Private front ends

Materialious privacy rating

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.

License: AGPL-3.0Platforms: Web · Windows · macOS · Linux · Android

Summary

Materialious scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the private front ends 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?

AGPL-3.0.

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?

Exodus Privacy finds no trackers in the Android app, and the project states it has no tracking.

reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org
Yes

No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

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

Volunteer project with no ads.

materialio.us
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.