{
  "slug": "fedora-media-writer",
  "category": "os-installers",
  "name": "Fedora Media Writer",
  "description": "The Fedora Project's tool for downloading Fedora images and writing them, or other ISO files, to USB drives, with a restore option to reformat the drive afterwards.",
  "website": "https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter",
  "source": "https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter",
  "license": "GPL-2.0",
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux"
  ],
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  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 65,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Fedora Media Writer scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the OS downloaders and bootable USB tools criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/os-installers/fedora-media-writer/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/os-installers/fedora-media-writer/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter/blob/main/LICENSE.GPL-2",
      "note": "GPL-2.0, with some parts under LGPL-2.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter/blob/main/PRIVACY.md",
      "note": "No third-party analytics. A custom User-Agent with version, OS and locale is sent to Fedora servers for download statistics by default and can be disabled with --no-user-agent."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/FedoraQt/MediaWriter",
      "note": "Free and open source app from the Fedora Project 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": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:48.674Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}