A weekly batch of about nine products, where the free link is nofollow unless you finish top three.
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Eligibility
Who Launchy accepts
You need
An account, though Google or GitHub sign-in covers it
A 1280x720 thumbnail, which gates the form
A live product URL
You'll be rejected if
Anything their team fails on quality, relevance or terms at review
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What you actually get
A product page in a weekly batch of roughly nine, reviewed by hand first. The free queue is the catch and it is only visible at the last step: submitting on 2026-08-13 returned a launch date of Monday 23 November, about 15 weeks out. The link is nofollow: their launch pages carry rel=noopener noreferrer nofollow on Visit website, verified live. Only a top-three finish on votes, or $9, converts it to a permanent dofollow.
How to submit to Launchy
1
Sign in
The submit page redirects to sign-in. Google and GitHub are both offered next to the email and password form, so no new password is needed.
2
Step one is the thumbnail
Thumbnail, product name, tagline and URL. The thumbnail is 1280x720 and is not marked required, but Next stays disabled until one is attached, so treat it as mandatory.
3
Pick a tier
Free drops you into the next available batch. Boost is $9 for guaranteed placement, a permanent dofollow link, a newsletter mention and skipping the moderation queue. Highlight publishes instantly and pins you on the homepage for seven days.
4
Wait for the batch
Every submission is reviewed by their team before publication and they email you the verdict. Batches go out weekly, numbered by ISO week, currently around 2026/33.
Launchy requirements
Account (Google or GitHub sign-in works)
1280x720 thumbnail
Product name
Tagline
Live product URL
Gotchas
The free listing is nofollow. Their pricing page sells the dofollow link as a paid feature and the FAQ confirms it: only the top products in a batch and every paid tier get one. Verified on live product pages.
The free queue is about 15 weeks and you only see the date at the final step, after the thumbnail and the copy are done. $9 Boost skips it. Batches run about nine products, so a top-three finish is reachable on a handful of votes if you can wait.
Their own pages disagree on the top price: the pricing page says Highlight is $19 one-time, the FAQ says $29. Read the checkout total rather than either page.
Refunds exist only if they reject a paid submission. Once a product is published there is no refund, so the $9 buys placement, not an outcome.
The thumbnail upload re-renders the form and clears the product name, tagline and URL you already typed, and reveals a description editor that was not there before. Fill the text after the image, not before.
Let your agent submit to Launchy
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Launchy playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.
What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 4 Launchy rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 5 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: $9 Boost buys the dofollow link and a guaranteed slot.
Types it into Launchy in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to Launchy?".
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Launchy FAQ
How long does Launchy approval take?
Launchy's typical time from submission to going live is ~15 weeks.
How much does it cost to submit to Launchy?
Launchy has a free submission option plus paid placement ($9 Boost buys the dofollow link and a guaranteed slot).
Does Launchy give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from Launchy are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 7.
Does Launchy require a backlink to your site?
No, Launchy does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from Launchy?
Anything their team fails on quality, relevance or terms at review.