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MagicBox.tools: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get
A 20,000-tool AI directory with no free lane at all: the cheapest listing is $15.90, and the homepage link it buys you is nofollow.
magicbox.tools
Eligibility
Who MagicBox.tools accepts
You need
A payment: the cheapest listing is $15.90 and no free route exists
A tool name, website URL and contact email, which is the whole first step
An AI angle, since the whole catalogue is AI tools
You'll be rejected if
Anyone not paying, since there is no free tier at any point in the flow
A product with no AI story, given the catalogue
AI toolsSaaS productsProductivity toolsDeveloper toolsDesign tools
What you actually get
A ChatGPT-written content page in a directory claiming over 20,000 tools, 22,000 monthly visits, 500 listed tools on the paid side and 1,200 registered users. Basic buys a followed link from your content page and an explicitly nofollow one from the homepage; Featured upgrades that to followed links from every page plus translated versions of the content page.
How to submit to MagicBox.tools
1
Fill the three-field intake
/submit asks for a tool name, a website URL and a contact email, then Continue. Nothing on this screen mentions money.
2
Choose a paid plan
Basic $15.90, Featured $19.90 or Sponsored $29.90 a month. There is no free option, so this is where the flow turns into a checkout.
3
Let ChatGPT write the page
The listing content is generated from your site by their model, which is what both paid tiers describe as a feature.
4
Wait for the review
Seven days on Basic, three on Featured.
MagicBox.tools requirements
A payment of at least $15.90
Tool name, website URL and contact email
A logo and screenshots, which the generated page rendersoptional
Gotchas
There is no free tier. The submit form asks for three fields and says nothing about money, and the price only appears on the plan step, so the flow reads free right up to the checkout.
The $15.90 Basic tier lists "Nofollow backlinks from homepage" as one of its own bullets. The followed link on that tier is from the content page only; followed links from every page start at $19.90.
The listing copy is written by their model from your site, so the page that ranks on your product's name is not your words. Both paid tiers sell that as a feature rather than offering an alternative.
Let your agent submit to MagicBox.tools
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the MagicBox.tools 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 5 MagicBox.tools rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 3 fields this form asks for, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: basic is $15.90, struck through from $19.90, reviewed in seven days. Featured is $19.90 from $29.90 and adds a homepage spot, followed links from every page and a multilingual content page, reviewed in three days. Sponsored is $29.90 a month. Membership plans at $39.90 and $49.90 a month let you submit one listing a day. There is no free tier anywhere in the flow.
Types it into MagicBox.tools 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 MagicBox.tools?".
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MagicBox.tools FAQ
How long does MagicBox.tools approval take?
MagicBox.tools's typical time from submission to going live is about a week.
How much does it cost to submit to MagicBox.tools?
Submitting to MagicBox.tools is paid (Basic is $15.90, struck through from $19.90, reviewed in seven days. Featured is $19.90 from $29.90 and adds a homepage spot, followed links from every page and a multilingual content page, reviewed in three days. Sponsored is $29.90 a month. Membership plans at $39.90 and $49.90 a month let you submit one listing a day. There is no free tier anywhere in the flow.).
Does MagicBox.tools give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on MagicBox.tools carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 69.
Does MagicBox.tools require a backlink to your site?
No, MagicBox.tools does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from MagicBox.tools?
Anyone not paying, since there is no free tier at any point in the flow; A product with no AI story, given the catalogue.