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 and test your useful piece with real actions, publish the package under a unique organization scope, and maintain version compatibility.
Create a tested Ansible collection for supported your tool deployment or audit automation, complete galaxy.yml, version it, and publish with a Galaxy token.
List product under software categories.
Create a transparent human profile and publish a beginner-friendly build log or tutorial showing how one your tool privacy utility works and what tradeoffs it has.
Publish a small open demo that explains one your tool algorithm or UI pattern and add the product website to the founder profile links.
Complete the founder's developer profile, add your tool as real project experience, and publish useful privacy or security engineering posts with contextual links.
Create the founder developer profile, add your tool as a real project, and link the live product and supporting repository where applicable.
Create org/repo README linking your tool; submit to relevant awesome lists.
Audit every your tool subdomain, stage HSTS safely, then submit the base domain only after long-term HTTPS readiness is proven.
Add product and post build-in-public story with honest numbers.
Build a complete founder profile, add your tool as a shipped startup, and keep milestones, revenue visibility, and product details truthful.
Build and test a Joplin plugin that locally detects or removes sensitive note content, provide a valid manifest and publish a maintained release for discovery.
Create the founder Keybase profile and cryptographically prove control of your tool so the public identity record links the verified domain.
Register the legal company and complete a global B2B profile with accurate IT services, contact data, and your tool website.
Join as your tool founder, create a product page, and document meaningful launches, milestones, and lessons learned.
Create maker profile and launch your tool as project.
Submit your tool widgets plugin after /embed is live.
Create the founder or studio portfolio and publish your tool as a detailed product case study with the live project link.
Create/claim company profile linking your tool/Anslation.
List your tool as productivity/developer/startup resource.
Submit a specific working AI-powered your tool utility, then claim the approved listing with a domain email to maintain features and pricing.
Join as the founder, create one your tool project page, and share genuine shipped improvements with links only when useful.
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.