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 a founder or editor portfolio and add a small selection of substantial your tool guides and externally published articles.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Post technical/product story with canonical link.
Create an account and submit your tool with a precise category, readable summary, official URL and evidence of a working product.
If a reciprocal badge fits the site policy, place it transparently on an appropriate page and email your official URL for independent review.
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.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit product for review/listing.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Pitch/write article about privacy-first browser tools.
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.
Publish founder/productivity article linking your tool.
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.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Pitch an original founder story with verifiable product milestones, team details, screenshots, logo, and a useful reader angle.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Prepare your editorial-quality story with large visuals, product context, design rationale, and original behind-the-scenes material.
Submit your tool strongest responsive or product page with a clean screenshot and concise design summary.
Submit a high-resolution screenshot, short design description, relevant categories, and your official URL.
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.