# virt-manager privacy rating

Desktop app for managing virtual machines through libvirt, mainly KVM guests, with Xen and LXC support. It includes creation wizards, performance statistics and a built-in VNC and SPICE console.

## Summary

virt-manager scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the virtual machines 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://virt-manager.org
- Source code: https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager
- License: GPL-2.0
- Platforms: Linux
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Virtual machines](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0-or-later. | https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager/blob/main/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and no third-party trackers were found on the website. | https://github.com/virt-manager/virt-manager |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free open source project distributed through operating system repositories, with no ads or paid tiers. | https://virt-manager.org |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/virt-manager/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/virtual-machines/virt-manager.md