# digiKam privacy rating

Desktop photo management app from the KDE community for importing, organizing, tagging, searching and editing large photo libraries, including RAW files, face recognition and metadata editing.

## Summary

digiKam scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the photo management 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://www.digikam.org
- Source code: https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Photo management](https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0 or later. | https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/-/blob/master/LICENSES/GPL-2.0-or-later.txt |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the website loads no trackers. | https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer KDE project funded by donations and sponsors, with no ads. | https://www.digikam.org/donate/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/digikam/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/photo-management/digikam.md