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How to get a backlink from Microsoft Store (apps & PWAs)

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Open submit page on apps.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab)

In short

What you get
An app, extension or integration listing on Microsoft Store (apps & PWAs) (“App / PWA listing”)
Link type
Unknown. We have no record of it; check once your listing is live.
Cost
Free. Recorded as “Individual developer registration is free.”.
Time
About 45 minutes of your own work, plus whatever review the site runs.
Requirements
Create a free developer account and publish your app or packaged PWA to the Microsoft Store. Conditions apply.
Submission path
Not yet checked by us. Our note: “Site's own page seen 2026-11-05”.Official page we read (opens in a new tab)

Before you submit

  • Open the submit page first and confirm the form still exists: we have not tried this path ourselves.
  • Once your listing is live, inspect the link's rel attribute: our record of the link type is unconfirmed.

How to submit to Microsoft Store (apps & PWAs)

  1. Get your material ready

    Create a free developer account and publish your app or packaged PWA to the Microsoft Store.

  2. Meet the site's conditions

    Read Microsoft Store (apps & PWAs)'s stated conditions below and make sure your entry meets them.

  3. Submit on apps.microsoft.com

    Open the submission page on apps.microsoft.com and complete its form — that is the "Open submit page" link at the top of this page.

    Open the submit page on apps.microsoft.com (opens in a new tab)

Conditions and cautions

  • Microsoft Store (apps & PWAs)'s stated conditions

    Apps go through Store certification. Same registrable domain as microsoft.com but a separate publishing programme.

Alternatives to Microsoft Store (apps & PWAs)

Marketplaces and app stores with a similar value score, in the same order as the category page.