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.
The table is wider than the screen — swipe it sideways for cost, effort and the preparation notes.
| # | Impact (sorted) | Site — sort by this | Domain | Type | Cost | Effort — sort by this | Priority | Status | What to prepare | Rules / caveat | Checked | Actions |
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| 1 | 98 | Postman Public API Network | postman.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Do first | Verified live | Publish a well-documented public your tool API workspace with runnable collections, examples and the canonical API website. | Only suitable for a genuine public API; remove secrets and personal data and keep collections accurate. | Official Postman API Network docs checked 2026-07-30 | Open Postman Public API Network submit page (new tab)Postman Public API Network details |
| 2 | 86 | Alfred Gallery | alfred.app | Design galleries | Free | Quick | High | Verified live | Build a privacy-safe macOS Alfred workflow that opens or runs useful your tool actions, publish it on the forum, gather feedback, and seek Gallery inclusion. | Gallery submission is invitation-based after community testing; no auto-updater, downloaded executables, unsigned binaries, or unsafe behavior. | Official Alfred Gallery submission requirements checked 2026-08-07 | Open Alfred Gallery submit page (new tab)Alfred Gallery details |
| 3 | 86 | Frontend Mentor | frontendmentor.io | Design galleries | Free | Quick | High | Verified live | Complete a relevant accessibility or privacy-themed challenge, submit its real live URL and public repository, and add your tool only as maker context or a case-study link. | The submission must solve an actual challenge; a live URL and public repository are required, so never upload secrets or private code. | Official Frontend Mentor submission and plan guidance checked 2026-08-07 | Open Frontend Mentor submit page (new tab)Frontend Mentor details |
| 4 | 84 | Alfred Gallery | alfredapp.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | High | Not submitted | Build a polished Alfred workflow that opens or securely sends selected content to a relevant your tool utility, then submit it through the official Gallery forum flow. | Workflow must be useful and maintained, and forum/Gallery moderation decides acceptance; no guaranteed prominence or dofollow backlink. | 2026-08-03 | Open Alfred Gallery submit page (new tab)Alfred Gallery details |
| 5 | 84 | Coroflot | coroflot.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | High | Verified live | Create a real designer profile and publish an original your tool UX/accessibility case study with process artifacts, outcomes, and the official project link. | Coroflot is for genuine creative work; the official FAQ permits personal-website/social links. Use a real identity, rights-cleared visuals, and a substantive case study rather than a logo-plus-link page. Portfolio links are user-controlled UGC, can be moderated or made private, and have no indexing or followed-link guarantee. | 2026-08-03 | Open Coroflot submit page (new tab)Coroflot details |
| 6 | 84 | DagsHub | dagshub.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | High | Verified live | Publish a reproducible your tool privacy benchmark with code, synthetic data, model versions, and documentation. | Public repositories expose their full contents; remove secrets, personal data, proprietary files, and unsafe samples. | Official DagsHub project creation documentation checked 2026-08-07 | Open DagsHub submit page (new tab)DagsHub details |
| 7 | 84 | Devfolio | devfolio.co | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | High | Verified live | Create the real developer profile and add your tool as a genuine built project with problem, challenges, technologies, screenshots, demo, and accurate collaborator credits. | Devfolio explicitly supports personal and side projects, but the submission must be work the profile/team actually built. Do not fabricate a hackathon, team, metrics, or project history; disclose roles and use original assets. Projects/links are UGC, subject to moderation, with no indexing or followed-link guarantee. | 2026-08-03 | Open Devfolio submit page (new tab)Devfolio details |
| 8 | 84 | FOSDEM | fosdem.org | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | High | Not submitted | Open-source a meaningful component and prepare a community-focused talk, demo, or joint stand proposal for the next FOSDEM CFP rather than a company sales presentation. | All content must relate to Free and Open Source Software; selection is competitive, recordings/slides are published under CC BY, and the code of conduct applies. FOSDEM 2026 is over and the 2027 CFP is not yet posted. | 2026-08-03 | Open FOSDEM submit page (new tab)FOSDEM details |
| 9 | 84 | JSFiddle | jsfiddle.net | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | High | Verified live | Publish a small standalone your tool privacy or accessibility demo with explanatory comments and a stable share URL. | Use original client-side demo code and never include secrets, personal data, trackers, or a promotion-only empty fiddle. | Official JSFiddle getting-started documentation checked 2026-08-07 | Open JSFiddle submit page (new tab)JSFiddle details |
| 10 | 84 | Layers | layers.to | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | High | Verified live | Join as the real your tool designer and share polished, original interface explorations or accessibility improvements with useful design context and a profile website link. | Layers is for designers showcasing their own work; its terms prohibit spam and misleading content and permit moderation. Use a real identity, credit assets, and disclose the AltFTool relationship. Profiles/posts and external links are UGC, so indexing and followed-link status are not guaranteed. | 2026-08-03 | Open Layers submit page (new tab)Layers details |
