Free places to launch your tool

Docker Hub is the default public registry for container images. Any Docker account can create unlimited public repositories for free, push images, and publish a Markdown overview with links. Repository pages show pull counts, stars, tags and categories, and they appear in Docker Hub search and on Google.

directory · Free: unlimited public repos on the Personal plan

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Docker's catalogue of MCP servers, shown on Docker Hub and inside the MCP Toolkit in Docker Desktop. Entries are added by pull request to the docker/mcp-registry GitHub repository and reviewed by the Docker team.

directory · Free, by pull request on GitHub

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Product Hunt is a daily launch leaderboard for new tech products. Launches go live at 12:01 AM Pacific Time and run until midnight. Editors pick which launches are featured on the homepage. Launching is free, and each product keeps a permanent page after launch day.

launch platform · Free to launch; ads and sponsorships are paid

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DEV (dev.to) is a free blogging community for software developers, built on the open source Forem platform. Makers launch tools by writing an article and tagging it #showdev, the tag for showing off projects and launching products. Posts go live right away.

community · Free account, free to post

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Fazier is a launch platform where makers post products to a daily list that users upvote, with daily, weekly and monthly leaderboards. Free launches need a Fazier badge on your site and wait in a review queue; paid plans skip the badge and the wait.

launch platform · Free with a badge, or $29 to $99 once

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Startup Fame is a reviewed startup directory where each approved product gets a profile page with a dofollow link to its website. There is no voting or launch day: paid plans buy placement in the homepage Spotlight and Today's Highlights sections.

directory · Free with a badge, or $19 or $149 a month

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Twelve Tools is a curated directory of startups and web tools that publishes about twelve new listings a day on its homepage. Free listings need a backlink or badge on your site; a one-time $36 Pro listing skips the backlink and adds homepage features.

directory · Free with a backlink, or $36 one-time Pro listing

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A curated AI tools directory running since 2022, with categories, integrations and a weekly newsletter. Listings are free with a crawlable backlink to dang.ai, or paid for faster review and featured placement.

directory · Free with a backlink, $49 once, or $30 + $19/mo

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A general directory of SaaS and software tools. Makers sign in, add a name, URL, category and logo, then either place the Findly badge for a free listing or pay $29 once for a premium listing with no badge.

directory · Free with a badge, or $29 once

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A directory of content creation products such as video, audio, image, writing and website tools. Makers sign in, write a markdown introduction, pick categories and choose a free plan with a backlink or a one-time paid plan.

directory · Free with a backlink, or from $29.90 once

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One Page Love is a hand-picked gallery of one-page websites and templates, running since 2008. You submit a live one-page site through a short form and the editors email you if it is featured.

directory · Free, editorial review

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PeerPush is a launch platform and product directory where makers upvote, comment on and follow each other's launches. Every product gets a permanent page with structured details that AI assistants can read, and the most backed launches win Product of the Day, Week and Month.

launch platform · Free queue, or $45 to launch now

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An AI tools directory with categories, collections and coupon codes. Makers fill a long form with tool details, pricing and social links, then choose a free listing with a backlink, a $99 priority listing or a premium listing.

directory · Free with a backlink, $99 once, or $199 + $39/mo

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Peerlist is a professional network for builders, and its Launchpad runs weekly launches: projects go live on Monday and are ranked by upvotes, comments, views and link visits over the week.

launch platform · Free, needs a verified Peerlist profile

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An MCP server registry that indexes public servers on its own and grades each one on licence, quality and maintenance. Free to be listed; owners can claim a listing with a glama.json file, and paid Boost and sponsored placements exist.

directory · Free; Boost $49/month, sponsored card $200/month

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A weekly launch board where products compete on upvotes, with a permanent product page afterwards. You submit in the browser or draft the listing through its MCP server, then pick a plan and a week; an admin reviews every launch.

launch platform · Free with a badge; paid plans up to $199

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A weekly launch board for indie makers. Each launch runs Monday to Sunday on a ranked board, and the product keeps a permanent page with a Visit Website link after the week ends.

launch platform · Free with badge and 5 votes, or $19 per launch

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Uneed is a daily launch platform for tech products. Each day at midnight PST up to 50 free launches plus all paid launches go live, ranked by community upvotes on rolling daily, weekly, monthly and yearly boards.

launch platform · Free with a 50+ day wait, or $19.99 to $39.99

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MossAI is an AI tools directory with category pages and best lists. Listing is free but requires a login and a dofollow badge link back to MossAI on your site before manual review.

directory · Free with a dofollow backlink to MossAI

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ToolFame is a general online tools directory across 33 categories. Free listings need a permanent badge and a site with Ahrefs DR 10 or more, while paid one-time plans skip the badge and are listed immediately.

directory · Free with badge and DR 10+, or $19.9 / $49.9 once

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An AI tools directory with about 50 categories and pricing filters (free, free trial, freemium, paid). Makers sign in with Google, add the site's badge to their homepage, and then fill in the listing.

directory · Free with a badge on your site

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A large MCP server marketplace run by LobeHub, ranked by activity, stability and community feedback. Owners publish and update listings with the lhm command line tool, verified through GitHub; non-owners can use a Submit MCP button.

directory · Free

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A directory of tools and digital products for makers, with categories, tags and a weekly digest. Free listings go live after an automatic check and become dofollow once the site's badge is verified on your site.

