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 company profile using your official email.
Build your real documentation/privacy integration, publish it as public, test it, then submit for GitBook review.
Tag and publish a public Go module with module docs and repository metadata so pkg.go.dev indexes it.
Publish your useful package to a supported registry with accurate source and homepage metadata so Open Source Insights can index it.
Build a panel, data-source or app plugin, validate and package it, then submit it with project links and test data.
Document a real hardware, privacy or security build that uses your tool, including schematics, progress logs and a natural official-project link.
Build a useful Home Assistant privacy or local-security integration, publish stable GitHub releases, pass HACS and Hassfest checks, then request inclusion.
Package your installable Haystack component, provide examples and docs, then submit it to the Haystack integrations repository.
Package an installable Haystack component or tool for your tool read-only URL, security and metadata checks, then submit a draft integration page with runnable examples.
Publish a maintained Elixir client or utility with package links, description, license and documentation.
Build and maintain a genuinely useful Home Assistant integration for your mature service, including the required Python client library, tests, documentation, and a focused Core pull request.
Submit an open-source CLI formula or a qualifying macOS app cask with your canonical homepage.
Create a vendor account and submit accurate your tool features, logo and pricing.
Publish a real Icinga-compatible check, module or integration and synchronize its public Git repository, releases and README.
Apply with a real designer portfolio and publish your original -themed privacy, safety, accessibility, icon, illustration, 3D, or Lottie pack.
Join the partner platform and create your secure service with genuinely useful triggers, queries, and actions, pass endpoint tests and review, then publish helpful Applets for real user workflows.
Submit your tool through the official reviewed product form.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Build an Intercom app for intentional conversation privacy scanning or sanitized export generation and include your clear install or learn-more URL.
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.
Build a genuine Joomla extension, create a developer profile and submit a complete listing with the official project website.
Build and host a useful Jotform widget, register it with full documentation and send it for approval.
Create a genuine JavaScript SDK or demo on GitHub Pages and request an appropriate js.org subdomain that links to its official your tool documentation.
Publish your small standalone privacy or accessibility demo with explanatory comments and a stable share URL.
Publish your clean benchmark or open dataset plus a reproducible notebook, with proper licensing and the canonical project URL in the data card.
Implement Java tasks or triggers for submitting your tool audits and fetching structured results, complete with typed properties, examples, tests and generated documentation.
Build your standalone integration package with tests and submit the required LangChain documentation PR.
Contribute your provider bundle with useful privacy or security components and provider documentation links.
Create an account and submit your live product with polished copy, visuals and an accurate category.
Join as your real designer and share polished, original interface explorations or accessibility improvements with useful design context and a profile website link.
Create your publication and write original tutorials or research with contextual links to relevant tools.
Submit your maintained desktop or CLI utility only after it runs natively on a modern Linux distribution and has a public OSI-approved license and repository.
Create a genuine founder profile and share a useful build story or tutorial with a relevant link.
Create a genuine founder profile and share a useful build story or tutorial with a relevant link.
Propose eligible your tool client-side or offline-first tools to the public directory with accurate site and source links.
Create and test a Portfile for your open-source CLI or desktop app, including its canonical homepage.
Build and teach a live, project-based cohort on creating local-first privacy tools or accessible web utilities, supported by a substantive public syllabus and real instructor profile.
Release a useful Java or Kotlin SDK and include the project homepage, source control, license and developer metadata in the POM.
Create a useful Emacs client for your public API, host its source openly and submit a MELPA recipe pull request.
Publish an original, human-verified privacy or accessibility benchmark with complete methodology, provenance, schema, license, and a relevant project citation.
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.