Developer Tool Directories
Registries, marketplaces, and showcases where you list developer tools, libraries, and APIs for a technical audience.
Developer tool directories are some of the strongest links a technical product can get. Official registries like GitHub, the Chrome Web Store, and the WordPress Plugin Directory carry enormous authority, and a listing there doubles as real distribution, since developers install directly from these platforms.
The submission bar is higher than a generic web directory: expect working code, documentation, and sometimes a review process. That is exactly why these links are worth it. Ship where your tool naturally belongs first (extension store, package registry, plugin marketplace), then work through the curated showcases and awesome-lists below.
64 directories
wordpress.org
Plugins reaching the largest CMS ecosystem.
github.com
github showcase is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
github.com
Open-source projects and an authoritative org profile.
witchat.github.io
women in technology is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
reddit.com
r/programming is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
reddit.com
r/frontend is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
marketplace.visualstudio.com
Developer tools shipped as VS Code extensions.
discord.com
retool discord server is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
news.ycombinator.com
hackernews is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
sourceforge.net
sourceforge is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
npmjs.com
JavaScript libraries and SDKs.
stackoverflow.com
stack overflow is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
firebase-community.appspot.com
firebase is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
atlassian.com
atlassian is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
slack.com
slack app directory is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
forum.freecodecamp.org
freecodecamp is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
zapier.com
zapier app directory is a startup directory for founder and investor visibility.
dev.to
Developer-audience content marketing with canonical links.
dev.to
dev community is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
techrepublic.com
techrepublic is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
smashingmagazine.com
smashing magazine is a startup directory for founder and investor visibility.
slack.cncf.io
cloud native computing foundation is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
slack.babeljs.io
babel slack is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
n8n.io
n8n integrations is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
make.com
make app directory is a startup directory for founder and investor visibility.
opencollective.com
open collective is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
sitepoint.com
sitepoint forums is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
softpedia.com
softpedia is a general web directory for a quick, broad backlink.
devpost.com
devpost is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
hashnode.com
hashnode is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
stackshare.io
stackshare is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
codeproject.com
codeproject is a general web directory for a quick, broad backlink.
changelog.com
changelog is a startup directory for founder and investor visibility.
lobste.rs
lobsters is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
pipedream.com
pipedream sources is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
slack.cloudfoundry.org
cloud foundry is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
weworkremotely.com
weworkremotely resources is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
dataquest.io
data quest is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
programminginsider.com
Programminginsider is a directory where you can list your product to earn a backlink and referral traffic.
devdojo.com
devdojo is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
hotscripts.com
hot scripts is a software review marketplace where buyers compare tools.
libhunt.com
lib hunt is a general web directory for a quick, broad backlink.
devhunt.org
devhunt is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
devrant.com
devrant is a maker community where a good post drives real traffic.
tidyrepo.com
tidy repo is a software review marketplace where buyers compare tools.
openalternative.co
openalternative is a developer marketplace for tools and apps.
marsx.dev
marsx is a general web directory for a quick, broad backlink.
madewithvuejs.com
made with vuejs is a general web directory for a quick, broad backlink.
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