directory · Free, dofollow with a badge, or $19 once

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A directory of AI tools and SaaS products in 24 categories. Free listings need the site's badge and wait in a 7 day queue with 5 free slots a day; paid plans go live in minutes without a badge.

directory · Free with a badge, or $19 once

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A tools directory tied to the Launch Llama and The Stack newsletters. Free listings go live after review, and strong ones can be picked for a newsletter feature.

directory · Free with badge, 5 upvotes and a review; $39 to skip

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A startup listing site with upvotes, comments, a weekly editorial and a weekly digest. Free listings need the Listed on SWB badge on your site; paid listings skip the badge and go live the same day.

launch platform · Free with a badge, or $29 or $99 once

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A community directory of plugins for the Cursor code editor: MCP servers, rules, skills and similar add-ons. Makers sign in with GitHub or Google, add the plugin and its config, and the page goes public once an automated security scan passes.

directory · Free

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A directory of AI tools and SaaS products sorted into about two dozen categories. Free listings get a reserved publication date in exchange for a badge on your site; paid plans skip the queue and drop the badge.

directory · Free with a badge, or $19.90 once

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Landbook is a curated gallery of website designs for designers, developers and marketers. Anyone can submit a site from an account for free, and editors pick which ones are featured.

directory · Free to submit; ads sold separately

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Orynth is a product discovery site tied to crypto tokens. Founders list a product for free after manual review, then can optionally launch a token on Solana or Robinhood chain that people trade, and the homepage ranks products by token market cap.

launch platform · Free to list; optional crypto token

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A daily launch feed with upvotes, comments and weekly and monthly award lists. Free launches wait in a 30-day queue unless you embed its badge; the $20 Priority Pass puts you live at once.

launch platform · Free after 30 days or with a badge, or $20

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A local business and community directory covering Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Owners register, pick a country, region, town and category, and get a business page with a map and contact details.

directory · Free, or $3.60 a month for Premium

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A weekly startup launch board with about 100 spots a week. Approved startups get a permanent page and a spot on the weekly board, ranked by upvotes that need no account.

launch platform · Free with a badge; paid tier prices shown after sign-in

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A SaaS product directory with over 30 categories, from AI and DevTools to CRM and finance. The free plan gives one followed link in exchange for a permanent badge; paid one-time plans give more followed links with no badge.

directory · Free with badge and DR 10+, or $19.90 once

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A marketplace, running since 2013 by its own account, for selling, buying and showcasing side projects and finding co-founders. Each project is listed with one intent: for sale, seeking a co-founder, showcase or sold, and every submission is reviewed by hand.

directory · Free; sponsored spot $10 a day

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The AI tools index of The Rundown AI newsletter, now at therundown.ai/tools. Tools are added by the editors; makers can recommend one by emailing support with the name, URL, category and a one-sentence description.

directory · Free by email; newsletter features are paid ads

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A general human-reviewed web directory and search engine running since 2004, with sites sorted into 7,692 categories. You submit a URL and an email address without an account, and editors review it.

directory · Free, paid express review and featured spots

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A small directory of new AI and software tools. Listings have a detail page with a Visit Website link, and paid plans add more links and homepage placement.

directory · Free with a badge, or $14.90 once

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ShowMySites is a directory and launch feed where you list up to 25 sites per account. The outbound link is nofollow by default and becomes dofollow once a link or badge back to ShowMySites is verified on your site, or after a one-time $10 payment.

directory · Free with a backlink or badge, or $10 once

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Sidebar publishes five design links every weekday on its site and in a daily newsletter, picked by an editor and run by UX Collective. Logged-in users can submit a link for consideration.

newsletter · Free to submit; sponsored link $950

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ToolDirs is a directory of AI tools, SaaS products and software, with about 26 categories. You sign in, fill a form with a 500 character minimum description, then choose a free listing with a footer badge or a paid one.

directory · Free with a footer badge, or $9.99 once

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Acid Tools is a free AI tools directory covering automation, writing, design and productivity, with pages at /ai/your-slug. Submitting needs a Google login, and listed sites carry an Acid Tools badge linking to their listing.

directory · Free, badge on your site expected

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A small directory of AI tools grouped into text, image, audio and video generation, chat bots, agents, copilots and free tools. Submission is one form with no account; the free plan asks for a plain text link back to the site.

directory · Free with a text link back, or $25 once

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An AI and software products directory in six languages. You paste your product URL, it drafts the listing for you to review, then you verify with an X post, a badge or a $9.99 payment.

directory · Free via badge or X post, or $9.99 to skip review

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CodeTrendy is a screened directory of startups, SaaS tools and indie products, sorted by category. Free listings need its badge on your homepage and wait at least 7 days; paid plans from $19 go live on payment.

directory · Free with a badge and 7+ day wait, or $19 once

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LibHunt tracks open-source projects and how often they are mentioned on Reddit, Hacker News and Dev.to, and lists alternatives for each. You add a project by pasting its public repository URL, with no account.

directory · Free

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A weekly launch platform where startups go head to head in a Startup Battle, with comments, reviews and a permanent listing. Free launches need its badge and an open launch week; a $19 Premium launch goes live the same day.

launch platform · Free with a badge, or $19 once for Premium

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