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 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.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit your tool with description, website, logo/screenshots and focused tags.
Submit free/premium AI listing.
Submit product for startup discovery listing.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Build a substantive product-design case study covering your tool system, flows, and outcomes, then add the canonical site through supported navigation or project links.
Create your complete product case study and add the canonical URL naturally within project text or a linked image.
Create vendor account and submit software.
Submit your useful AI feature or online utility with the official URL, category, availability, pricing status and concise truthful description.
Submit only AI-facing your tool features, not whole toolbox if too broad.
Create company/software listing.
Submit relevant AI tool page with original description.
Submit AI tools for directory inclusion.
Create a founder portfolio with original your tool launch notes or product case studies and use an external-link page for the canonical website.
Submit your tool for the weekly launch board with founder profile, screenshots and original launch copy.
Submit your tool (or its blog/feed where required) under productivity, privacy or developer tools.
Submit your tool or use as source for more launch sites.
Curate a public online-privacy topic page and add expert notes to a diverse mix of industry sources and your tool guides.
Submit your tool if B2B/productivity categories fit.
Submit missing AI tool for database review.
Submit your tool as productivity/software platform.
Claim business profile for your tool.
Create vendor profile and collect authentic reviews.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
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.