{
  "slug": "strawberry",
  "category": "media-players",
  "name": "Strawberry",
  "description": "Open source music player and collection organizer for audiophiles, forked from Clementine, with tag editing, lyrics, scrobbling and streaming from Subsonic, Tidal and Qobuz. Windows and macOS builds are for sponsors.",
  "website": "https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org",
  "source": "https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [
    "linux",
    "windows",
    "macos"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 80,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Strawberry scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the media and podcast players 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.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/media-players/strawberry/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/media-players/strawberry/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry/blob/master/COPYING",
      "note": "GPL-3.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/strawberrymusicplayer/strawberry",
      "note": "No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the project website loads no trackers."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org",
      "note": "Funded by sponsorships through Patreon, GitHub, Ko-fi and PayPal, 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": [
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.gstatic.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:00:01.406Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}