# Sol privacy rating

An open source launcher for macOS with app search, custom shortcuts, calendar, clipboard history, window management and scripted commands.

## Summary

Sol scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the app launchers criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.

- Website: https://sol.ospfranco.com
- Source code: https://github.com/ospfranco/sol
- License: MIT
- Platforms: macOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [App launchers](https://privacyratings.com/launchers/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://github.com/ospfranco/sol/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | Release builds send crash and error reports to Sentry, with no setting to turn this off. | https://github.com/ospfranco/sol/blob/main/src/config.ts |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free and open source app with no ads, supported by GitHub Sponsors. | https://github.com/sponsors/ospfranco |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/launchers/sol/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/launchers/sol.md