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 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 a specific working AI-powered your tool utility, then claim the approved listing with a domain email to maintain features and pricing.
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.
Create a truthful founder or engineering profile and submit a useful tutorial on local-first privacy tooling, secure web utilities, or accessibility engineering.
Start with the free submission using a strong screenshot, precise categories, and your tool canonical URL.
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.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Submit AI privacy/redaction or prompt-safety tools.
Create seller profile and list product if eligible.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit practical tool for indie developers/SaaS makers.
Launch the real product with complete assets and invite genuine customers to evaluate it without scripting or purchasing votes.
Prepare a clear tagline, screenshots, categories, tech stack, and launch date, then share only with genuine users.
Sign up and submit your tool under AI, productivity, security or developer tools.
Submit your tool with founder-friendly short pitch.
Launch your genuine AI feature, collect authentic founder feedback, and relaunch only after meaningful product updates.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Develop a legitimate Matomo plugin for consent-aware privacy auditing, complete plugin metadata and documentation, tag a release, and enable Marketplace updates.
Launch one focused your tool feature set and gather feedback.
Submit the working your platform with an English description, strong logo, accurate screenshots, categories and pricing details.
Submit your polished landing/tool UI with clean screenshots and design credits.
Launch your tool with a unique tagline, screenshots and founder profile linking to your tool.
Submit your tool name, live URL, pricing tier and optional visuals; editor writes the final listing.
Submit AI feature; free listing reviewed by human.
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 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.
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.