## Future Tools

Future Tools is a curated directory of AI tools and AI-news resources run by Matt Wolfe. A legitimate AI product can be submitted for review and, if accepted, receives a public tool page with a Visit button that routes visitors to the product website.

- URL: https://futuretools.io/
- Guide: https://backlinkbadger.com/provider/future-tools/
- Link type: nofollow
- Free option: yes
- Domain authority: 13/100
- Spam score: 1/100
- Difficulty: 45/100
- Estimated time: 20 minutes
- Requirements: AI tool or product, Submitter name, Tool URL, Short description, Category and pricing, Email

Future Tools is useful as a backlink source only when you have a real AI tool that fits a curated directory. The listing path is not an instant profile edit: you submit the product, Future Tools reviews it, and an accepted tool gets a public page with a **Visit** button.

### Best method: Submit a real AI tool for review

1. Open the [Future Tools submit form](https://futuretools.io/submit-a-tool).
2. Enter your name, the tool name, the canonical tool URL, and a short description.
3. Choose the closest category, such as **Chat**, **Generative Art**, **Productivity**, **Marketing**, **Research**, or **Other**.
4. Select the pricing model: **Free**, **Freemium**, **Paid**, or **Open Source**.
5. Add your email, complete the CAPTCHA, and submit the tool for review.
6. If the tool is accepted, check the public Future Tools page and confirm the Visit button routes to the correct website.

The submit page says: “Know an AI tool that should be in our database? Submit it below and Matt will review it.” Treat that review step seriously. A useful, specific AI product with a clear description is much more likely to fit than a generic landing page submitted only for SEO.

An example public listing: [PageRain on Future Tools](https://futuretools.io/tools/pagerain-449f289f). The page shows the tool name, description, category, pricing, and a visible **Visit PageRain** button.

[Image: Future Tools public PageRain listing showing the Visit PageRain button]

### Link quality notes

Future Tools listings are best treated as referral and discovery links, not clean dofollow SEO links. The inspected PageRain listing uses a visible Visit button whose raw HTML points to an internal Future Tools redirect:

```html
<a href="/go/pagerain-449f289f" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Visit PageRain</a>
```

Following that endpoint returns a `302` redirect to `https://pagerain.com/?ref=futuretools.io`. The anchor does not include `nofollow`, `ugc`, or `sponsored`, but the recommended path is still redirect-backed rather than a direct external anchor in the page HTML. Set expectations accordingly: the main value is a vetted AI-directory citation and qualified traffic from people browsing AI tools.

Do not submit unrelated products, doorway pages, or vague AI claims. Future Tools is a curated directory with a visible review gate, so the safest approach is to submit a polished product page, clear positioning, and accurate pricing information.