A maintained list of 1,432 directories, launch platforms, registries and marketplaces that accept product submissions. 1,134 of them are free or have a free tier, and 192 are quick wins — free, low effort, and worth doing first. Every row shows cost, effort and priority, and links straight to the submission page.
Create a valid Helm, OPA, Tekton or supported repository for your deployment and add it through the control panel.
Package a narrow, safe your tool plugin with a public repository, validate it with the Claude plugin validator, and submit it through the in-app directory flow.
Publish your genuine Rust client, CLI, parser, or privacy library and set homepage, repository, README, license, and documentation metadata.
Create or claim your tool, add its verified website, product description, sector, founding details, team, and milestones.
Build and test a free Dify plugin for your distinct privacy or file-analysis capability, package it, add a privacy policy, and submit the required pull request.
Create your tool company profile with accurate product, team, media, and website details, then submit it for verification.
Create and verify your complete company page with offerings, target users, location, and canonical website link.
Upload or design your useful privacy report and add contextual external links before public sharing.
Create your original interactive privacy or accessibility guide and add relevant external actions to cited live tools.
Create a useful Godot editor add-on or privacy-safe asset pipeline tool, release it under an accepted license and submit its repository.
Build your add-on for Drive, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, or another Workspace product and publish it.
Submit as Show HN: your tool - privacy-first toolbox people can try instantly.
Publish your standards-based JavaScript or TypeScript SDK with generated docs, readme and project links.
Create a useful Julia client or data utility, register it in Julia General and provide complete package docs with your source link.
Apply using valid Startup India/DPIIT credentials and complete your tool startup profile for ecosystem visibility.
Register your genuine open-source component, complete its project summary and link its official homepage and source repository.
Write and publish a substantial original handbook on local-first privacy, web safety, or accessible-tool engineering, including reproducible examples and relevant your tool references.
Build a maintained Linear integration that sends approved your tool audit findings into issues, then submit its listing and assets.
Choose Startup Register and complete your tool verified entity, DPIIT, contact, product and website profile.
Create a supported Mattermost plugin or app that scans user-approved text for sensitive data before sharing, with docs and a public issue tracker.
Package your real MCP server, verify its namespace, create server.json and publish it with mcp-publisher.
Register in Partner Center and publish your SaaS or Microsoft-integrated offer.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Publish your open Privacy Framework mapping, template, tutorial, or implementation tool and submit it for repository review.
Submit individual your tool tools that are free, secure and usable without registration.
Create a sequenced, classroom-ready module on practical browser privacy or accessible web testing, with learner activities, instructor notes, and your relevant resource link.
Request an audit for your mature open-source security component, providing maintainer contacts, architecture, threat model, scope, tests, and a remediation commitment.
Build a genuine Kubernetes Operator for your self-hosted service, test its bundle and submit it through Community Operators.
Publish your real PHP SDK or integration from a public repository and set the canonical homepage in composer.json.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Publish your well-documented public API workspace with runnable collections, examples and the canonical API website.
Publish your real Python SDK, CLI, or integration package and set Homepage, Documentation, Source, and Issues URLs in package metadata.
Publish a secure, documented container for your open service and add its official site in the repository description or README where supported.
Package a genuinely useful open model or reproducible AI utility, publish it publicly with examples and cite your related documentation naturally.
Publish and maintain your genuine Ruby client, CLI, or integration gem with accurate homepage, source, documentation, and changelog metadata.
Build your production-ready Slack app for safe file/text utilities, then submit it from the app configuration page for Marketplace review.
Make your tool generate or consume valid SPDX, document validation, then file the requested supplier-information issue with its canonical URL.
Create or import your genuine show, keep it public, set its official Website field and publish useful episodes.
Register and apply with accurate your tool entity, innovation, workforce and website details if Odisha criteria are met.
Behind the list
Every row here starts as a line in a sheet, gets normalised into one of 15 groups, scored for cost, effort and impact, and written up with the steps to actually submit. The floor below represents that pipeline.
Open the sheet viewAn illustration of the AltF Backlinks floor: opportunities sourced at the back, vetted for cost and effort by the engineering pod, written up for outreach by the design pod, then tracked to placement along a line.
One-shot launches where timing and preparation decide the outcome.
Fast-growing listings specifically for AI-powered tools.
Extension, plugin and integration stores. Real review processes, real distribution.
Startup listings, beta lists and founder media.
General tool and software catalogues with real search traffic.
B2B review sites. Slow to approve, strong once live.
Package, image and docs hosting that carries real authority.
Showcases judged on craft. A good screenshot matters more than copy.
Write once, link back. Editorial standards vary widely.
Get quoted or distribute a release. Slower, higher ceiling.
Company and local listings. Unglamorous, consistently indexed.
Owned pages you control: company, founder, knowledge-panel entities.
Answer real questions. Never drop a bare link.
Brand surface and referral traffic more than link equity.
Everything that does not fit the buckets above.