The indie maker's launch database
Launch Almanac is a verified launch-channel database for indie makers: 84 places to launch a product — directories, communities, newsletters, review sites, AI engines — every single one checked alive on June 10, 2026, with costs, audience, submission requirements and ready-to-paste copy. Plus a Claude Skill that does the submissions for you.
The problem
Every indie hacker knows the stat: most products don't fail at building — they fail at being seen. And the "free directory lists" floating around don't help:
We fetched every channel on the popular lists. 6 of them are dead, moved or silently absorbed — BetaPage, Supertools, and friends. Each one is a submission you'd have wasted.
Free lists give you a link. They don't tell you the cost, the queue time, the badge requirements, the self-promo rules, or whether the backlink is dofollow. So you wing it — and get rejected.
In 2026, buyers ask ChatGPT and Perplexity what to use. Being cited by AI engines is a distribution channel — and it's fed by exactly the right directory listings. Most lists ignore this entirely.
Table of contents
84 channels across launch platforms, tool directories, review sites, newsletters and communities. Each entry: submission URL, cost, audience estimate, domain authority hints, requirements, expected value — and a verification date. Delivered as CSV + Markdown.
Taglines, short and long descriptions, maker comments — pre-written and tailored to each channel type. Stop rewriting the same pitch 84 times.
launch-submitter Claude SkillAn agent workflow for Claude that walks the database channel by channel, fills the submission forms with your product details, and tracks what's done. Your launch week, automated.
10 concrete steps to get your product cited by ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity — which listings feed the models, how to structure your pages, what actually moves the needle in 2026.
One sheet to track every submission: status, queue dates, backlinks earned, referral traffic. Know what's pending and what paid off.
Sample entries
Five real rows from the database — including the kind of dead entry that free lists still happily send you to.
| Channel | Cost | Expected value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uneed64,000 makers · 451K visits/yr | Free queue / $29.99 skip | DR 74 dofollow backlink + launch traffic | ✓ ALIVE 06-10 |
| AlternativeTo2M+ user opinions | Free | Top AI-citation target + evergreen traffic | ✓ ALIVE 06-10 |
| PeerPushGEO-optimized listings | Free queue / $35 instant | Explicit ChatGPT/Perplexity citation play | ✓ ALIVE 06-10 |
| BetaList4–6 week free queue | Free / ~$39–99 expedited | Early-adopter signups ($0.50–1.40 ea.) | ✓ ALIVE 06-10 |
| BetaPagestill on most free lists | — | None. Absorbed by PitchWall. | ✕ DEAD — redirects |
| Supertoolsstill on most free lists | — | None. Absorbed by rundown.ai. | ✕ DEAD — absorbed |
Every row carries its verification date. Updates included for 12 months — freshness is the product.
The deal
Done-for-you services: $99–349
Doing it yourself: 40–80 hours
One-time payment. Yours forever.
Instant download · 12 months of database updates included · 14-day refund, just ask
Questions
Because the free lists are stale URLs. The Almanac is verified data: we live-fetched every channel on June 10, 2026, flagged 7 dead ones, and recorded the costs, queue times, badge requirements and self-promo rules you only discover after wasting a submission. Plus templates and an agent that does the work. You're not buying links — you're buying the 40 hours back.
A kit: the channel database (CSV + Markdown), submission templates per channel type, the launch-submitter Claude Skill folder, the GEO checklist, and the tracking sheet. Database updates included for 12 months — you'll get re-verified editions as channels change.
No. The database, templates, checklist and tracking sheet are plain files you can use with anything. The automation Skill is a bonus for Claude users (Claude Code or Claude.ai with Skills) — if you don't use Claude, everything else works manually.
Generative Engine Optimization — getting your product cited when people ask ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity "what's the best tool for X". In 2026 that's where a growing share of buying decisions start. The AI engines learn from exactly the kind of directories and review sites in this database; the checklist tells you which listings feed them and how to structure your pages.
The database covers general launch platforms, dev tools, AI tools, SaaS review sites, open-source directories, newsletters and communities. If you're shipping a software product — SaaS, app, dev tool, AI tool, indie project — yes. If you're selling physical goods, it's not for you.
That's the whole point of the Almanac model: we re-verify and you get updated editions for 12 months, included. The verification date is printed on every row — you'll always know how fresh your data is.
Ship it
84 verified channels, templates, automation, and the 2026 AI-visibility playbook. One coffee-table price.
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