# Pencil2D privacy rating

A 2D hand-drawn animation program for sketching, inking and painting frame-by-frame animation with bitmap and vector layers.

## Summary

Pencil2D 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.

- Website: https://www.pencil2d.org
- Source code: https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil
- License: GPL-2.0
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Home page trackers: Google Analytics, Google Fonts (not scored), Google Tag Manager, YouTube embed (not scored)
- Category: [Creative tools](https://privacyratings.com/creative-tools/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0. | https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The app has no telemetry, but the website loads Google Analytics. |  |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Not-for-profit volunteer project with no ads. | https://www.pencil2d.org/contribute/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/creative-tools/pencil2d/
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