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Submit to Usetools.Design
Usetools.Design is a curated collection of more than a thousand design tools and resources, from icon sets to UX tools and website builders, with a 'Tools of the Month' newsletter. Listings are paid and human-reviewed, and each gets a card plus its own page.
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Usetools.Design at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Listing €9.99 one-time; €29.99 to skip the queue with a Featured badge; placements from €29/month
- Link type
- Dofollow
- Tool page https://www.usetools.design/tools/penpot links to https://penpot.app with rel="noopener noreferrer" (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- Not verified
- Domain Rating
- DR6
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- Not ranked
- No Tranco rank on record for this site.
- Who browses it
- Designers and developers looking for design resources
- Last checked
How to submit to Usetools.Design
Open the Usetools.Design submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Sign up if asked
We couldn’t confirm whether an account is required. Use a company email if one is needed.
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 Usetools.Design (Designers and developers looking for design resources), 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 Usetools.Design
- Payment is refunded in full if the listing is not approved.
- The site reports around 25,000 page views a month, which helps judge whether paid placements are worth it.
- Choose the right category (UI kits, icons, UX tools, etc.) since browsing is category-driven.
From Usetools.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 Usetools.Design worth it?
Good for your SEO foundation
Usetools.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: 6 (very low). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
- A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
- Listing costs money. Pay for the audience, not the link: Google’s spam policies treat buying links that pass ranking value as a link scheme.
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 Usetools.Design
Is Usetools.Design free?
No. Usetools.Design charges for listings. Pricing details: Listing €9.99 one-time; €29.99 to skip the queue with a Featured badge; placements from €29/month. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does Usetools.Design give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Tool page https://www.usetools.design/tools/penpot links to https://penpot.app with rel="noopener noreferrer" (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to Usetools.Design?
Submit at https://www.usetools.design/submit. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Payment is refunded in full if the listing is not approved.
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