Can you promote in r/websoftgiveaway?
Get paid web apps and software for free daily in exchange for feeback or simply out of the kind hearts of indy developers.
The short answer
Post the giveaway following the required title and detail format, include a clear claim process and limits, disclose any requirements (feedback, payment info), and avoid affiliate/referral or discount-only offers.
What works here
- Post free lifetime/limited/ beta access giveaways
- Offer feedback-based access or indie developer giveaways
- Include links/process to claim and required details
What gets posts removed
- General self-promotion or non-giveaway marketing
- Affiliate links, referral farming, or promo codes that only discount
- Vague posts missing required details or incorrect title format
- Pirated offers or hidden payment requirements
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditFocus on free access giveaways
Subreddit requires posts to be about free access to paid web apps and related software (supports indie developer giveaways and feedback-based free access).
Allowed giveaway types
Explicitly allows free lifetime/1-year deals, beta access, indie developer giveaways, and feedback-based access — good for founders offering free licenses for feedback or promotion.
Required post details and format
Posts must follow a specified title format and include product name, platform, normal price, free duration, claim link/process, feedback requirements, expiration and limits — follow these exactly.
Prohibits certain promotional content
Affiliate spam, referral farming, promo codes that only discount, fake giveaways, and undisclosed payment requirements are not allowed — avoid those.
Official rules of r/websoftgiveaway
- 01Web Software Giveaways Only
- 02Allowed Giveaways
- 03Not Allowed
- 04Post Title Format
- 05Full Details Required
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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