Submission Guidelines
Please read these before submitting a tool to The Tool Brief. Following them helps us review your tool faster.
What we list
- Software tools, apps and services that are live and usable today (free, freemium, paid or open source).
- Tools that genuinely help founders, creators, marketers or small teams do their work.
- One listing per product. Please don't submit the same tool twice.
What we don't list
- Adult, gambling, hate, scam or otherwise harmful products.
- Tools that are not publicly available, are still 'coming soon', or have a broken website.
- Pure affiliate or landing pages with no real product behind them.
What to include
- An accurate name, one-line tagline and a clear, factual description. No hype or keyword stuffing.
- The correct category, matching tags, and honest pricing information.
- Real features, honest pros and honest cons. We read them, and readers rely on them.
- A clear logo and a working contact email so we can reach you.
How review works
- Every submission is reviewed by hand before it is published.
- We may edit your listing for clarity, accuracy or length, or ask you for changes.
- We can decline, or later remove, a listing that doesn't follow these guidelines. We don't always give a reason.
- Review time varies. Submitting does not guarantee a listing or a particular position on the site.
Links and sponsorship
- Outbound links are nofollow by default. Featured placements and sponsorships are labelled and arranged separately.
- Interested in promotion? Email jenny@thetoolbrief.site.