Tails is part of the Tor Project, a global nonprofit developing tools for online privacy and anonymity. To better protect you, the same people are building the Tor network, the Tor Browser, and Tails.

5 days ago · Tails doesn't work on smartphones or tablets. The hardware of smartphones and tablets is very different from the hardware of computers. For now, it's impossible to make smartphone and …

Tails is built on solid foundations: the Tor network, the Debian operating system, the GNOME desktop environment, and all the tools included in Tails. We share back our improvements so that many more …

Warnings: Tails is safe but not magic! Protecting your identity when using Tails Limitations of the Tor network Reducing risks when using untrusted computers Features and included software How can I …

We stopped recommending balenaEtcher to install Tails from Windows in 2025 because balenaEtcher shares sensitive information to the Balena company that allows identifying who is installing Tails.

Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.4. If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.

First steps with Tails Starting Tails Starting Tails on PC Starting Tails on Mac Accessibility Welcome Screen Administration password MAC address anonymization Introduction to GNOME and the Tails …

As explained in our documentation about the fingerprint of Tor Browser in Tails, Tails provides anonymity by making it difficult to distinguish you from other users of Tor Browser (either in Tails or …

We are very excited to present you Tails 7.0, the first version of Tails based on Debian 13 (Trixie) and GNOME 48 (Bengaluru). Tails 7.0 brings new versions of many applications included in Tails.

Pointing to the upstream website would provide upstream direct referrers about who is using Rufus to install Tails. It prevents the upstream website from serving rogue downloads (targeted or not).