# Bottles privacy rating

Linux app for running Windows software and games through Wine, with isolated environments called bottles, preset configurations for gaming or software, dependency installers and runner management.

## Summary

Bottles scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the games criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://usebottles.com
- Source code: https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles
- License: GPL-3.0
- Platforms: Linux
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics), Google Fonts (not scored)
- Category: [Games](https://privacyratings.com/games/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-3.0. | https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles/blob/main/COPYING.md |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No third-party trackers, and the app has no telemetry. The website's Cloudflare Web Analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only. | https://usebottles.com/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by donations through Liberapay and GitHub Sponsors and by infrastructure sponsors, with no ads. | https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles#sponsors |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/games/bottles/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/games/bottles.md