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 the founder or studio portfolio and publish your tool as a detailed product case study with the live project link.
Create/claim company profile linking your tool/Anslation.
List your tool as productivity/developer/startup resource.
Create clean founder/product profile linking your tool.
Sign up then submit/claim AI tool listing.
Create visual link hub for your tool categories.
Submit as Product Hunt/Uneed-style launch alternative.
Submit if reciprocal-link policy is acceptable or use paid tier.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Create your tool link hub for top pages.
Create boards for PDF/image/calculator tools linking pages.
List software in relevant category.
Create software listing/vendor profile.
Submit smaller focused feature launch.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Create profile, build-in-public threads, link homepage.
Submit your tool to product-launch/tools category.
Create tool-of-the-week newsletter linking your tool.
Create support profile with your tool link.
Create company profile if your tool/Anslation has service angle.
Share selected UI shots/tool pages with profile link.
Offer free your tool cheatsheet/template linking site.
Tool demos/reels with bio link.
Create public resource hub: best free tools by use case.
Create company listing and product profile.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Create your tool updates newsletter with homepage link.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Short demos of suspicious/privacy tools.
Publish dev utility extension linking your tool docs.
Create official tutorials/mirror with links.
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.