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ABABTOOLS

Indie devs and open source

Chinese-language, hand-curated discovery site for software, online tools and open-source projects, with a lighter developer exposure board for submitted tools. Its standard is interesting and useful, and it favours free and open-source tools.

ABABTOOLS is a software directory and review site at ababtools.com. It lists AI products, with a rule: indie devs and open source. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. Review: reviewed by hand, usually in 1-3 working days; being added to the main site may take longer as posts are scheduled. Terms read on ababtools.com on 3 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free submission for open source, non-profit and indie developers' products; business cooperation (site ads, app and online service review promotion) by arrangement, no prices shown
Link you get: not stated
Review: Reviewed by hand, usually in 1-3 working days; being added to the main site may take longer as posts are scheduled
Their rule: Indie devs and open source
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: ababtools.com/?post=6 ↗
Reach: BigBig reach: outside the Tranco top million by traffic; #162,323 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does ABABTOOLS list AI products?: Only some. It lists AI products, with a rule: indie devs and open source.
How much does a listing on ABABTOOLS cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.
How does ABABTOOLS review submissions?: Review: reviewed by hand, usually in 1-3 working days; being added to the main site may take longer as posts are scheduled.

Who is listed on ABABTOOLS

Our nightly read of ababtools.com found 4 apps we recognise from other places, among them favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, miit.gov.cn. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to ABABTOOLS

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: indie devs and open source. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the review. Reviewed by hand, usually in 1-3 working days; being added to the main site may take longer as posts are scheduled. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

Listing tracker

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Add your app once; we read ababtools.com every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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Run ABABTOOLS? A badge for your site

Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

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