About r/specializedtools
In its own words:
A place to post tools which were created for a specific purpose. Doesn't necessarily have to be *one* purpose.
Community guide
r/specializedtools (#670, about 1.6 million subscribers) is oriented around: A place to post tools which were created for a specific purpose. Doesn't necessarily have to be *one* purpose. Recent activity samples show 0.5 posts/day in recent samples (~100% link). Public rules we collected include: Not a Specialized Tool; Recent Repost; NSFW Content; Offensive Content; Be Civilized.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rule list—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Search before reposting common clips/questions. Avoid clickbait titles.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Feb 19, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 109 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/AskPhysics (#669) and ahead of r/bleach (#671) in our ranking.
What sets r/specializedtools apart
It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 26.5 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.1. Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.3 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/specializedtools grew from 1,573,668 to 1,574,525 subscribers (+857, +0.05%). That is about 19 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Activity and best time to post
r/specializedtools gets about 0.5 new posts a day. The public archive holds 42,554 posts and 1,125,555 comments in total, about 26.5 comments per post.
Rules of r/specializedtools
The moderators of r/specializedtools list 8 rules. In short:
- Not a Specialized Tool
- Recent Repost
- NSFW Content
- Offensive Content
- Be Civilized
- Title Guidelines
- Linking
- Moderator Practices
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/specializedtools and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/specializedtools?
r/specializedtools has 1,574,525 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #670 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 857 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/specializedtools created?
r/specializedtools was created on Feb 19, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
Is r/specializedtools still active?
Moderately: r/specializedtools gets about 0.5 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 42,554 posts and 1,125,555 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/specializedtools?
The community describes itself as: “A place to post tools which were created for a specific purpose. Doesn't necessarily have to be *one* purpose.”
Is r/specializedtools SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/specializedtools as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/specializedtools?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/specializedtools accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Not a Specialized Tool”; “Recent Repost”; “NSFW Content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/specializedtools?
Communities with similar topics include r/woodworking (6.2M), r/coolguides (6.1M), r/oddlyspecific (3.8M), r/photography (5.7M) and r/nottheonion (26.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/specializedtools.