OS downloaders and bootable USB tools

Quickemu privacy rating

Command-line tools that download Windows, macOS and Linux images (quickget) and create and run QEMU virtual machines with preset configurations (quickemu).

License: MITPlatforms: Linux · macOS

Summary

Quickemu scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the OS downloaders and bootable USB tools 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

Yes

Open source Weight 3 of 3

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

MIT.

github.com
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.

github.com
Yes

No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

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

Free and open source tool with no ads, supported by GitHub Sponsors.

github.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.