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 an original interactive demo of your utility, document the use case in Pen Details, and add your tool as one of the public profile links.
Create a founder research profile that curates authoritative privacy, accessibility, security, and standards material, including your tool only when it directly supports the annotation.
Add or claim your genuine open-source project and complete its description, code locations, tags and official homepage.
Publish an original dashboard using public your tool benchmark or ecosystem data and add an appropriate project permalink in workbook details.
Create a real developer profile, publish your original engineering tutorial or project, and join only relevant privacy or developer communities.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Create your truthful /founder profile or content page and add the website link where allowed.
Apply with a privacy/digital-safety education program that demonstrates real K-12 impact and scalability.
Publish an original educational 3D asset connected to your real tutorial, with accurate credits and a contextual project link in the description.
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.