Curated at a glance
- Listing price
- Free, paid upgradesPriority review $29 (7 days); free queue takes a few weeks
- Domain rating
- DR 21
- Captcha
- Cloudflare Turnstile
- Backlink or badge
- Not required
- Email confirmation
- No
- Time to go live
- Free queue: usually a few weeks. Priority review: verdict within 7 days.
- Submit at
- curated.design/submit/
What Curated is and who it's for
Curated is a gallery of websites that are already live. Landing pages, portfolios, and product sites are tagged by style and category, each linking out to the real page. A person opens every submission and looks at the live site; if the craft is there and it surprises at least once, it goes in. Browsing the collection is free, and Pro adds the section library, design chat, design.md files, and an MCP server for coding agents.
Designers browse it for reference, and founders submit their sites to get a page with a link and full credit.
It lists
- Landing pages
- Portfolios
- Product sites
- Well-designed live websites
- Sites that surprise at least once
How to submit to Curated, step by step
Submit from the Submit page. Free submissions wait in the review queue, usually a few weeks. A person reads every entry.
Go to the Submit page
Open curated.design/submit and fill in the form: site name, URL, your email, tagline, what makes it worth studying, category, and styles.
Choose free or priority
Free queue costs $0 and waits a few weeks. Priority costs $29 and gets a written verdict within 7 days, with exact fixes if it needs another pass.
Complete the Turnstile captcha
The form includes a Turnstile check to prove you're human.
Submit and wait
Free submissions enter the review list and are read in order. Priority submissions move to the front after payment.
Receive the verdict
A person reads every submission. If accepted, your site gets a page of its own with a link and full credit. If not, priority includes notes on what to fix and one free resubmit.
What the Curated form asks for
| Field | Limits and format |
|---|---|
| Site name | required |
| Site URL | required |
| Your email | required |
| Tagline | — |
| What makes it worth studying? | — |
| Category | select from Agency, Artificial Intelligence, Assets, Design Tools, Desktop Apps, Development Tools, E-commerce, Education, Finance, Marketing, Mobile Apps, Port |
| Styles | checkbox: Minimal, Dark, Colorful, Gradients, Animated, Pastel, Neobrutalism |
Our free preview drafts your name, tagline, short and long descriptions, categories and tags in the lengths directories like this one ask for. Try it with your URL.
Curated pricing: free vs paid
| Option | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free submission | Free | Your site enters the review queue; a person reads it; if accepted, it gets a page with a link and full credit. |
| Priority review | $29 one-time | Your site is read within 7 days; you get a written verdict with reasoning; if it needs polish, exact fixes and one free resubmit. |
| Curated Pro | $9/month | Whole section library, every block of every brief, design.md for every site, MCP for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex, unlimited bookmarks and filters. |
Why Curated submissions get rejected or stall
- The site is not live or not well-designed.
- The craft is not there or it does not surprise the reviewer at least once.
- The site does not fit the bar for the collection.
- Duplicate submission of a site already in the collection.
Tips for a listing that gets approved
- Write a strong 'What makes it worth studying?' answer that highlights your site's unique design decisions.
- Choose the most accurate category and styles to help reviewers and browsers find you.
- If you need a fast answer, pay the $29 priority review; it includes written feedback and a free resubmit if you're close.
- Make sure your site is live and polished before submitting; the reviewer opens the live site.
Our take on Curated
Submit here if you have a visually distinctive, well-crafted website and want a backlink from a design-focused gallery. Expect a human review that can take a few weeks for free, or pay $29 for a verdict within a week. Acceptance is not guaranteed, but the feedback can help you improve.
Curated FAQ
How much does it cost to submit a site to Curated?
Free submissions cost $0 and wait in the queue. Priority review costs $29 and guarantees a verdict within 7 days.
How long does it take to get reviewed?
Free submissions usually take a few weeks. Priority review returns a written verdict within 7 days.
Does Curated provide dofollow backlinks?
The pages do not state whether links are dofollow or nofollow.
Do I need an account to submit?
No account is required; you just fill in the form with your email.
What are the requirements for a site to be accepted?
The site must be live, well-designed, and surprise the reviewer at least once. A person opens every submission and looks at the live site.
Checked against Curated's own pages on Oct 24, 2026: curated.design, curated.design/submit/, curated.design/pricing/, curated.design/pricing/. Directories change their forms and prices; the submit page has the final word.
