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.
Propose a genuinely open-source, privacy-preserving your tool component with a public roadmap, Indian community benefit, budget, milestones, and maintenance plan.
Ship your real iOS or macOS app and add the product, support and privacy URLs in App Store Connect.
Publish your genuine Android app and use the website, support and privacy-policy fields for official links.
Enroll your eligible entity as a small-organization Associate Corporate member and opt into the directory.
Choose an appropriate corporate, partner or vendor tier and apply with your tool genuine identity-security work.
Use the organization signup path and participate in relevant identity, privacy or assurance working groups.
Join as an eligible small business and opt in to publication of your tool organization name and profile.
Apply for fiscal hosting only for your legitimate open-source project or community with active development, public impact, and preferably two project administrators.
Join as a small organization if your tool genuinely implements or contributes to OpenID, OAuth or related identity standards.
Offer a standalone, vendor-neutral security tool or documentation project with open governance and a committed leader, then submit the official new-project request.
Create the product in PitchGround's vendor dashboard and prepare a tested redemption, onboarding, documentation, and support flow.
Build your useful iOS or macOS app and submit complete support, privacy, accessibility and marketing metadata through App Store Connect.
Build a production Contentful app for your tool privacy or content checks and apply through the Marketplace submission flow.
Create a portfolio for genuine your tool product/design work and use each project's external URL field for the matching live page.
Create a legitimate free or paid your tool resource or software product and publish it on a branded hosted storefront.
Apply only with a validated open-source privacy or anti-surveillance project that directly helps users facing repressive censorship or surveillance.
Apply as a General Member only if your tool will meaningfully contribute engineering or resources to open-source security.
Submit the production PWA URL only after its manifest, service worker, installability, icons, and offline flow pass validation.
Publish your genuine Android app with accurate support/privacy URLs, data-safety declarations, assets and compatible binary.
Submit data underlying your legitimate -related research paper and include related software/project identifiers.
Publish real your tool film, design, illustration or product case studies and connect them to the appropriate project pages.
Build a real founder or your tool creative portfolio and link relevant case studies to the corresponding live tools.
Use only if your tool has a genuine creator offer, guide or service; complete the storefront and connect relevant site pages.
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.