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A maintained list of 661 directories, launch platforms, registries and marketplaces that accept product submissions. 512 of them are free or have a free tier, and 56 are quick wins — free, low effort, and worth doing first. Every row shows cost, effort and priority, and links straight to the submission page.
512 opportunities matching your filters
Create account, wait cooldown if new, submit your tool as platform alternative.
Launch your platform first; prepare maker comment and assets.
Submit platform, add competitor alternatives, verify domain email.
Create or claim your tool, add its verified website, product description, sector, founding details, team, and milestones.
Create and verify a complete your tool company page with offerings, target users, location, and canonical website link.
Build an your tool add-on for Drive, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, or another Workspace product and publish it.
Submit as Show HN: your tool - privacy-first toolbox people can try instantly.
Publish a standards-based your tool JavaScript or TypeScript SDK with generated docs, readme and project links.
Register in Partner Center and publish an your tool SaaS or Microsoft-integrated offer.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Publish a well-documented public your tool API workspace with runnable collections, examples and the canonical API website.
Release a genuine your tool Python SDK or CLI and set Homepage, Documentation and Source URLs to your tool.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit a sharp founder-authored opinion based on real privacy or security evidence discovered while building your tool.
Build an your tool Forge app for Jira or Confluence and submit a Marketplace listing.
Email the strongest developer-focused your tool feature with a self-service demo, documentation, privacy model, and concise reason it is novel.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Send a concise exclusive angle on a new your tool security feature, dataset, vulnerability study, or expert commentary.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Import public your tool developer documentation, add the build config and expose versioned, searchable docs with canonical project links.
Pitch a vendor-neutral security article using original your tool tests, threat-model findings, or privacy research.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit your tool with homepage URL, privacy-first positioning, logo, screenshots and accurate pricing.
Submit a useful AI privacy, local processing, prompt-security, or responsible-tooling tutorial with reproducible examples.
Behind the list
Every row here starts as a line in a sheet, gets normalised into one of 14 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.
Everything that does not fit the buckets above.