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# Welcome to The AI Tools Index: what we list and how it works

> The AI Tools Index is a browsable index of live AI tools organized by category, including tools currently for sale. Every listing links to the maker's real product, and any paid placement is always labeled "Sponsored."

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What The AI Tools Index is, which tools appear here, and what the votes, dates, and verified revenue actually mean.

Date: 2026-07-18

The AI Tools Index is an AI-tools tools index with one central rule: honest data. Real launch dates, votes from signed-in accounts only (one per account per day), and — when a maker connects Stripe — verified revenue instead of invented traction.

Every listing links straight to the maker's site. Sponsored placements exist — and they are always labeled as such, never blended into organic results.

## How to get listed

Listing is free: fill in your details, add our badge to your site, and hit Verify. The moment we detect the link, your listing goes live. The whole flow lives at /submit and takes under ten minutes.