Media and podcast players
mpv privacy rating
Free, open source command-line media player for Windows, macOS and Linux based on FFmpeg, with a minimal on-screen controller, scripting in Lua and JavaScript, and libmpv for embedding in other apps.
Summary
mpv 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.
Score 80 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-or-later, or LGPL-2.1-or-later when built without GPL-only files.
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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 telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the project website loads no trackers.
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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?
Volunteer-maintained free software with no ads or paid tiers.
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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.