{
  "slug": "olvid",
  "category": "messengers",
  "name": "Olvid",
  "description": "End-to-end encrypted messenger from France that needs no phone number, email or other personal data; contacts are added by exchanging keys. Certified under the French ANSSI CSPN scheme.",
  "website": "https://www.olvid.io",
  "source": "https://github.com/olvid-io",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "android",
    "ios",
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "FR",
    "name": "France",
    "eyes": "Nine Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "B",
  "score": 81,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Olvid scores 81 out of 100 (grade B) on the messengers criteria. It meets 5 of 8 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, end-to-end encrypted by default, no phone number needed and metadata protection. It partly meets open source and independent audit. It does not meet decentralized. It is based in France: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/messengers/olvid/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/messengers/olvid/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://olvid.io/faq/is-olvid-open-source/",
      "note": "The apps and the message distribution server are AGPL-3.0, but server code for paid enterprise features is not published."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.olvid.io/privacy/en/",
      "note": "The privacy policy states Olvid collects no personal data; Exodus only detects the OpenCensus library bundled with Google's API client, and Firebase Analytics is excluded from the build."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.olvid.io/pricing/en/",
      "note": "Free for personal use and funded by paid licences, with no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.olvid.io/assets/documents/Synacktiv-Olvid-CSPN_Olvid-0.9.2-RTE-v1.2.pdf",
      "note": "Synacktiv's full CSPN evaluation reports are public, but they are older than three years."
    },
    "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."
    },
    "e2ee_default": {
      "title": "End-to-end encrypted by default",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.olvid.io/technology/en/",
      "note": "All messages, group discussions, calls and metadata are end-to-end encrypted."
    },
    "no_phone_number": {
      "title": "No phone number needed",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.olvid.io/privacy/en/",
      "note": "No phone number, email or other personal data is needed to create a profile."
    },
    "metadata_protection": {
      "title": "Metadata protection",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.olvid.io/technology/en/",
      "note": "Metadata is encrypted end to end and there is no user directory, so the server cannot identify who is talking."
    },
    "decentralized": {
      "title": "Decentralized",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "One central service run by Olvid; the published server code does not federate."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:36.112Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}