No account, one form, and the $29 tier ticked for you before you touch it.
devtool.io
Eligibility
Who DevTool.io accepts
You need
A tool built for developers or development workflows, stated as a hard bar
A category from their developer-only list
A description and a live website URL
A contact email
A link to devtool.io on your site (free tier), verified before approval
You'll be rejected if
Anything not built for developers or development workflows, which they say will not be approved
Developer toolsMCP serversAPIsAI toolsOpen source projects
What you actually get
A card in a developer-tool directory filed under one narrow category, with your description, optional GitHub link, licence and a YouTube demo. The free tier promises listing within a month and does not mention a followed link; the lifetime dofollow is named as a feature of the $5 and $29 tiers only.
How to submit to DevTool.io
1
Check the category list first
The bar is developer tools only and the categories are narrow and technical. If none of them fits honestly, the submission is wasted.
2
Fill one long form
Name, category, description, website URL and email are required. GitHub, licence, a YouTube demo, a logo and your socials are optional. No account is involved.
3
Change the listing type
Premium at $29 is preselected. The free card is the third one down and has to be clicked deliberately.
4
Take the badge from the modal
Picking free opens a requirements modal with a plain text-link snippet to devtool.io and permission to restyle it however you like.
5
Submit and wait
Turnstile solves itself, the form clears, and an inline message says they will verify the badge and come back to you.
DevTool.io requirements
Tool name
One category from their developer-only list
A description
A live website URL
A contact email
A visible link to devtool.io on your site (free tier)
GitHub URL, licence type, a YouTube demo, a logo under 2MB and your socialsoptional
Gotchas
The $29 Premium tier is preselected when the form loads and the free option is the third card down, so submitting without reading the plan block sends you to a payment you did not choose.
You host a link to devtool.io to qualify for the free tier and nothing on the free card promises one back; a followed link appears only on the two cards that cost money.
There is no account and no dashboard, so once the form clears there is nothing anywhere to check. The inline thank-you is the only record you will ever see of the submission.
They state the developer-tools bar as a rejection rule rather than a preference, so a product that is not built for developers is a wasted submission rather than a slow one.
Let your agent submit to DevTool.io
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the DevTool.io playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.
What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 6 DevTool.io rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 7 fields this form asks for, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that DevTool.io looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: basic Listing is $5 one-time for instant approval and a lifetime dofollow; Premium is $29 for instant approval, first place in its category and a slot in Premium Tools on the home page.
Types it into DevTool.io in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to DevTool.io?".
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DevTool.io FAQ
How long does DevTool.io approval take?
DevTool.io's typical time from submission to going live is up to a month.
How much does it cost to submit to DevTool.io?
DevTool.io has a free submission option plus paid placement (Basic Listing is $5 one-time for instant approval and a lifetime dofollow; Premium is $29 for instant approval, first place in its category and a slot in Premium Tools on the home page).
Does DevTool.io give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from DevTool.io are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 41.
Does DevTool.io require a backlink to your site?
Yes, DevTool.io expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from DevTool.io?
Anything not built for developers or development workflows, which they say will not be approved.