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)
Get your material ready
Create a free developer account and publish your app or packaged PWA to the Microsoft Store.
Meet the site's conditions
Read Microsoft Store (apps & PWAs)'s stated conditions below and make sure your entry meets them.
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)
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- Flippaflippa.comValue score 51PaidNofollowEst. DA ~80
- Homey App Storehomey.appValue score 51Not statedLink type unknownEst. DA ~60
- SelectHubselecthub.comValue score 51Not statedLink type unknownEst. DA ~65