Launch catalog / Playbook
Open Launch
Conditional free route launch-board
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free launches exist but are 'fully booked into 2027' — effectively unavailable; you can join an email waitlist by starting a launch
- Free tier's dofollow backlink requires BOTH ranking top-3 daily AND displaying their attribution badge on your site
- Premium $12/launch is 'the only way to launch right now' — launch tomorrow, guaranteed dofollow backlink, capped at 10 premium slots/day
- Account required (Google, GitHub, or email/password sign-up)
Requirements
- A tech product/project to launch; all launches happen at 8:00 AM UTC
- Account registration before reaching the submit form
- For the free tier's dofollow link: top-3 daily ranking + their badge displayed on your site
Prepare before opening the form
- Account credentials
- Project name, URL, tagline, description, logo/screenshots, category
- $12 for Premium launch if you need a date this year
- Optional: $59 SEO Growth Package adds a dedicated review article plus the Premium launch
Workflow
- Sign up/sign in at open-launch.com (Google/GitHub/email)
- Open /projects/submit and fill the launch form
- Choose Free (waitlist, booked into 2027) or Premium $12 for next-day launch
- Launch happens at 8:00 AM UTC; homepage featuring included in both tiers
- Premium guarantees the dofollow backlink from a DR-71 domain
Watch for
- Free tier is effectively closed — booked into 2027; don't count on it
- Free-tier backlink is conditional (top-3 rank AND badge) — plan for Premium if the link matters
- Premium slots are capped at 10/day with scarcity framing ('9 of 10 slots left')
- SEO Growth Package is a Stripe payment-link upsell ($59, struck from $199) — separate from the launch flow
- Site is an open-source project (github.com/openlaunch-org/Open-Launch) run by an indie maker
What counts as live
Project appears on the homepage launch list on its launch day at 8:00 AM UTC with a public project page
Not verified
- Exact fields in the authenticated submission form
- Whether free-tier badges are verified programmatically
- Refund policy for Premium launches