{
  "slug": "grayjay",
  "category": "proxy-frontends",
  "name": "Grayjay",
  "description": "Video app from FUTO that aggregates YouTube, PeerTube, Twitch and other platforms through plugins into one feed, with local subscriptions and downloads. The source code is public under a non-commercial license.",
  "website": "https://grayjay.app",
  "source": "https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "android",
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 50,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Grayjay scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the private front ends criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/grayjay/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/grayjay/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay/-/blob/master/LICENSE.md",
      "note": "All code is public under the source-available FUTO Source First License, which is not OSI-approved."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay/-/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/states/StateTelemetry.kt",
      "note": "Release builds send launch telemetry with a random ID, device model and enabled plugins to FUTO, with no setting to turn it off."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://grayjay.app/faq.html",
      "note": "Funded by optional one-time license purchases, 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.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:17.533Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}