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 visual/tool tip microblog with canonical links.
Host real build sessions or tool demos and add your tool to the channel About/social links.
Create an account and submit your tool with URL, category and concise product copy.
Submit AI feature pages.
Use Submit Tool flow for AI tools.
Create your business profile only if it genuinely operates in the United States or Canada and can be verified there.
Create tool-of-the-week newsletter linking your tool.
Create support profile with your tool link.
Create company profile if your tool/Anslation has service angle.
Share selected UI shots/tool pages with profile link.
Offer free your tool cheatsheet/template linking site.
Tool demos/reels with bio link.
Use to organize submissions and find more SaaS directories.
Build one your tool profile with a short description and curated links to the most useful tool pages.
Build Make app/integration for workflows.
Register as a maintainer and submit your real open-source project with contributor-ready issues.
Post useful no-code tutorial/resource.
Create public resource hub: best free tools by use case.
Create company profile and publish real news release.
Convert your original guide into a public flipbook and add useful external-resource hotspots where relevant.
Pitch your maintained open-source component for a technical live demo and Q&A.
Create company listing and product profile.
Create your business page with concise brand details and links to the homepage, popular tools and socials.
Submit only if EU-facing/company fit.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Use free launch/listing tools to prep copy and track submissions.
Create your tool updates newsletter with homepage link.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Short demos of suspicious/privacy tools.
Submit a concise company profile only if your tool is a genuine UK startup or has a verifiable UK operating entity.
Submit company/startup profile.
Publish dev utility extension linking your tool docs.
Create official tutorials/mirror with links.
Claim your tool’s genuine operating location only if the business is eligible, then add accurate website and contact information.
Build Zapier integration if your tool exposes API/workflows.
Submit agent-related tool if fit.
Submit agent-related tools if your tool adds agents.
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.