Launch catalog / Playbook
TinyShelf
Free route directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
Requirements
- Google account required — /submit redirects straight to a Google OAuth sign-in; no other auth provider shown
- Human curation: 'Every listing is reviewed before it goes live'
- Broad software taxonomy accepted — categories from Productivity and AI/ML to CLI Tools, Databases, Editors/IDEs; tags mark platform (iOS/Mac/Android/Windows/Linux/browser-extension) and pricing model (free/freemium/subscription/one-time/open-source/self-hosted)
Prepare before opening the form
- A Google account
- Tool name, URL, one-line description, category and tags
- Logo/icon
Workflow
- Open https://tinyshelf.co/submit ('+ submit' in nav)
- Sign in with Google (OAuth consent screen — app name tinyshelf.co)
- Complete the submission form
- Listing is held for human review, then appears under categories/tags and the 'newest tools' feed
Watch for
- OAuth consent shows the operator's personal Gmail — hobby-scale directory; review turnaround may vary
- No pricing page, badge requirement, or paid tier visible anywhere on the public site
- Curated means rejection is possible — thin/low-quality submissions likely declined
What counts as live
The tool has a public page at tinyshelf.co/tools/<slug> reachable from its category and tag pages.
Not verified
- Submit-form fields behind the Google sign-in
- Review latency and rejection criteria detail
- Whether outbound links are dofollow
- Whether the free model is permanent (no monetization surface visible)