# Tool Store v2: reviews, ratings, and web checkout
URL: https://lsd.tools/blog/tool-store-v2
Updated: 2026-07-17

> The Tool Store is now a proper marketplace. Publishers submit through a review pipeline, listings carry ratings and reviews, and you can buy a tool on the web and have it install straight into the app. Discovery, trust, and checkout all leveled up.

## A marketplace, not a file dump

The first Tool Store let you share packages. That's necessary but not enough — a real ecosystem needs trust, discovery, and a way to actually transact. Tool Store v2 adds all three.

## For publishers: a review pipeline

Publishing now goes through a submission and **review pipeline**. You bundle your steps, panels, and viewers with the [lsdtools SDK](/docs), submit through the portal, and the listing is reviewed before it reaches users. That keeps the catalog clean and gives buyers confidence that what they install does what it says.

## For everyone: ratings, reviews, and media

Every listing carries a **star rating**, written **reviews** from real installers, and media so you can see a tool in action. Discovery is no longer a guessing game — the community's signal is right there on the card and the detail page.

## Buy on the web, install in the app

Checkout moved to the **web**. Purchase a tool with your account credits in the browser, and it installs into the desktop app automatically — the gap between "I want this" and "it's in my pipeline" is now a click.

## Try it

[Browse the Store](/store), install something, and leave a review. Building your own? The [docs](/docs) walk through packaging and publishing end to end.

## FAQ
### How do I publish a tool?

Package your steps and panels with the lsdtools SDK, submit through the publisher portal, and it goes through review before it goes live — so the catalog stays trustworthy.

### Can I buy tools on the website?

Yes. Purchase on the web with your account credits and the tool installs into the desktop app on your next launch — no manual file juggling.

### What do reviews cover?

Every listing carries a star rating and written reviews from people who installed it, plus media, so you can judge a tool before you add it to a pipeline.


## References
- [Browse the Tool Store](https://lsd.tools/store)
- [LSD docs](https://lsd.tools/docs)