AI directories

The List

AI tools for designers only

Directory that says it lists 250+ AI tools for designers, sorted into categories and collections. Some listings carry a Sponsored label, and the site gives no price for it.

The List is an AI directory at thelist.design. It lists AI products, with a rule: AI tools for designers only. Listing is free. The link you get is dofollow: plain link to the tool's own site on a live listing. Review: a submission waits for review by the editors before it shows; no time is given. Terms read on thelist.design on 3 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Submitting a tool is free
Link you get: Dofollow: plain link to the tool's own site on a live listing
Review: A submission waits for review by the editors before it shows; no time is given
Their rule: AI tools for designers only
Lists: AI design tools only
Where they say so: thelist.design/submit ↗
Reach: TinyTiny reach: outside the Tranco top million by traffic; #59,262,302 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does The List accept AI tools?: Only some. It lists AI products, with a rule: AI tools for designers only.
How much does a listing on The List cost?: Listing is free.
What link does The List give?: The link you get is dofollow: plain link to the tool's own site on a live listing.

Who is listed on The List

Our nightly read of thelist.design found 123 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, studio.design, claude.com, microsoft.ai, gemini.google, motion.dev, visual.app, remove.bg. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to The List

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: ai tools for designers only. 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. A submission waits for review by the editors before it shows; no time is given. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

Listing tracker

Know when The List lists you.

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

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Run The List? 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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