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Submit to TOOOLS.design
A hand-curated directory of 2,000+ design tools and resources (inspiration, icons, mockups, UX, colour, typography, AI) run since 2019, with a weekly newsletter. Accepted tools appear as cards in the relevant category pages.
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TOOOLS.design at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Suggestions are free; homepage feature $200 for 4 weeks, newsletter spotlight $100 (2-week $175, 4-week $325), category features quoted on request
- Link type
- Dofollow
- Category page https://www.toools.design/best-ux-tools links tool cards directly (e.g. https://dovetail.com/?ref=toools) with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- No
- Domain Rating
- DR47
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- #1,462,712
- Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
- Who browses it
- UI, UX, product, web and brand designers
- Last checked
How to submit to TOOOLS.design
Open the TOOOLS.design submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
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 TOOOLS.design (UI, UX, product, web and brand designers), 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 TOOOLS.design
- Only design-related tools are considered
- Keep the description under 120 characters and pick up to three categories
- Publication can take anywhere from days to several weeks if accepted
From TOOOLS.design’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for design 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
- High-resolution screenshots or preview images (no blurry crops)
- A short loop or video if your product has motion
- Links to a Figma community file, Dribbble or Behance page if relevant
- Licence terms if you sell assets or templates
Is TOOOLS.design worth it?
Good for your SEO foundation
TOOOLS.design reviews listings by hand and the listing link we inspected was followed. That combination is what makes a directory link worth having for a new site.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 47 (moderate). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- Tranco rank #1,462,712: 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 TOOOLS.design
Is TOOOLS.design free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Suggestions are free; homepage feature $200 for 4 weeks, newsletter spotlight $100 (2-week $175, 4-week $325), category features quoted on request. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does TOOOLS.design give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Category page https://www.toools.design/best-ux-tools links tool cards directly (e.g. https://dovetail.com/?ref=toools) with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to TOOOLS.design?
Submit at https://www.toools.design/suggest-a-tool. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Only design-related tools are considered.
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Sources
The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.