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Open Source Boilerplates: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get
A GitHub-sourced boilerplate list with a side door: the Tools page takes any product, free, and links back if you link first.
opensourceboilerplates.com
Eligibility
Who Open Source Boilerplates accepts
You need
A logo file, up to 10MB, which the form requires
A tagline, a tag list and a contact email
A link back to opensourceboilerplates.com/tools, if you want the link to be dofollow
You'll be rejected if
Nothing stated for the Tools page. The boilerplates half of the site is different: it indexes public GitHub repositories and a closed-source product cannot go there at all
Developer toolsSaaS toolsOpen source projects
What you actually get
A card on /tools with your name, logo, price, tagline and description. The link is the whole negotiation: the form states plainly that a dofollow link is what you get for putting a link to opensourceboilerplates.com/tools on your own site, and the cards currently on that page carry no anchor at all, which is what not linking back looks like. A confirmation email arrives when the tool is added.
How to submit to Open Source Boilerplates
1
Use the Tools door, not the boilerplates one
The headline directory indexes open-source starter repos and is not open to ordinary products. /tools is a separate curated section with its own submission form, and that is the one to use.
2
Fill the Tally form
tally.so/r/wLv07z, titled 'Tool Submission(free)'. Tool name, logo upload, price (write 'free' if it is free), website, tagline, description, comma-separated tags and your email. No account.
3
Place the reciprocal link
The form says in as many words that a dofollow link is conditional on adding https://opensourceboilerplates.com/tools to your site, with any anchor text you like. The alternative it offers is messaging the maker on X.
4
Wait for the email
One person adds tools by hand and sends a confirmation email once yours is up. There is no queue page, no reference number and no stated turnaround.
Open Source Boilerplates requirements
Logo file (10MB limit)
Tool name, website and tagline
Starting price, or the word free
Comma-separated tags
Contact email
A link to opensourceboilerplates.com/tools on your site, for the dofollowoptional
Gotchas
The site's main directory is only for open-source boilerplate repositories, pulled from GitHub with stars and forks. If you are not one, the Tools page is the only route in, and nothing on the homepage tells you that.
Without the reciprocal link you get a mention, not a link: the cards on /tools today contain no anchor element at all, just a name, a price and a paragraph.
Even on the boilerplates side the outbound GitHub link is rel=nofollow, so the dofollow on offer for tools is the only link equity this domain gives away.
Let your agent submit to Open Source Boilerplates
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Open Source Boilerplates 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 Open Source Boilerplates rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 6 fields this form asks for, 1 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that Open Source Boilerplates looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Types it into Open Source Boilerplates 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 Open Source Boilerplates?".
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Open Source Boilerplates FAQ
How long does Open Source Boilerplates approval take?
Open Source Boilerplates's typical time from submission to going live is manual.
How much does it cost to submit to Open Source Boilerplates?
Submitting to Open Source Boilerplates is free.
Does Open Source Boilerplates give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on Open Source Boilerplates carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 17.
Does Open Source Boilerplates require a backlink to your site?
Yes, Open Source Boilerplates expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from Open Source Boilerplates?
Nothing stated for the Tools page. The boilerplates half of the site is different: it indexes public GitHub repositories and a closed-source product cannot go there at all.