# Material for MkDocs privacy rating

Documentation theme for MkDocs with search, navigation and many Markdown extensions. The project is in maintenance mode and receives only critical bug and security fixes.

## Summary

Material for MkDocs scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the static site generators criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.

- Website: https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/
- Source code: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material
- License: MIT
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: Google Fonts (not scored), Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Static site generators](https://privacyratings.com/static-site-generators/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT-licensed, including all former sponsor-only features. | https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The documentation website loads Google Analytics through Google Tag Manager. The theme has no telemetry. | https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by sponsorships and now by the maintainers' work on Zensical, with no ads. | https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/blog/2025/11/11/insiders-now-free-for-everyone/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/static-site-generators/material-for-mkdocs/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/static-site-generators/material-for-mkdocs.md