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.
Release a maintained Nim client or utility for your tool and publish it through Nimble with accurate repository and homepage metadata.
Create your functional Node-RED node, publish it to npm, and add it to the Flow Library with documentation and support metadata.
Publish a real .NET library or CLI package with ProjectUrl, readme, repository and license metadata.
Package a real embedded privacy or security library for supported boards, add complete PlatformIO manifest and examples, test it, and publish it publicly.
Publish your stable module or script with ProjectURI, LicenseURI, tags, help and examples.
Publish your Dart package with homepage, repository, issue tracker, documentation and a complete readme.
Build a maintained Pulsar editor package that performs your real workflow, then publish it to the official package registry with a useful README and project link.
Package your reproducible privacy or redaction workflow, join or create a team, and register it with rich metadata and source links.
Release a genuine Clojure or JVM client library with a POM, description, homepage and source metadata.
Publish a genuine Perl module or CLI through PAUSE with project URLs and clear distribution documentation.
Build an ESP-IDF privacy, credential-safety, secure-logging, or local-processing component, add manifest, license, docs, examples, and publish it through the registry workflow.
Create a founder/developer portfolio, pin your tool repository/project and add the official website link.
Release a useful Haskell library or command-line client with homepage, source and bug-report metadata.
Create a truthful scholarly profile and deposit an original privacy, accessibility, or digital-humanities paper or teaching resource with its related your tool URL.
Create a useful Lua client or helper, publish its rockspec and include homepage, license and source links.
Apply as an eligible Member or Partner and contribute resources or expertise to real cyber-capacity-building working groups.
Publish a Max package for media metadata inspection, audio privacy, or accessibility analysis.
Prepare and test a policy-compliant ebuild for your stable CLI, including accurate HOMEPAGE and source metadata, then work with a Gentoo developer or proxy maintainer for repository inclusion.
Port your functional desktop or CLI utility to Haiku, write and test a compliant recipe, then submit a feature-branch pull request to HaikuPorts.
Submit a licensed computational neuroscience model with code ZIP, publication citation, overview, contributors, and tags.
Register only after your tool launches a genuine open repository for reusable privacy/security research outputs.
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.