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 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.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit your working AI utility with a clear under-80-character tagline, correct category, pricing model, logo and honest description.
Use the free official flow to submit one genuine your tool AI tool, then claim and maintain it using a matching domain email.
Build a polished Alfred workflow that opens or securely sends selected content to your relevant utility, then submit it through the official Gallery forum flow.
Create a tested Auth0 Action that invokes your relevant privacy or security workflow and submit through the Marketplace Partner Portal.
Build a small founder-written knowledge blog with genuinely useful local-first privacy and file-safety guides.
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.
Create a public digital-privacy magazine, curate reputable third-party resources, and occasionally add strong your tool guides with commentary.
Open-source a meaningful component and prepare a community-focused talk, demo, or joint stand proposal for the next FOSDEM CFP rather than a company sales presentation.
Build a useful Home Assistant privacy or local-security integration, publish stable GitHub releases, pass HACS and Hassfest checks, then request inclusion.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Run the website and email tests, fix IPv6, DNSSEC, HTTPS, security headers, DMARC/DKIM/SPF, STARTTLS/DANE, and RPKI gaps, then retain a 100% score.
Submit your tool as a polished tool website with its strongest public page and a concise explanation of the design system.
Build a signed Nextcloud app for local document sanitization or privacy checks, publish releases, and maintain App Store compatibility.
Publish @your tool/embed or utility package with homepage.
Submit one mature privacy tool, disclose ownership, publish its exact threat model and limitations, and engage transparently with the community review.
Build a maintained Redmine plugin that creates privacy or security audit tasks, document supported versions, then register it under an authenticated developer account.
Build a valuable public start page of privacy and productivity resources, then submit it to Community Pages after adding your tool selectively.
Create an account and submit your tool with positioning, category, logo and 3–6 accurate tags.
Create or claim your tool company profile and add its official URL, product summary, founders, location, and verified company facts.
Create a developer account, request access, verify ownership, and publish a complete app profile with screenshots and description.
Publish a well-organized privacy-toolkit collection containing authoritative resources plus selected your tool utilities.
Create tutorials for top your tool tools with links.
Create a sandbox-compatible Zed extension for local secret, Unicode, or privacy checks, test it, publish its repository, and submit the registry pull request.
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 an original hacker-spirit article on a privacy failure, scam-defense experiment, file-forensics method, or unusual defensive technique—not your advertisement.
Submit AI-assisted privacy/safety tools.
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 fresh module/your tool beta angle, not stale generic site.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit a substantial implementation article with code samples for a local privacy or document-processing technique used in your tool.
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.