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SoftMaker FreeOffice privacy rating

Free office suite from SoftMaker with TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations, compatible with Microsoft Office formats. It is a reduced version of the paid SoftMaker Office.

Germany Fourteen EyesPlatforms: Windows · macOS · Linux

Summary

SoftMaker FreeOffice scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the office suites criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet open source and independent audit. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).

Score 35 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • No

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

    Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

    Closed source.

  • Partial

    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 third-party trackers, but the website uses self-hosted Matomo analytics after consent.

    freeoffice.com

  • Yes

    No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

    Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

    Free with no ads, funded by sales of the paid SoftMaker Office.

    freeoffice.com

  • 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.

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