Disk usage analyzers
Filelight privacy rating
KDE's disk usage app. It shows folders as concentric rings, scans local, removable and remote disks, and integrates with the Dolphin file manager.
Summary
Filelight scores 85 out of 100 (grade B) on the disk usage analyzers criteria. It meets 5 of 6 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, works offline and no account needed. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).
Score 85 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
GPL-2.0-only or GPL-3.0-only.
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Yes
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 trackers, and the app has no telemetry. KDE websites use self-hosted Matomo with cookies disabled and IP addresses anonymized.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free open-source app with no ads, funded by donations to KDE e.V.
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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.
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Yes
Works offline Weight 2 of 3
Does the app scan and show disk usage without contacting the internet?
Scans run locally. KDE apps only send data as a result of an explicit user action, such as scanning a remote folder.
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Yes
No account needed Weight 1 of 3
Can the app be used without an account or registering an email address?
No account needed.