# PhotoPea privacy rating

A browser-based image editor for raster and vector graphics that opens PSD, XCF, Sketch and many other formats, processing files locally.

## Summary

PhotoPea scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the creative tools criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.

- Website: https://www.photopea.com
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Creative tools](https://privacyratings.com/creative-tools/)
- Grade: F (0/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source web app. The linked GitHub repository only holds documentation and issues. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | Ads are served through third-party ad networks including Google and other programmatic exchanges. | https://www.photopea.com/ads.txt |
| No ads or data sales | No | Ads are the main source of income. | https://www.photopea.com/tuts/ads-in-photopea-do-not-work-what-to-do/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/creative-tools/photopea/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/creative-tools/photopea.md