{
  "slug": "krunner",
  "category": "launchers",
  "name": "KRunner",
  "description": "KDE Plasma's search and launcher for starting apps, finding files and running commands, calculations and conversions through plugins called runners.",
  "website": "https://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Krunner",
  "source": "https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/krunner",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "linux"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany",
    "eyes": "Fourteen Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 80,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "KRunner scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the app launchers criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/launchers/krunner/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/launchers/krunner/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/krunner/-/tree/master/LICENSES",
      "note": "LGPL-2.1-or-later and other open licenses. The launcher interface is part of Plasma Workspace, also open source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://kde.org/privacypolicy-apps/",
      "note": "No third-party trackers, and KDE app telemetry is opt-in. KDE websites use self-hosted Matomo with cookies disabled and IP addresses anonymized."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://kde.org/donate/",
      "note": "Funded by donations and sponsors of KDE e.V., with no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:50.263Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}