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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 your profile and add genuinely useful homepage, privacy-tool and accessibility-tool links.
Build table functions that import, normalize and query your tool report JSON or NDJSON with typed findings, then submit the extension descriptor for central build and distribution.
Apply only after your tool becomes a legally registered nonprofit with software central to scalable public impact.
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.
Build a maintained OctoPrint plugin for your credible -related workflow such as privacy-safe print logs or metadata checks, then register it through the official repository pull request.
Register only after your tool launches a genuine open repository for reusable privacy/security research outputs.
Implement a genuine OpenFeature provider, hook or integration around your configuration or audit-health use case, publish it and add it to the ecosystem documentation.
Submit your tool with the verification badge or use the no-badge paid option.
Create your business profile only if it genuinely operates in the United States or Canada and can be verified there.
Build one your tool profile with a short description and curated links to the most useful tool pages.
Create your business page with concise brand details and links to the homepage, popular tools and socials.
Submit a concise company profile only if your tool is a genuine UK startup or has a verifiable UK operating entity.
Claim your tool’s genuine operating location only if the business is eligible, then add accurate website and contact information.
Consider only after your tool has a substantial AI feature and the directory offers business value beyond a link.
Onboard your operational research-facing service through an eligible EOSC Node using the Federation Handbook process.
Apply as Associate or full Member only after operating a credible incident-response team/program and completing sponsorship/review.
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.