# Ghostty privacy rating

GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Zig, using native UI toolkits on each platform.

## Summary

Ghostty 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://ghostty.org
- Source code: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
- License: MIT
- Platforms: macOS, Linux
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Terminals](https://privacyratings.com/terminals/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free MIT-licensed project with no ads or paid features. | https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/LICENSE |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/terminals/ghostty/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/terminals/ghostty.md