# LaunchZone > LaunchZone is a weekly product launch platform and maker community for Digital, Creative and SaaS makers. Submit a product, launch it with a fair weekly cohort (every Monday, UTC), collect upvotes and real feedback, and earn a LaunchZone listing link. Free launches publish with a nofollow outbound link; verify the LaunchZone badge or choose Featured/Pro to unlock dofollow. Visibility rankings are earned on merit through community upvotes — never bought. Unlike one-big-day launch sites, LaunchZone runs a fresh cohort every week so every maker gets an equal starting line. ## What makes LaunchZone different - Weekly launch cohorts (every Monday, UTC) instead of a single high-pressure launch day. - "Fair launch": rankings and Winner badges are earned by community upvotes, never sold. Paid boosts add visibility and trust signals but cannot buy a win. - Free listings publish with nofollow outbound links; a verified badge or paid plan unlocks dofollow. - Build-in-public layer: maker profiles, build logs, structured reviews and an activity leaderboard. ## Core pages - [Home](https://launchzone.co/): Discover, launch, and grow in public. Overview of weekly launches, trending tools and live stats. - [How LaunchZone works](https://launchzone.co/how-it-works): The 3-step launch flow (submit, get reviewed or boosted, launch & compete) and the weekly Monday-to-Sunday rhythm. - [Pricing](https://launchzone.co/pricing): Launch free, or add a one-time Featured ($19) or Pro ($49) boost. Transparent, no subscriptions, earned never bought. - [About](https://launchzone.co/about): Why LaunchZone exists — "Launching shouldn't be luck" and "Principles, not pay-to-win". ## Discover products - [Best products by category](https://launchzone.co/best): Community-ranked, hand-picked shortlists of the best tools in each category, updated weekly. - [Compare products](https://launchzone.co/compare): Side-by-side head-to-head comparisons of top products, ranked by the maker community. - [Explore all products](https://launchzone.co/explore): Browse and search every launched product, filter by category, sort by upvotes/views/newest. - [Categories](https://launchzone.co/categories): Full software category directory across Digital & AI, Creative & Design, and SaaS & B2B. - [Launch Calendar](https://launchzone.co/launch-calendar): Upcoming weekly product cohorts and scheduled launches. - [Leaderboard](https://launchzone.co/leaderboard): Makers ranked by rolling engagement, reviews and build-in-public updates. - [Awards](https://launchzone.co/awards): Hall of fame — Top of the Day, Week, Month and category winners. ## For makers - [Launch your product](https://launchzone.co/dashboard/submit): Submit a product in two minutes and schedule it into the next weekly cohort. - [Super Deals](https://launchzone.co/deals): Lifetime licenses and recurring discounts on SaaS tools, curated for makers. - [Affiliate programs](https://launchzone.co/affiliate-programs): Affiliate programs makers can join to earn. - [Startup submission sites](https://launchzone.co/directories): Curated directories and launch platforms to submit a startup to, sorted by Domain Rating. - [Link exchange](https://launchzone.co/link-exchange): Find backlink partners filtered by Domain Rating and traffic. - [Embed badge](https://launchzone.co/badges): "Featured on LaunchZone" badge that verifies the listing link. ## Free tools for makers - [All free tools](https://launchzone.co/tools): SEO, dev, design and AI utilities for indie makers. No signup. - [SEO Analyzer](https://launchzone.co/tools/seo-analyzer): Analyze a page for 25+ on-page SEO factors with actionable fixes. - [Open Graph checker](https://launchzone.co/tools/og-checker): Preview and validate OG/Twitter social cards. - [Domain Rating checker](https://launchzone.co/tools/dr-checker): Check a domain's rating and estimated organic traffic. - [Meta Tag Generator](https://launchzone.co/tools/meta-tag-generator): Generate SEO, Open Graph & Twitter meta tags with a live preview. - [UTM Builder](https://launchzone.co/tools/utm-builder): Build trackable campaign URLs with UTM parameters. - [Website Meta Scraper](https://launchzone.co/tools/website-scraper): Extract metadata, social links and tech info from any site. - [Sitemap Extractor](https://launchzone.co/tools/sitemap-extractor): Parse XML sitemaps and export every URL to CSV or TXT. - [Sitemap Validator](https://launchzone.co/tools/sitemap-validator): Validate an XML sitemap against the sitemaps.org schema. - [IndexNow Submitter](https://launchzone.co/tools/indexnow-submitter): Submit URLs to Bing, Yandex & more for instant indexing. - [Badge Generator](https://launchzone.co/tools/badge-generator): Create custom "Featured on" badges with your own styling. - [Security Header Scanner](https://launchzone.co/tools/security-header-scanner): Scan a site's HTTP security headers (CSP, HSTS…) and get a grade with fixes. - [JSON Formatter](https://launchzone.co/tools/json-formatter): Format, validate and minify JSON with error detection. - [Base64 Encoder / Decoder](https://launchzone.co/tools/base64): Encode and decode text or files to Base64 (URL-safe too). - [Password Generator](https://launchzone.co/tools/password-generator): Generate strong passwords with a live strength meter. - [QR Code Generator](https://launchzone.co/tools/qr-generator): Create QR codes with custom colors; download PNG or SVG. - [Favicon Generator](https://launchzone.co/tools/favicon-generator): Make favicons from text or emoji and download all sizes. - [Image Compressor](https://launchzone.co/tools/image-compressor): Compress images in the browser with no quality loss. - [Color Palette Extractor](https://launchzone.co/tools/color-palette): Pull dominant colors from an image as CSS, Tailwind or JSON. - [AI Image Prompt Extractor](https://launchzone.co/tools/prompt-extractor): Read embedded prompts & generation params from AI images. - [AI Video Detector](https://launchzone.co/tools/ai-video-detector): Check a video URL for AI-generation labels and metadata signals. ## Writing - [Blog — playbooks & tips for makers](https://launchzone.co/blog): Long-form launch strategies and growth tactics. - [The weekly drop](https://launchzone.co/): Newsletter — the 10 best new tools, every Friday. ## Optional - [RSS feed](https://launchzone.co/rss.xml): Latest launches and maker updates. - [Sitemap](https://launchzone.co/sitemap.xml): Full URL index. - [Privacy Policy](https://launchzone.co/privacy-policy) - [Terms of Service](https://launchzone.co/terms-of-service)