Virtual machines

UTM privacy rating

Virtual machine app for macOS and iOS built on QEMU and Apple Virtualization. It can run and emulate x86-64, ARM and other guest systems, including on Apple Silicon Macs.

License: Apache-2.0

Summary

UTM scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the virtual machines 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.

Score 50 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?

Apache-2.0.

github.com
No

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?

The website loads Google Analytics.
Yes

No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

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

Free app funded by optional Mac App Store purchases and donations, with no ads.

mac.getutm.app
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.