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.
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.
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.
Start with the free submission using a strong screenshot, precise categories, and your tool canonical URL.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Submit your canonical URL and optional creator details; let the gallery prepare its own screenshots after review.
Submit your tool as an actively maintained React and Next.js project, highlighting useful product functionality and implementation quality.
Build a substantive product-design case study covering your tool system, flows, and outcomes, then add the canonical site through supported navigation or project links.
Prepare your editorial-quality story with large visuals, product context, design rationale, and original behind-the-scenes material.
Submit your tool best landing or tools page with a strong screenshot, accurate categories, and creator details.
Submit your tool strongest responsive or product page with a clean screenshot and concise design summary.
Submit a high-resolution screenshot, short design description, relevant categories, and your official URL.
Submit your tool (or its blog/feed where required) under productivity, privacy or developer tools.
Share selected UI shots/tool pages with profile link.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
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.