# tools.cafe tools.cafe is a launch directory for indie products. It lists SaaS products, developer tools and design utilities. - Kind: Launch board - Address: https://tools.cafe - Page: https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/launch-boards/tools-cafe ## About tools.cafe is a launch directory for indie products, built for indie founders and small teams that ship software. It lists SaaS products, developer tools, design utilities, AI-powered tools and productivity apps, and describes itself as intentionally small and curated. To submit, enter your product URL through the Submit Your Tool button on the homepage. The form shows your go-live date before you confirm. Submitting is free, but free listings wait in a 30-day queue and need a tools.cafe badge on your website. Featured Brew costs $15 one-time, goes live on payment and is pinned on Barista's Picks for 7 days. Growth Brew costs $29 one-time, pins for 14 days and adds an editorial review page with a second dofollow link. Free listings become dofollow only after the badge is found on your site. Check the badge rule and the queue wait before you submit. ## How to submit Enter your product URL, complete product details, listing settings and founder details, then confirm the go-live date shown in the form Source: https://tools.cafe/faq ## What it lists - SaaS products - Developer tools - Design utilities - AI-powered tools - Productivity apps ## Who visits Indie founders who want their product discovered, and builders or makers looking for well-crafted tools outside the mainstream. _Written from tools.cafe's own pages on Oct 28, 2026._ ## What we found on Oct 28, 2026 - Status: Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings - Newest listing: Not known - Price: Not known - Link: 3 of the 5 listings we checked pass SEO value - Review time: Not known - Account needed: Not known - Takes pre-launch: Not known - Badge required: Yes - Domain registered: Jun 2026 (4 months ago) - How often other sites link to it: 27 out of 100 (Common Crawl, Oct 2026) - Checked: Oct 28, 2026 ## Questions ### Does tools.cafe give a dofollow link? Partly. 3 of the 5 listings we checked pass SEO value. Checked Oct 14, 2026. ### What does tools.cafe ask for? It asks you to show its badge on your site. As of Oct 28, 2026. ### How do I submit to tools.cafe? Click 'Submit Your Tool' on the homepage and enter your product URL. The form covers product details, listing settings and founder details, and shows your go-live date before you confirm. ### Is tools.cafe free? Yes. Submitting a tool to tools.cafe is free, and browsing, searching, filtering and voting are free with no account required. Paid listing options are also available. ### How much does tools.cafe cost? Free submission is $0. Featured Brew costs $15 one-time and Growth Brew costs $29 one-time. ### How long does tools.cafe take to approve or review a listing? Free listings have a 30-day wait, and the go-live date is shown in the submit form before you confirm. Paid listings go live as soon as payment clears, usually within minutes. ### Do I need an account to submit to tools.cafe? tools.cafe does not say on its site whether an account is needed to submit. Browsing, searching and voting need no account. ### Can I advertise on tools.cafe? tools.cafe does not say on its site whether advertising is available. Its paid options are the Featured Brew and Growth Brew listing tiers. ### Can I get a featured listing on tools.cafe? Yes. Featured Brew at $15 one-time is pinned on Barista's Picks for 7 days, and Growth Brew at $29 one-time is pinned for 14 days. ### Does tools.cafe accept pre-launch products? tools.cafe does not say on its site whether pre-launch products are accepted. It states that early-access and beta products are welcome if they are real, accessible and functional. ### What kinds of products does tools.cafe list? tools.cafe lists SaaS products, developer tools, design utilities, AI-powered tools and productivity apps. It does not accept physical products, pure content sites, agencies, or services without a self-serve software component. ### Who is tools.cafe for? tools.cafe is for indie founders who want their product discovered, and for builders looking for well-crafted tools outside the mainstream. ## History - Oct 28, 2026: status changed from Live, blocks checks to Online - Oct 26, 2026: status changed from Online to Live, blocks checks - Oct 26, 2026: status set to Online ## Related - List: [Launch boards](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/launch-boards) - Places like it: [Product Hunt](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/launch-boards/producthunt), [Uneed](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/launch-boards/uneed), [BetaList](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/launch-boards/betalist) - More lists: [Where to launch before your product is live](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/before-you-launch), [Subreddits where you can post your startup](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/subreddits), [Product directories to list your startup in](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/product-directories), [Free directories with dofollow links](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/free-dofollow) - [All places](https://getlaunchlist.com/directories)