OBS Studio privacy rating

Summary

OBS Studio scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the creative tools 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.

Score 50 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

• ✔Yes

  Open source ×3Weight 3 of 3

  Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

  GPL-2.0.

  github.com

• ✖No

  No trackers or telemetry ×3Weight 3 of 3

  Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?

  The home page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (automated test).

• ✔Yes

  No ads or data sales ×2Weight 2 of 3

  Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

  Funded by sponsors and donations, with no ads.

  obsproject.com

• ✖No

  Independent audit ×2Weight 2 of 3

  Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

  No independent audit is published.