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How to navigate directree
Categories, search, the Top / New / Just Launched feeds, compare, alternatives pages, and the daily survey – where everything lives.
Last updated Sun Jul 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
How to navigate directree
directree has a few distinct ways in, depending on whether you're browsing, buying, or launching.
Browsing
- Categories – every tool sorted into categories, each with its own page and filters.
- Search – the search bar (and the command palette) finds tools by name across the whole directory.
- Top – tools ranked by community upvotes. Votes are the only thing that moves this list – paid plans never do.
- New – the latest additions, newest first. Every published listing lands here immediately.
- Just Launched – tools whose founders scheduled a launch day. Each day's launches go live at 09:00 (Stockholm time) and hold the spotlight until the next morning. See Instant vs Launch for how the two feeds differ.
Deciding between tools
- Compare – pick a category, select up to 4 tools, and see their listing data side-by-side. Then optionally run Find your best match – an honest, grounded AI suggestion based only on what the listings actually say.
- Alternatives pages – every tool has an
/alternatives/<tool>page listing other tools in its category, useful when you're searching "X alternative".
Community
- Daily Survey – one question a day, the community votes, and past surveys live in the archive as a permanent record.
- Contributors – how directree recognizes useful, trusted community members with badges and the Community Showcase.
For founders
- Submit – paste your URL, get a listing in ~30 seconds.
- Pricing – the core is free forever; Plus is optional visibility upside.
- GEO Check – a free tool that checks whether ChatGPT recommends your SaaS.