Diagrams and whiteboards
yEd privacy rating
A free desktop diagram editor from yWorks for flowcharts, network diagrams, UML and org charts, known for its automatic layout algorithms. A browser version, yEd Live, is also available.
Summary
yEd scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the diagrams and whiteboards criteria. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet open source and independent audit. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).
Score 25 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Closed source freeware.
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Partial
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No third-party analytics on the website, which uses self-hosted Matomo without cookies.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free with no ads, funded by yWorks' commercial libraries, but the privacy policy says Google Ads, Facebook, LinkedIn and X remarketing are used to advertise to website visitors.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.