# Quiet privacy rating

Peer-to-peer team chat, similar to Slack, that runs without servers: community members' devices sync messages directly over Tor. The developers warn it is not yet audited.

## Summary

Quiet scores 89 out of 100 (grade B) on the messengers criteria. It meets 7 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, end-to-end encrypted by default, no phone number needed, metadata protection and decentralized. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://tryquiet.org
- Source code: https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet
- License: GPL-3.0
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Messengers](https://privacyratings.com/messengers/)
- Grade: B (89/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-3.0. | https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet/blob/develop/LICENSE.md |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | Exodus finds no trackers in the Android app. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.quietmobile/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free software with no ads, supported by donations. | https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet#donations |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published; the developers state Quiet is not audited. | https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet |
| End-to-end encrypted by default | Yes | All data is encrypted end to end between community members' devices over Tor. | https://tryquiet.org/ |
| No phone number needed | Yes | No phone number or email is needed to create or join a community. | https://tryquiet.org/ |
| Metadata protection | Yes | There are no servers, and peers connect over Tor onion services, so no third party sees who talks to whom. | https://tryquiet.org/ |
| Decentralized | Yes | Peer to peer; members' devices sync messages directly with no server. | https://tryquiet.org/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/messengers/quiet/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/messengers/quiet.md