some older ones were followed. Worth a few minutes for an extra indexed page and some referral chance, not as a link building priority. Submit to one of the three sites and check the rel value on your page afterwards.

## Who should submit to Tool Signal?

Suits makers of SaaS, AI tools, browser extensions and mobile apps who want one more category page and do not mind a badge in their footer. It does not suit anyone who cannot edit their site to add a badge, anyone who wants launch day traffic or votes, or anyone who needs a guaranteed followed link, since the rel value on new listings was mostly nofollow when checked.

## What you need before you submit

- An account, by Google or email
- The site badge placed on a page of your site that its checker can fetch
- A short description of up to 150 characters
- A longer description of up to 1500 characters
- A screenshot and an icon as PNG or JPG
- Up to 4 categories

## How to submit

1. Sign in at toolsignal.com/submit with Google or email
2. Enter your product URL to generate the badge and listing slug
3. Add the light or dark badge snippet to your site
4. Run the badge verification
5. Fill in the name, descriptions, images and categories
6. Submit and wait for the listing to appear

## Pros

- Free to list
- Category pages across many software niches, from AI assistants to dev tools
- No launch day to plan around
- The same submit flow works on two sister directories

## Cons

- Badge on your site is required before the form opens
- Most recent listings got a nofollow link in November 2026
- No stated review time
- Listings are shared with sister sites, so the content is not unique

## Tips

- Put the badge on a page that is public and fast, such as the footer of your homepage
- Keep the 150 character summary concrete: what it does and for whom
- After publishing, view the page source and check the rel on the Visit link
- If you list on all three sister sites, use slightly different descriptions

## Questions

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

Listing a tool on Tool Signal is free, badge on your site required.

### Does Tool Signal give a dofollow link?

No. Its links are nofollow: a listing can send visitors, but passes no ranking signals.

### Does Tool Signal ask for a backlink or a badge?

Yes. It asks for its badge or a link back on your site before it lists a tool. Check whether it has to be on the homepage or can go on any page.

### Is the link from Tool Signal dofollow?

It was checked in November 2026: the Visit link on most recent listings had rel noopener noreferrer nofollow, while some older listings had rel noopener noreferrer, which is followed. A badge on your site did not guarantee a followed link.

### What does it cost?

Listing is free. The condition is a badge on your site that its checker verifies before the form opens. No paid plan was shown on the public pages.

### Do I need an account?

Yes. The submit page asks you to log in with Google or create an account with email.

### How long does approval take?

The site does not state a review time.

## Alternatives to Tool Signal

- [Docker Hub](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-hub)
- [Docker MCP Catalog](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/docker-mcp-catalog)
- [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)
- [Findly.tools](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/findly-tools)
- [Turbo0](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/turbo0)
- [One Page Love](https://another.directory/where-to-launch/one-page-love)

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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