| 11 | 84 | Twine | twine.net | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | High | Verified live | Create a founder or developer portfolio and publish an your tool build case study with screenshots, process, outcomes, and the live project link. | The portfolio must represent genuine work and use original assets plus a substantive project description. | Official Twine portfolio guidance checked 2026-08-07 | Open Twine submit page (new tab)Twine details |
| 12 | 81 | CSS-Tricks | css-tricks.com | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Verified live | Propose a lived-experience frontend article on accessible tool interfaces, privacy-safe browser APIs, CSS, or performance. | Attach a rough draft or outline and demonstrate real expertise; the article must be useful rather than an AltFTool promotion. | https://css-tricks.com/guest-writing/ | Open CSS-Tricks submit page (new tab)CSS-Tricks details |
| 13 | 81 | Ecomm.design | ecomm.design | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Not submitted | Submit the polished your tool landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits. | Editorial/design review applies; submit only polished, relevant work. Dofollow is reported but recheck after approval. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.submission.directory/site/ecomm-design | Open Ecomm.design submit page (new tab)Ecomm.design details |
| 14 | 81 | Httpster | httpster.net | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Needs checking | Submit the polished your tool landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits. | Editorial/design review applies; submit only polished, relevant work. Dofollow is reported but recheck after approval. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.submission.directory/site/httpster | Open Httpster submit page (new tab)Httpster details |
| 15 | 81 | Made With Vue.js | madewithvuejs.com | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Not submitted | Submit the polished your tool landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits. | Editorial/design review applies; submit only polished, relevant work. Dofollow is reported but recheck after approval. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.submission.directory/site/made-with-vue-js | Open Made With Vue.js submit page (new tab)Made With Vue.js details |
| 16 | 81 | Sidebar | sidebar.io | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Not submitted | Submit the polished your tool landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits. | Editorial/design review applies; submit only polished, relevant work. Dofollow is reported but recheck after approval. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.submission.directory/site/sidebar | Open Sidebar submit page (new tab)Sidebar details |
| 17 | 81 | Unmatched Style | unmatchedstyle.com | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Needs checking | Submit the polished your tool landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits. | Editorial/design review applies; submit only polished, relevant work. Dofollow is reported but recheck after approval. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.submission.directory/site/unmatched-style | Open Unmatched Style submit page (new tab)Unmatched Style details |
| 18 | 81 | Web Design Weekly | web-design-weekly.com | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Verified live | Publish an original design or accessibility article with practical examples, then use the contact form's official submit-a-link path for that one article. | The newsletter curates web-design news, articles, and tutorials; submit useful editorial content rather than a generic tool landing page. Selection is editorial and not guaranteed. | 2026-08-03 | Open Web Design Weekly submit page (new tab)Web Design Weekly details |
| 19 | 81 | Web Guru Awards | webguruawards.com | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Not submitted | Submit the polished your tool landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits. | Editorial/design review applies; submit only polished, relevant work. Dofollow is reported but recheck after approval. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.submission.directory/site/web-guru-awards | Open Web Guru Awards submit page (new tab)Web Guru Awards details |
| 20 | 81 | webdesign.gallery | webdesign.gallery | Design galleries | Free | Involved | High | Not submitted | Submit the canonical your tool URL and optional creator details; let the gallery prepare its own screenshots after review. | Every site is manually reviewed, so acceptance depends on design quality and editorial fit. | 2026-08-03 | Open webdesign.gallery submit page (new tab)webdesign.gallery details |
| 21 | 68 | Astro Showcase | astro.build | Design galleries | Free | Quick | Medium | Live, conditional | If an your tool property genuinely uses Astro, use the Submit site action to propose it for the public showcase. | Only submit an actual Astro-built production site; acceptance is curated and not guaranteed. | 2026-08-05 | Open Astro Showcase submit page (new tab)Astro Showcase details |
| 22 | 68 | devChallenges | devchallenges.io | Design galleries | Free | Quick | Medium | Verified live | Build a genuine free challenge solution, publish the deployed project and repository, and use the finished privacy or accessibility implementation as a portfolio case study. | Only submit work that answers a listed challenge; do not upload AltFTool as an unrelated product, and remember solutions remain public. | Official devChallenges platform and plan information checked 2026-08-07 | Open devChallenges submit page (new tab)devChallenges details |
| 23 | 68 | Devpost | devpost.com | Design galleries | Free | Quick | Medium | Verified live | Enter a relevant live hackathon with a working your tool project, complete its story and demo, and include the project website where allowed. | Only submit to genuinely relevant events, follow each hackathon's eligibility and judging rules, and do not recycle an unrelated promotion. | Official Devpost submission help checked 2026-07-30 | Open Devpost submit page (new tab)Devpost details |
