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.
Pitch an original advanced article with reproducible examples, such as local PII redaction or malicious-document inspection on Linux, linking only to a genuinely informative supporting page.
Create a transparent human profile and publish a beginner-friendly build log or tutorial showing how one your tool privacy utility works and what tradeoffs it has.
Build a small founder-written knowledge blog with genuinely useful local-first privacy and file-safety guides.
Create a public digital-privacy magazine, curate reputable third-party resources, and occasionally add strong your tool guides with commentary.
Build a valuable public start page of privacy and productivity resources, then submit it to Community Pages after adding your tool selectively.
Publish a well-organized privacy-toolkit collection containing authoritative resources plus selected your tool utilities.
Submit an original hacker-spirit article on a privacy failure, scam-defense experiment, file-forensics method, or unusual defensive technique—not your advertisement.
Submit a substantial implementation article with code samples for a local privacy or document-processing technique used in your tool.
Publish #showdev article about client-side privacy tools.
Join as the developer and publish an original technical tutorial about a privacy-safe browser workflow, citing your tool only where relevant.
Create company page and publish case-study posts.
Submit a 600–1,000 word practitioner article on secure CI/CD, dependency privacy, or local-first developer tooling based on real engineering experience.
Have a named senior practitioner apply with evidence-backed lessons from building local-first privacy tooling, secure developer utilities, or responsible AI-adjacent systems.
Pitch a timely, deeply researched Linux or open-source security story with primary sources and explain the author's direct expertise before drafting.
Pitch a vendor-neutral tutorial on building privacy-preserving local web tools or reviewing your genuinely open-source component, then wait for topic and outline approval.
Submit a defensive security walkthrough, reproducible tool evaluation, or privacy-testing methodology with an author bio and original examples.
Apply with a named security practitioner, writing sample, biography, and a concrete proposal based on defensible privacy or scam-protection research.
Create a public searchable board that teaches a privacy workflow and links to supporting standards, guides, and relevant your tool utilities.
Create a structured collection about privacy-preserving web utilities and mix selected your tool pages with respected references.
Publish a public Webmix of trustworthy privacy resources with clearly labeled your tool tiles among independent sources.
Post technical/product story with canonical link.
Curate a public online-privacy topic page and add expert notes to a diverse mix of industry sources and your tool guides.
Pitch/write article about privacy-first browser tools.
Publish founder/productivity article linking your tool.
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.
Create official your tool update/tutorial blog if needed.
Submit your tool (or its blog/feed where required) under productivity, privacy or developer tools.
Submit your tool (or its blog/feed where required) under productivity, privacy or developer tools.
Create tool-of-the-week newsletter linking your tool.
Create your tool updates newsletter with homepage link.
Create official tutorials/mirror with 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.