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FeaturedTool: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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A curated tools directory whose free lane is honest about the queue: over 180 days at current pace.

featuredtool.com
FeaturedTool homepage
Eligibility

Who FeaturedTool accepts

You need
An account, by Google, GitHub or email
An icon and a wide image, each 1MB or less
You'll be rejected if
Anyone who needs a listing inside six months, since their own free card puts the queue past 180 days
Anything outside their categories, which are built around AI and productivity tooling
AI toolsSaaS productsIndie products
What you actually get
A permanent listing with three dofollow links once it clears review. The wait is the thing: their own free card says over 180 days at current pace and that a submission may be rejected for limited free slots, so treat this as a slot in a long queue rather than a listing you will see soon.

How to submit to FeaturedTool

  1. Sign in
    Google, GitHub or an email and password. /submit redirects to the login until you are signed in.
  2. Details
    Link, name, categories, tags, a short description, a Markdown introduction, then an icon and a wide image as uploads.
  3. Payment
    Three cards. The free one sits below the two paid ones and carries the badge snippet, a Verify button and Submit to review.
  4. Publish
    The free status moves to Pending and the card becomes 'Go dashboard and Wait'. No review window is stated.

FeaturedTool requirements

An account on the site
Product name
Product URL
Categories
from their own list
Tags
from their own list
Short description
Introduction
Markdown
Icon
1:1, PNG or JPEG, max 1MB
Image
16:9, PNG or JPEG, max 1MB

Gotchas

Their own free card puts the queue at over 180 days at current pace, which is longer than most makers will wait and longer than most directories admit to.
The same card says a free submission may be rejected for limited free slots, so the wait does not guarantee a listing at the end of it.
The step is called Payment and the free option is the third card on it, under the two that cost money.
An AI Autofill button offers to write your listing from your URL, which is a fast way to publish copy nobody at your company wrote.

Let your agent submit to FeaturedTool

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the FeaturedTool 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 4 FeaturedTool rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 9 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: free is $0 with three dofollow links and permanent placement, and they state the queue as over 180 days at current pace with rejection possible on limited slots. Listing is $9.90 struck through from $14.90 for immediate publication with no backlink required. Featured is $19.90 from $39.90 and adds seven days at the top of the directory.
Types it into FeaturedTool 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 FeaturedTool?".
Connect your agentHow this worksTools and endpointsWorks with Claude Code, Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Hermes.

FeaturedTool FAQ

How long does FeaturedTool approval take?
FeaturedTool's typical time from submission to going live is 2-3 months.
How much does it cost to submit to FeaturedTool?
FeaturedTool has a free submission option plus paid placement (Free is $0 with three dofollow links and permanent placement, and they state the queue as over 180 days at current pace with rejection possible on limited slots. Listing is $9.90 struck through from $14.90 for immediate publication with no backlink required. Featured is $19.90 from $39.90 and adds seven days at the top of the directory.).
Does FeaturedTool give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on FeaturedTool carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 38.
Does FeaturedTool require a backlink to your site?
No, FeaturedTool does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from FeaturedTool?
Anyone who needs a listing inside six months, since their own free card puts the queue past 180 days; Anything outside their categories, which are built around AI and productivity tooling.