# Audacious privacy rating

Open source audio player for Linux, BSD, macOS and Windows with Qt and GTK interfaces, Winamp Classic skin support and plugins for effects, lyrics and visualizations.

## Summary

Audacious scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the media and podcast players 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://audacious-media-player.org
- Source code: https://github.com/audacious-media-player/audacious
- Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Media and podcast players](https://privacyratings.com/media-players/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | BSD-2-Clause. | https://github.com/audacious-media-player/audacious/blob/master/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the project website loads no trackers. | https://github.com/audacious-media-player/audacious |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer-maintained free software with no ads or paid tiers. | https://github.com/audacious-media-player/audacious |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/media-players/audacious/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/media-players/audacious.md