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Ship Launch: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get
The clone whose badge is served from the template's own bucket
shiplaun.ch
Eligibility
Who Ship Launch accepts
You need
A live URL
An account
A square logo under 1MB
A 16:9 product image
Their badge on your site, for the free lane
You'll be rejected if
It is a feed of small products by independent makers, so an enterprise tool is off-premise.
Indie productsSaaS productsDeveloper toolsAI tools
What you actually get
A project page with upvotes and comments launched at 08:00 UTC, on a Swiss domain whose age cannot be read from whois. Same template and same link rule as its siblings.
How to submit to Ship Launch
- Sign inGoogle, GitHub, or email and password.
- Four stepsThe same wizard as its siblings, ending on the badge check.
Ship Launch requirements
A live URL
Account
Google, GitHub, or email and password
Logo
Square, hard 1MB limit
Product image
16:9, around 800x450
Badge
Served from the DirEasy bucket, not their domain
Gotchas
Their badge image is hosted on the shared DirEasy storage bucket rather than on shiplaun.ch, which is the clearest visible sign of how many of these sites are one product.
A .ch domain publishes no registration date, so the usual age check on a low-rated directory cannot be run here at all.
The wizard cannot be finished without the badge and cannot be left and resumed.
The images upload asynchronously and the first pass of typing while they upload lands nowhere. Confirm each field before pressing Next.
Let your agent submit to Ship Launch
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Ship Launch 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 6 Ship Launch 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.
Warns you that Ship Launch looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: free with their badge and the usual queue, and the same paid ladder above it.
Types it into Ship Launch 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 Ship Launch?".
Connect your agentHow this worksTools and endpointsWorks with Claude Code, Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Hermes.
Ship Launch FAQ
How long does Ship Launch approval take?
Ship Launch's typical time from submission to going live is 2-4 weeks.
How much does it cost to submit to Ship Launch?
Ship Launch has a free submission option plus paid placement (Free with their badge and the usual queue, and the same paid ladder above it.).
Does Ship Launch give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on Ship Launch carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 16.
Does Ship Launch require a backlink to your site?
Yes, Ship Launch expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from Ship Launch?
It is a feed of small products by independent makers, so an enterprise tool is off-premise.