Directory profile
TOOOLS.design: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
TOOOLS.design is a design showcase with about 135K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 47. Free, paid extras from $200. The product link is dofollow.
Our take
A strong free dofollow listing for design tools, and the wrong place for anything else.
What TOOOLS.design is
TOOOLS.design is a hand-picked directory of about 2,400 design tools and resources for people who design websites, apps and brands. It has been curated since 2019 and is updated weekly.
Checked on TOOOLS.design's own pages in November 2026.
TOOOLS.design at a glance
| Monthly visits | 135K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 47 |
| Category | Design showcase |
| Cost | Free, paid extras from $200 |
| Link type | Dofollow |
| Badge required | No |
| Account required | No |
| CAPTCHA | None seen |
| Submit page | www.toools.design/suggest-a-tool |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- Free to list
- Dofollow product link
- No account needed
Watch out
- No drawbacks in the data
What a listing on TOOOLS.design gets you
Tools are suggested through a short form: link, tool name, a description of up to 120 characters, a pricing type and your email. Only design-related tools that are genuinely useful get through review. Paid promotion starts at $200.
TOOOLS.design pricing
- Homepage feature: $200 one-time
How to submit to TOOOLS.design
- Search TOOOLS.design for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: www.toools.design/suggest-a-tool.
- No account is needed to submit.
- Fill in the form. Fields we saw: Short tool description (required) (max 120 characters), Category (required), Pricing (required), Leave a note (max 5000 characters).
- Paid upgrades are offered. The free listing is enough to start.
- Save the listing URL once it's public, so you can check the link later.
What our agent saw on TOOOLS.design's submit flow
- The flow starts and stays on toools.design/suggest-a-tool.
- The flow ended at a final review and submit step.
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Submit to TOOOLS.design with your AI agent
AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. Your agent submits your product to 300+ hand-checked directories, TOOOLS.design included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On TOOOLS.design specifically:
- It already knows TOOOLS.design's submit flow from the path we recorded (toools.design/suggest-a-tool).
- TOOOLS.design needs no account, so it goes straight to the form.
- It writes the listing copy for TOOOLS.design's audience (design showcase) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- It takes the free route and skips TOOOLS.design's paid upgrades unless you approve them.
- When TOOOLS.design publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the dofollow link in your launch tracker.
How TOOOLS.design compares
- Traffic: #1 of 2 in its category, against a category median of 135K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 47, against a category median of 60.
- Cost: 100% of directories in this category have a free route; TOOOLS.design is one of them.
- Links: 100% of this category give a dofollow product link; TOOOLS.design's is dofollow.
- Accounts: 100% need no account; TOOOLS.design doesn't either.
TOOOLS.design alternatives
Other directories in the same category (design showcase), by traffic:
| Directory | Visits/mo | DR | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Startup inspiration | 13K | 60 | Free | Dofollow |
FAQ
Is TOOOLS.design free?
Yes, there's a free route. Paid extras start at $200.
Does TOOOLS.design give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. In our check the product link on TOOOLS.design was dofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to TOOOLS.design?
No. You can submit without creating an account.
How much traffic does TOOOLS.design get?
About 135K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #51 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to TOOOLS.design automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and TOOOLS.design is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in TOOOLS.design's form from your product details and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: Design showcase · Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Dofollow link · Free listing. Data across all 352 directories: launch directory statistics 2026.
Traffic and Domain Rating are third-party estimates. Prices, link types and rules change, so check TOOOLS.design's own page before paying.