How to submit your free tool to T5 by Robin Good

TL;DR

T5 (Top Free Tools) is a catalog of free tools for indie entrepreneurs, hand-curated by Robin Good since 2017 and holding over 1,500 tools. Submitting is free through the site's Contact me form, Robin replies within 48 hours only if he accepts, and 98%+ of submissions are rejected. Paid promo posts cost $49 for 30 days or $99 for a permanent post.

What is T5 by Robin Good?

T5 lives at tools.robingood.com and lists only tools that are 100% free or come with a fully working free version or a very generous free plan. Robin Good, who has tested and reviewed digital tools for over 25 years, writes every entry himself: what the tool does, who it suits, its main features, its pricing and his own evaluation, followed by the link.

The catalog serves independent publishers, authors, creators, bloggers, trainers and teachers. Categories include Marketing, Visual Communication, Collaboration, Startup, Video / Podcasting, Social Media, Web Design, Content Discovery, AI and Information Management. T5 lists no mobile apps: every tool works on a desktop computer, with or without a mobile version. New entries keep arriving, with PhotoCraft, OpenScreen and Trust Grader added in October 2026.

Who should submit to T5?

• Makers of free tools, or tools with a fully working free plan, for creators and solo businesses.
• Browser-based and desktop apps for writing, design, video, podcasting, marketing, collaboration and learning.
• Open-source projects with a clear use for publishers and creators.
• Skip it if your tool offers only a limited free trial, is a mobile-only app, serves agencies, studios or freelance contractors, or belongs to financial services or pharma (banking, investing, crypto, real estate). The submission page excludes these by name.

How much does T5 cost?

• Free submission: no cost. Robin alone decides what gets in.
• T5 Promo Ad at $49: a post with your image, description, link, feature list, pricing and an optional video, shown for 30 days. Robin approves the copy.
• T5 Promo Ad at $99: the same post stays in the catalog for good. It moves down the homepage as new tools arrive and stays searchable afterwards.

Paid posts follow the same audience rules and exclude financial institutions, banks and medical or pharmaceutical products. Robin sends a payment link only after he accepts the tool.

How do you submit your tool to T5?

1. Read the How To Submit page and check that your tool fits a listed category and the free-plan rule.
2. Click Contact me at the top of the T5 homepage.
3. Write a message with only three things: the tool's name, its URL and a one-line description.
4. Wait 48 hours. Robin reviews each submission personally and emails you only if the tool qualifies, so silence means no.

For a paid post, send the tool's name, URL, a description and the exact words "T5 Promo Ad" through the same Contact me form.

Tips to get more out of T5

• Keep the message to the three items Robin asks for. Extra pitch text adds nothing to a review he does himself.
• Put the free plan into the one-liner, as in "free, no account needed" or "free plan with unlimited exports", so he sees at once that the tool qualifies.
• Make the free version usable without a credit card, because Robin tries each tool before he writes about it.
• Name the audience in your description (podcasters, newsletter writers, course creators) so the post lands in the right category.
• The DA of 33 belongs to the robingood.com domain. The real return is a written review from a curator whose readers look for free tools.

Our verdict

T5 is a strict one-person catalog that still adds tools in 2026. For a free tool aimed at creators and solo founders, the three-line submission costs nothing and is worth sending. Trial-only and enterprise products should skip it.

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