# Alacritty privacy rating

Cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator configured through a TOML file, with a vi mode, regex search and hints for opening URLs.

## Summary

Alacritty scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the terminals 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://alacritty.org
- Source code: https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty
- License: Apache-2.0
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Terminals](https://privacyratings.com/terminals/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Apache-2.0. | https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free software under the Apache-2.0 and MIT licenses, with no ads or paid features. | https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

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