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.
Apply only with a validated open-source privacy or anti-surveillance project that directly helps users facing repressive censorship or surveillance.
Apply as a General Member only if your tool will meaningfully contribute engineering or resources to open-source security.
Obtain senior approval, submit the signed endorsement materials, implement the Principles and share a real case study.
Submit the production PWA URL only after its manifest, service worker, installability, icons, and offline flow pass validation.
Build a genuine Salesforce package or API solution for selected-record privacy or document checks and complete its company and listing profile.
Publish your genuine Android app with accurate support/privacy URLs, data-safety declarations, assets and compatible binary.
Submit a mature macOS, iOS, or web companion app that provides your privacy workflow and links to its official product documentation.
Build a Shopware admin extension for privacy and accessibility checks on selected catalog content, media, and exports.
Build a SketchUp extension for model metadata sanitization or accessibility-ready export checks.
Build and test a Snowflake Native App for privacy-safe data inspection, create its application package and listing, pass scans, and publish through an eligible provider account.
Submit your tool with a concise problem statement, clear screenshots, founder information, and the canonical product URL.
Build a Stripe app that sends selected non-sensitive invoice or export data to your clearly scoped audit and publish complete documentation.
Place your targeted campaign in TLDR Dev, InfoSec, AI, Tech, Product, or Founders with a focused landing page.
Submit your tool with logo, description, pricing and screenshot for permanent listing.
Submit AI tools/features with multilingual description.
Submit one relevant your tool AI utility with correct category, pricing, short description, useful features, professions and tags.
Submit AI-facing feature; contact for verification.
Document your tool privacy, accessibility, and tool-discovery UX as a credible case study and link to the live product from relevant case-study text.
Build your VTEX IO storefront or admin privacy utility, define billing, and submit it for homologation.
Publish a secure one-click self-hosted your tool image or cloud-init deployment with documentation and support.
Start your focused field-notes blog and publish useful privacy, accessibility, and security explainers with natural source links.
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.