# 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).

- Website: https://apps.kde.org/filelight/
- Source code: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/filelight
- Jurisdiction: Germany. Fourteen Eyes member. EU member (GDPR).
- Platforms: Linux, Windows
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Disk usage analyzers](https://privacyratings.com/disk-usage-analyzers/)
- Also rated: [KMail](https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/kmail/) (Email clients), [Kleopatra](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/kleopatra/) (PGP tools), [KRunner](https://privacyratings.com/launchers/krunner/) (App launchers), [Ark](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/ark/) (File archivers), [Okular](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/okular/) (PDF readers and editors), [Spectacle](https://privacyratings.com/screen-recording/spectacle/) (Screenshots and screen recording), [Konsole](https://privacyratings.com/terminals/konsole/) (Terminals), [Kasts](https://privacyratings.com/media-players/kasts/) (Media and podcast players)
- Grade: B (85/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0-only or GPL-3.0-only. | https://invent.kde.org/utilities/filelight/-/tree/master/LICENSES |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No third-party trackers, and the app has no telemetry. KDE websites use self-hosted Matomo with cookies disabled and IP addresses anonymized. | https://kde.org/privacypolicy-apps/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free open-source app with no ads, funded by donations to KDE e.V. | https://kde.org/donate/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Works offline | Yes | Scans run locally. KDE apps only send data as a result of an explicit user action, such as scanning a remote folder. | https://kde.org/privacypolicy-apps/ |
| No account needed | Yes | No account needed. | https://apps.kde.org/filelight/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/disk-usage-analyzers/filelight/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/disk-usage-analyzers/filelight.md