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) — A place to post tools which were created for a specific purpose. Doesn't necessarily have to be *one* purpose. A recent sample averaged 0.5 posts a day (~100% link). Its public rules 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; rules can change. Search before reposting common clips/questions. Avoid clickbait titles.
The community was created on Feb 19, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 119 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/wholesomeanimemes (#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 13.0. 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 9, 2026, r/specializedtools grew from 1,573,668 to 1,574,644 subscribers (+976, +0.06%). That is about 19 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/specializedtools, from 2018 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.
- Tool for vets to hold spicy kittysu/Lazylion2 · Nov 22, 2022 · 66,563 points · 1,390 comments · video
- Stenographer, the machine the court reporters use to type everything that is said there!u/mtimetraveller · Nov 14, 2020 · video
- For right handed, left eye dominant folks.u/robblokkit · Dec 24, 2020 · image
- Javelin throw strength training machineu/VentiBoy · Jan 28, 2022 · 66,170 points · 1,681 comments · video
- A lift to help this truck driver get in cabu/memezzer · Aug 30, 2020 · video
- 100% Custom grip toolu/Boezoek · Sep 16, 2020 · video
- This titanium coated butter knife with internal copper alloy heat tubes. It’s made to heat up when held in your hand, so that it is easier to spread butter.u/RampChurch · Jan 19, 2020 · 54,329 points · 1,610 comments · image
- Husqvarna’s chainsaw protective pantsu/hjalmar111 · Jan 22, 2020 · 52,746 points · 1,871 comments · image
- Clean up messy spagattiu/mdame2 · Feb 3, 2018 · 50,619 points · 815 comments · video
- Curb shaperu/Boojibs · May 19, 2021 · link
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 1,574,644 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #670 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 976 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 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/vegan (2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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.