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.
Enroll your eligible entity as a small-organization Associate Corporate member and opt into the directory.
Join as an eligible small business and opt in to publication of your tool organization name and profile.
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.
Only if your tool builds a real commercial FIDO2 or passkey server, complete conformance and interoperability testing and submit it.
Consider organizational membership if your tool actively participates in privacy or AI governance; complete the member directory profile.
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.