# Submit your tool to TOOOLS.design

> TOOOLS.design is a curated directory of design tools and resources run by one designer since 2019. You suggest a tool through a short form with no account, and the curator decides whether it gets in.

- Website: https://www.toools.design
- Submit at: https://www.toools.design/submission
- Type: directory
- Free, sponsorship from $100, dofollow link, DR 50
- For: No account needed
- Facts checked: 2026-11-13

## Is TOOOLS.design worth it?

Worth a free suggestion if your product is a real design tool, such as a UI kit, icon set, color tool, design AI or website builder. Category pages link out with rel=noopener only, so the link is followed. The site says less than 4% of submissions make it in, so treat it as a long shot and do not send anything that is not clearly useful to designers.

## Who should submit to TOOOLS.design?

Suits makers of tools for UI, UX, web, product, brand and graphic designers, design engineers and no-code builders. It does not suit general SaaS, developer backends, marketing tools without a design angle, or anyone who needs a guaranteed listing.

## What you need before you submit

- A live tool or resource that designers use
- URL, tool name and a description up to 120 characters
- A pricing tag: Beta, Free, Free + Paid, Free Trial, Freemium or Paid
- Email and message are optional

## How to submit

1. Open the suggest page at toools.design/submission
2. Enter the URL, name and a 120 character description
3. Pick a pricing tag
4. Add your email and a short note on why designers need it
5. Submit and wait for the curator

## Pros

- Free, no account and no badge
- Followed links from category pages
- Audience of working designers
- Paid sponsorships available if you need guaranteed exposure

## Cons

- The site says less than 4% of submissions are accepted
- No stated review time and no confirmation of rejection
- Design tools only
- No control over how the entry looks

## Tips

- Use the message field to say which category fits and why it helps designers
- Write the 120 character description as a plain statement of what the tool does
- If the tool is not accepted, the sponsor page lists a homepage feature at $200 for 4 weeks and a newsletter spot at $100

## Questions

### How much does it cost to list a tool on TOOOLS.design?

Listing a tool on TOOOLS.design is free, sponsorship from $100.

### Does TOOOLS.design give a dofollow link?

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

### Does TOOOLS.design ask for a backlink or a badge?

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

### Is the TOOOLS.design link dofollow?

Yes. In November 2026 outbound tool links on three category pages carried only rel=noopener, so they are followed.

### How much does TOOOLS.design cost?

Suggesting a tool is free. Sponsorship is separate: the site lists a homepage feature at $200 for 4 weeks, a newsletter spotlight at $100, and category features by quote.

### How likely is acceptance?

The site says every entry is vetted by one designer and less than 4% of submitted tools make it in.

### Who reads it?

The site says it gets about 36k unique visitors and 165k pageviews a month, mostly UI, UX, web and product designers.

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