Getting started
Creating an account & what you can do
What a free directree account unlocks – submitting, voting, claiming – and why creating a listing is not the same as owning it.
Last updated Sun Jul 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Creating an account & what you can do
A directree account is free. Browsing never requires one; contributing does.
Sign up
Go to /signup and create an account. At signup you'll see two separate consent lines: survey invites + product emails (pre-checked, powers the Community Showcase loop) and a marketing newsletter (unchecked – opt in only if you want it).
What an account unlocks
- Submit tools – paste any tool's URL and publish a full, labelled listing in about 30 seconds. See How to submit a tool.
- Upvote tools you find genuinely useful.
- Vote in the daily survey – one community question per day, see Voting & the daily survey.
- Claim your own tool – verify you represent the company, then edit the listing. See How to claim your listing.
- A dashboard at /dashboard with your listings and claims.
Create ≠ own (the trust model)
This trips people up on other directories, so we made it explicit:
- Anyone with an account can create a listing for any tool – like adding a page to an encyclopedia. Creating a listing gives you no control over it.
- Only a verified company representative can claim and edit a listing. Verification requires proving you control the tool's domain (email on the domain, a DNS TXT record, or a meta tag).
So if someone else already listed your tool: that's normal, and it's good news – your page already exists. Claim it and take over. If you spot a listing that's wrong or malicious, use the Report button – see Reporting a listing.
What stays free
Submitting, claiming, editing, voting, comparing, and the domain-verified badge are free, permanently. Verification is earned, never sold. The optional paid tier (Directree Plus) adds visibility extras like quarterly Relaunch – it never changes facts or rankings.