Frequently Asked Questions

ThisTool is a directory of AI and web tools. You can browse by category, search, see what's trending, read reviews, and save tools for later — none of that needs an account.

No. Browsing, searching, reviewing, and saving tools (the heart icon) all work without an account. Saved tools are stored in your own browser, so they stay on that device. An account is only needed to submit and manage tools.

The homepage shows the Tool of the Day, Featured tools (listings that upgraded to Featured), the newest tools, and the most-viewed ones under Trending. The Tool of the Day is picked automatically each day from popular tools, and a tool isn't repeated within two weeks whenever there are others to show.

Yes — open any tool page and add your name, a star rating, and a comment (email is optional). Reviews are checked by us before they appear publicly.

1. Create a free account.
2. Open Submit Tool and fill in your tool's details.
3. Choose a plan and submit. You can follow its status under My Tools.

• A working website that starts with https://
• A tool name, a category, and a short summary of at least 10 words (up to 180 characters)
• A full description of at least 300 words — real, varied text, not repeated filler or a copy of the summary
• A logo (JPG, PNG, WEBP, or SVG, up to 2 MB)
• Optional links to your X, Instagram, and LinkedIn pages

More detail is on the Rules page.

Every submission is checked against the requirements above. Depending on the plan you choose and how we're running review at the time, a tool goes live either after a manual review or right away once it passes all the automatic checks. Standard listings are reviewed manually; Instant List and Featured get priority review. The status of each submission is always visible under My Tools.

• Standard — free: directory listing, manual review, category placement.
• Instant List — $9: priority review and faster publication.
• Featured — $19: everything in Instant, plus homepage placement and a Featured badge.

Paid plans are one-time payments in USD — there is no subscription.

Yes. Log in, open My Tools, and press Edit on a live tool to change its details, logo, social links, and description.

Yes. In My Tools, press Edit on a live tool, then Set as Featured Tool. It's a one-time $19 payment through PayPal, and the upgrade is applied as soon as the payment is confirmed.

It means someone who controls the tool's website confirmed ownership. We email a confirmation link to an address on the tool's own domain (for example you@yourtool.com), and the badge is added once that link is confirmed. Free email addresses like Gmail can't be used. To start, open Account Settings and look for Verify your tools.

Email us from the address on your account at contact@thistool.com with the tool's name, and we'll review your request.

Payments are processed by PayPal. We never see or store your card details — we only keep the PayPal order ID, the plan, and the amount for our records.

Email contact@thistool.com with your PayPal order ID (it's on your PayPal receipt) and the tool's name, and we'll sort it out.

On the login page, press Forgot? and we'll email you a reset link that works for one hour. If it doesn't arrive, check your spam folder.

Open Account Settings after logging in.

We keep only what's needed to run the directory. The details are in our Privacy Policy.