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Download.com

Desktop and mobile apps only

Software download site from CNET with Windows, Mac, iOS and Android apps. Developers send a request through a form to add or change a listing (as of January 2026).

Download.com is a marketplace where AI products are published at download.cnet.com. It takes AI products, with a rule: desktop and mobile apps only. The price is not stated on its pages. Terms read on download.cnet.com on 3 October 2026.

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Price: Not stated
Link you get: not stated
Review: Not stated
Run by: Ziff Davis
Their rule: Desktop and mobile apps only
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: download.cnet.com/add-your-software ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #729 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #142 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Download.com take AI products?: Only some. It takes AI products, with a rule: desktop and mobile apps only.
How much does a listing on Download.com cost?: The price is not stated on its pages.

How to submit to Download.com

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: desktop and mobile apps only. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the reply. Reply times are not stated; give it two weeks before you follow up. Mark the result in your tracker yourself: our checks cannot read this site.

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Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

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