How to list your website on Flathub
App page on Flathub, the main Flatpak app store for Linux desktops, linking to your app's homepage.
- Link
- Followed link
- Cost
- Free
- Effort
- Involved
- Reach (our estimate)
- Established
- Region
- Worldwide
- When
- Weeks 2 and 3
Short answer
Flathub is free to join, and the link to your website is followed (dofollow). To get listed, package the app as a Flatpak and check it builds, runs and passes the Flathub linter; plan for an afternoon or more.
How to get listed on Flathub
- Step 1: Package the app as a Flatpak and check it builds, runs and passes the Flathub linter.
- Step 2: Write a MetaInfo file that passes validation, including a homepage URL.
- Step 3: Fork flathub/flathub on GitHub and add your manifest on a branch from new-pr.
- Step 4: Open a pull request against new-pr titled 'Add <app ID>' and answer reviewer questions.
- Step 5: Turn on GitHub 2FA and accept the invite to your app repository within a week.
You need
Graphical Linux desktop app with a licence allowing redistribution; GitHub account with 2FA.
Good to know
Console tools and low-effort web wrappers are refused. Volunteers review with no fixed timeline, and you must keep maintaining the package.
Have these ready before you start
- Business or product name, written the same way everywhere
- Website address (the exact page you want linked)
- A 50-word and a 150-word description
- Logo, plus two or three screenshots or photos
- Contact email, and address and phone for a local business
At a glance
- Website
- flathub.org
- Category
- Developer communities
- Reach (our estimate)
- Established
- When to do it
- Weeks 2 and 3
- Position
- 20 of 28 in Developer communities
About the link
The listing links to your site with a normal (followed) link.
Best for
- Developers
- Startups
On these lists
Questions about Flathub
Are Flathub links dofollow?
Yes. Flathub links to your site with a normal (followed) link.
Is Flathub free?
Yes. Listing on Flathub is free.
How much work does a listing on Flathub take?
An article, a launch or a review: plan for an afternoon or more. How long approval takes is up to Flathub: many sites review a listing before it goes live.
Plan it, then tick it off.
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