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Submit to Web Tools Weekly

A weekly newsletter for front-end developers that is mostly lists of new tools, libraries and apps, grouped by theme. It's curated by one person, Louis Lazaris. The home page says it has about 15,500 subscribers.

Web Tools Weekly at a glance

Pricing
Free
Suggesting a tool is free; sponsorships are sold separately.
Link type
Dofollow
Web archive issue https://webtoolsweekly.com/archives/issue-687/ links to featured tools (e.g. github.com/codepen/slideVars) with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23)
Review
Manual review
Link back required
No
Account required
No
Domain Rating
DR46
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
Front-end developers and web designers; the site says it has 15,572 subscribers
Last checked

How to submit to Web Tools Weekly

  1. Open the Web Tools Weekly submission page

    This is the page makers use to add a product.

  2. 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.

  3. Fill in the form carefully

    Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Web Tools Weekly (Front-end developers and web designers; the site says it has 15,572 subscribers), not for search engines.

  4. 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 Web Tools Weekly

  • Submissions are made by DM to the curator on X or Bluesky, not through a form.
  • Only tools are accepted: libraries, frameworks, plugins, apps, APIs and editors. Articles and tutorials are not included.
  • Productivity tools now go to the curator's other newsletter, Tech Productivity, so pitch those there.

From Web Tools Weekly’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.

What to prepare

The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for newsletters that feature tools.

  • 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
  • A two-sentence pitch written for that newsletter’s readers, not a press release
  • One concrete detail an editor can quote: a feature, a number from your own product or a use case
  • A short link to the exact page you want readers to land on
  • A budget and date range, if you’re considering a sponsored slot

Is Web Tools Weekly worth it?

Good for your SEO foundation

Web Tools Weekly 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: 46 (moderate). 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.
  • Free to list, so the only cost is your time.

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 Web Tools Weekly

Is Web Tools Weekly free?

Yes. Listing on Web Tools Weekly is free. Pricing details: Suggesting a tool is free; sponsorships are sold separately. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.

Does Web Tools Weekly give a dofollow link?

Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Web archive issue https://webtoolsweekly.com/archives/issue-687/ links to featured tools (e.g. github.com/codepen/slideVars) with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23).

How do I submit to Web Tools Weekly?

Submit at https://webtoolsweekly.com/submit. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Submissions are made by DM to the curator on X or Bluesky, not through a form.

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Sources

The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.