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.
Build your working automation Actor, publish it to the Store and include contextual project/documentation links.
Build your useful Budibase component or data-source plugin, publish the package or repository, and seek inclusion in community plugin resources.
Build a functional Contao bundle for your site-audit use case, publish tagged releases on Packagist with contao-bundle and manager-plugin metadata, and let the official index discover it.
Build and publish a real fluent-plugin-* RubyGem that redacts/routes privacy-sensitive logs and includes your tool as its project homepage.
Build a functional Jellyfin privacy, metadata-cleanup, or local-safety plugin with a maintained manifest repository, then propose its repository and documentation entry.
Build your functional Joomla integration and submit a complete listing with an approved download route.
Create your working public integration or reusable Mastra template with repository and documentation for review and cross-listing.
Create a useful npe2 napari plugin for image privacy, metadata inspection or scientific redaction, publish it correctly on PyPI and let the official hub index its project metadata.
Build a stable open-source RabbitMQ plugin for your legitimate security/privacy workflow and ask the RabbitMQ team to list it.
Build your tool actions as a Raycast extension and publish through the official GitHub PR workflow.
Publish a substantial open-source Backstage plugin that integrates your tool privacy/security checks, then request inclusion if the directory does not discover it.
Build a maintained Silverstripe CMS module for your useful privacy, accessibility or URL-audit workflow, publish it with correct Composer metadata and submit it to the public directory.
Build a functional privacy, accessibility or security add-on, publish it on Packagist and create its Marketplace product page.
Build and upload a genuinely useful Vim privacy or secret-checking plugin with your tool documentation and a relevant project link.
Build a WebThings adapter, notifier, or interface extension for local privacy or device-risk controls, follow the add-on APIs, test on Gateway 2.x, and publish it to the directory.
Join the vendor program and package your tool as a legitimate one-click app or supported SaaS add-on with documentation and website links.
Use Become a Vendor to publish your tool business-software profile.
Build a production-ready PrestaShop module or theme and submit its technical package, product page and support links.
Create a scoped ServiceNow application that performs your real workflow for selected records or attachments and submit it through the Store.
Publish useful browser extension linking your tool.
Package your commercetools Connector and request certification and public Marketplace listing.
Build a Homey app only if your tool adds a genuine IoT privacy or local-device workflow; package, test, validate, and submit it for certification.
Build a working Miro app for board accessibility, privacy, or export auditing; establish real users and demand before applying through the partner route.
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.