# 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.

## 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.

- Website: https://materialio.us
- Source code: https://github.com/Materialious/Materialious
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Platforms: Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Private front ends](https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | AGPL-3.0. | https://github.com/Materialious/Materialious/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | Exodus Privacy finds no trackers in the Android app, and the project states it has no tracking. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/us.materialio.app/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer project with no ads. | https://materialio.us/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/proxy-frontends/materialious/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/proxy-frontends/materialious.md