Trendspotter.

A calm AI tools directory theme where every tool is reviewed by a person.

Trendspotter home with the headline find the AI tools worth paying for, a tool search, the latest reviews with a featured card for Ramo, and the writing chapter of the catalogue
Trendspotter home in dark mode, with the search, the latest reviews and the writing chapter of the catalogue
Trendspotter tools directory with 40 reviewed tools, a search, filters and sort, each row with its logo, category, platforms and pricing model
Trendspotter tools directory in dark mode, with the search, filters, sort and a row for every tool
Trendspotter tool page for Penna, a writing assistant, with its facts, the review by Elin Bergqvist, what works and what does not, and alternatives
Trendspotter tool page for Penna in dark mode, with the facts, the review, the verdict and alternatives
Trendspotter categories page with eight tinted cards, from writing to agents, and the footer with the categories, links and the light, dark and system toggle
Trendspotter categories page in dark mode, with the eight tinted category cards and the footer
Trendspotter advertise page with three placements, home page, category shelf and Friday email, and questions from makers
Trendspotter pricing for makers with three plans, listed for free, featured at 49 euros a month and sponsored placements, and questions before picking a plan
Trendspotter page preview
Trendspotter writing category page with its five tools as rows and the other categories, each with its colour and description
Trendspotter lists page with six curated lists, such as best for writers and free tools worth keeping, each with its tool symbols and editor
Trendspotter list page for best for writers, picked by Elin Bergqvist, with its four tools and more lists from the editors
Trendspotter editor page for Elin Bergqvist with her portrait, bio, the categories she covers and every tool she has reviewed

About Trendspotter. What it is and how it works.

Trendspotter is an AI tools directory template built with Astro and Tailwind CSS. A calm, light site where every tool is reviewed by a person, with filters, curated lists and dark mode.

Pages

Static pages

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Submit a Tool
  • Advertise
  • Pricing
  • Newsletter
  • Sign In
  • Sign Up
  • Error 404

Content collections

  • Tools
  • Categories
  • Lists
  • Editors
  • Blog
  • Legal Pages
What's included
  • Tool Directory with Filters and Sort
  • Pricing Model and Platforms on Every Listing
  • One Colour per Category
  • Curated Lists by Editors
  • Editor Profiles
  • Multi-step Submit a Tool Form with a Live Preview
  • Pricing for Featured and Sponsored Listings
  • Advertise Page
  • Newsletter Page
  • Split Screen Sign In and Sign Up
  • Dark Mode with a Light, Dark and System Toggle
  • Hide on Scroll Navigation
  • Lenis Smooth Scroll
  • Content Collections
  • Reusable Components
  • SEO Optimized
  • Style Guide
  • Astro SEO
  • Astro Sitemap
  • Tailwind CSS Forms
  • Tailwind Typography
  • GitHub Access
  • AGENTS.md
  • SKILLS.md
  • Cursor rules
  • Lifetime access
  • Lifetime updates
  • Lifetime support
Details

Versions

  • Astro v7.4.1
  • Tailwind v4.3.3
  • Released 10.24
  • Redesign 10.26
  • Updated 10.26

Lighthouse

  • Performance 100
  • Accessibility 100
  • Best Practices 100
  • SEO 100

Tech stack

Inside Trendspotter. Pages, features and the stack.

See changelog

Trendspotter: the AI tools directory where every tool is tested

Trendspotter is an AI tools directory template for people who run a curated directory as a real business: reviews instead of scraped lists, and featured and sponsored listings to pay for it. A calm, light site where every tool shows its pricing model, its platforms and a review by a person before anyone clicks through.

Why Trendspotter

  • Tools with search, filters for category, pricing model and platform, and sort, all in the browser
  • Tool pages with the facts, a review, what works and what does not, and alternatives
  • Categories with their own colour, landing page and tools
  • Lists of tools picked by an editor, and editor profiles with every review they wrote
  • Submit a tool, pricing and advertise: a multi-step form with a live preview, plans for featured listings and sponsored placements
  • A blog, a newsletter page, contact, split screen sign in and sign up, and legal pages
  • Dark mode with a light, dark and system toggle in the footer
  • A navigation that hides on scroll down and Lenis smooth scroll, with reduced motion respected
  • SEO-ready with Astro SEO and Sitemap

Layout & Structure

Two-tone section headings on a 12 column grid, with tools as rows: a logo on a tile tinted in its category colour, the tagline, the pricing model and the platforms. Tools, categories, lists, editors, posts and legal pages are Markdown collections linked to each other, so one edit shows up everywhere the tool appears.

Colour, your way

A white ground, near-black ink and one soft risograph ink per category. Change a token in one file and the whole site follows, in light and dark.

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