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- #free
- #human-reviewed
Submit to ToolScout
A human-curated directory of 1,000+ AI tools organised by the task you're trying to get done, plus a section for open-source AI repos. A free listing gives you a tool page, category placement and a 'Featured on ToolScout' badge.
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ToolScout at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Free listing; optional paid Boost and Featured placements (reviewed within 24-48 hours), prices not shown on the submit page
- Link type
- Sponsored
- Listing https://toolscout.ai/tool/vividloop 'Visit site' link to vividloop.app has rel="noopener sponsored" (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- DR28
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- #2,511,439
- Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
- Who browses it
- People looking for AI tools by the job they want done
- Last checked
How to submit to ToolScout
Open the ToolScout submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
ToolScout asks you to sign up before you can submit.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse ToolScout (People looking for AI tools by the job they want done), not for search engines.
Wait for review
A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.
Tips for ToolScout
- Free listings take a week or more to review; Boost and Featured are reviewed within 24-48 hours.
- Outbound links are marked sponsored, so expect referral traffic rather than SEO value.
- Open-source projects can go through the separate GitHub repo submission instead.
From ToolScout’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for AI tool directories.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- The main task your AI does, in one plain sentence (e.g. “turns podcasts into short clips”)
- Your pricing tiers, and whether there is a free plan or free trial
- Which models or providers you use, if you say so publicly
- 2–3 concrete use cases, each one sentence
Is ToolScout worth it?
Good for discovery, not link equity
Links from ToolScout listings carry rel="sponsored", so they pass little or no ranking value. Submit if its audience matches yours: the value is visitors and being findable where people browse.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 28 (low). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- Tranco rank #2,511,439: a small site, outside the top 1 million.
- A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
- There’s a free option. Start free and only pay for upgrades if the traffic justifies it.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about ToolScout
Is ToolScout free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Free listing; optional paid Boost and Featured placements (reviewed within 24-48 hours), prices not shown on the submit page. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does ToolScout give a dofollow link?
No. Listing links on ToolScout are marked rel="sponsored", which tells Google not to pass ranking value. Evidence: Listing https://toolscout.ai/tool/vividloop 'Visit site' link to vividloop.app has rel="noopener sponsored" (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to ToolScout?
Submit at https://toolscout.ai/submit. You need an account first. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Free listings take a week or more to review; Boost and Featured are reviewed within 24-48 hours.
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