| 24 | 68 | Upwork | upwork.com | Design galleries | Free | Quick | Medium | Live, conditional | If your tool maker genuinely offers related services, add the project as a detailed portfolio item with role, outcomes, visuals, and permitted project links. | Use only an authentic accepted freelancer profile; no contact details or brand-only backlink account, and follow portfolio link rules. | Official Upwork profile and portfolio guidance checked 2026-08-07 | Open Upwork submit page (new tab)Upwork details |
| 25 | 66 | DevShowcase | devshowcase.dev | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Medium | Verified live | Sign in with GitHub or Google and add your tool as a real portfolio project with tech stack. | Use an authentic developer identity and substantive project information. | 2026-08-03 | Open DevShowcase submit page (new tab)DevShowcase details |
| 26 | 66 | Docusaurus Showcase | docusaurus.io | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Medium | Live, conditional | If your tool documentation genuinely runs on Docusaurus, add the polished docs site through the official showcase discussion. | Framework use is mandatory; maintain a polished live site and follow the current GitHub discussion template. | 2026-08-05 | Open Docusaurus Showcase submit page (new tab)Docusaurus Showcase details |
| 27 | 66 | JS Bin | jsbin.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Medium | Verified live | Create a focused educational demo for one your tool technique and share the public bin from an authentic profile. | Public bins are MIT-licensed and bots are prohibited; publish only compatible original code and create it manually. | Official JS Bin getting-started and legal pages checked 2026-08-07 | Open JS Bin submit page (new tab)JS Bin details |
| 28 | 66 | Plunker | plnkr.co | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Medium | Verified live | Build a working mini-project showing an your tool browser-side feature and publish its indexed share page with useful documentation. | Keep the project executable, original, educational, and free of credentials or user data. | Official Plunker feature documentation checked 2026-08-07 | Open Plunker submit page (new tab)Plunker details |
| 29 | 63 | MaxiBestOf | maxibestof.one | Design galleries | Free | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Submit the polished your tool landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits. | Editorial/design review applies; submit only polished, relevant work. Dofollow is reported but recheck after approval. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.submission.directory/site/maxibestof | Open MaxiBestOf submit page (new tab)MaxiBestOf details |
| 30 | 63 | Privacy Patterns | privacypatterns.org | Design galleries | Free | Involved | Medium | Verified live | Contribute a generalized privacy-by-design pattern derived from your tool experience, with problem, context, forces, and solution. | Must be implementation-neutral and reusable, not a product advert; collaborative editorial review and open licensing apply. | 2026-08-05 — https://privacypatterns.org/about/ | Open Privacy Patterns submit page (new tab)Privacy Patterns details |
| 31 | 48 | DeviantArt | deviantart.com | Design galleries | Free | Quick | Later | Live, conditional | Publish original your tool UI/illustration work, then add the official website in the profile bio. | Only use for genuine visual work or design process content; generic product promotion is inappropriate. | 2026-08-03 | Open DeviantArt submit page (new tab)DeviantArt details |
| 32 | 46 | Commerce Cream | commercecream.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Submit if a commerce-style/tool landing page fits. | Mostly Shopify/ecommerce; weak fit. | 2026-07-30 | Open Commerce Cream submit page (new tab)Commerce Cream details |
| 33 | 46 | Designer News | designernews.co | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Share design/tool launch if genuinely useful. | Community norms; no bare link drop. | 2026-07-30 | Open Designer News submit page (new tab)Designer News details |
| 34 | 46 | Made in Webflow | webflow.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Submit only if your tool page/template is built in Webflow. | Not fit for current Next.js site unless Webflow asset. | 2026-07-30 | Open Made in Webflow submit page (new tab)Made in Webflow details |
| 35 | 46 | One Page Love | onepagelove.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Later | Needs checking | Submit a focused one-page your tool landing page. | Only if page is single-page and polished. | 2026-07-30 | Open One Page Love submit page (new tab)One Page Love details |
| 36 | 46 | Web Designer News | webdesignernews.com | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Later | Not submitted | Submit your tool (or its blog/feed where required) under productivity, privacy or developer tools. | Human review may apply; use a natural brand title and avoid keyword stuffing. Dofollow is reported but recheck after approval. | 2026-07-30 • https://www.submission.directory/site/web-designer-news | Open Web Designer News submit page (new tab)Web Designer News details |
| 37 | 46 | Zola Themes Gallery | getzola.org | Design galleries | Free | Moderate | Later | Verified live | Create a polished accessible light/dark developer-documentation theme with an optional your tool pre-deploy audit example, then submit it to the official themes repository. | Must be a genuinely reusable high-quality theme, not a logo skin; theme metadata, homepage/demo, screenshot and a thorough README are required. | 2026-08-05 | Open Zola Themes Gallery submit page (new tab)Zola Themes Gallery details |
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.