# Private front ends privacy ratings

Alternative front ends for popular sites that strip tracking.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LibreTube](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/libretube/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source YouTube client for Android that fetches content through Piped instances or locally, without Google services. It supports subscriptions, playlists, downloads and SponsorBlock without a Google account. |
| [Materialious](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/materialious/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source front end for YouTube and Invidious with a Material Design interface, available for the web, desktop, Android and Android TV. It supports encrypted subscription sync, SponsorBlock and DeArrow. |
| [Redlib](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/redlib/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source alternative front end to Reddit, forked from Libreddit. All requests, including media, are proxied through the server and the pages use no JavaScript. |
| [rimgo](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/rimgo/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source alternative front end for Imgur that works without JavaScript and proxies images through the instance. It can be self-hosted, and public instances are run by volunteers. |
| [NewPipe](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/newpipe/) | C (69/100) | Germany (Fourteen Eyes) | Open source YouTube client for Android that fetches content without Google APIs or Play Services. It supports background playback, downloads and subscriptions without an account. |
| [FreeTube](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/freetube/) | C (65/100) | Unknown | Open source desktop YouTube client for Windows, macOS and Linux. It fetches videos with a built-in extractor or an Invidious instance and stores subscriptions and history locally. |
| [BreezeWiki](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/breezewiki/) | C (63/100) | Unknown | Open source alternative front end for Fandom wikis that removes ads, videos and suggested content. Replacing fandom.com with breezewiki.com in a URL opens the same page, and several independent mirrors exist. |
| [Invidious](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/invidious/) | C (63/100) | Unknown | Open source alternative front end to YouTube that proxies videos through the instance, so Google does not see the viewer. It works without JavaScript and supports audio-only playback and subscriptions without a Google account. |
| [Piped](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/piped/) | C (63/100) | Unknown | Open source alternative front end for YouTube that proxies videos through the instance, so Google does not see the viewer. It supports subscriptions, playlists and SponsorBlock without a Google account. |
| [Grayjay](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/grayjay/) | D (50/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Video app from FUTO that aggregates YouTube, PeerTube, Twitch and other platforms through plugins into one feed, with local subscriptions and downloads. The source code is public under a non-commercial license. |
| [SmartTube](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/smarttube/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | Open source YouTube client for Android TV and TV boxes with SponsorBlock, ad-free playback and up to 8K video. It works without Google Play Services. |
| [WebOProxy](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/webproxy/) | F (6/100) | Unknown | Free web proxy run by Devro LABS that routes requests through its servers and the Tor network to reach blocked sites. The service is closed source and funded by advertising. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
- **Transparency report** (weight 2): Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
- **Tells users about requests** (weight 1): Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
- **TLS configuration** (weight 2, automated): Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
- **Security headers** (weight 1, automated): Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
- **Modern web standards** (weight 1, automated): Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/