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 …

Tails includes a unique variety of software that handles the encryption of files and internet transmissions, cryptographic signing and hashing, Electrum Bitcoin Wallet, Aircrack-ng and …

Dec 11, 2025 · Tails is a portable Linux distribution based on Debian that combines the Tor network, the GNOME desktop and several other tools to offer a secure and anonymous …

Feb 27, 2024 · When you plug in an external storage device, a USB stick or an external hard disk, Tails 6.0 mounts it automatically. If the storage device contains an encrypted partition, Tails …

Starting the computer using a Boot Menu key can be faster than starting the computer on Windows first and then on Tails. We recommend you learn how to start Tails using the Boot …

Dec 11, 2025 · For now, it's impossible to make smartphone and tablet hardware work with Linux distributions like Tails. Detailed system requirements and recommended hardware.

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 …

Apr 8, 2021 · Today, we are releasing 7.3.1 instead of 7.3 because a security vulnerability was fixed in a software library included in Tails while we were preparing 7.3. We started the release …

But Tails, or any software or operating system, cannot protect you from everything—even if they pretend to. The recommendations below will keep you even safer, especially if you are at high …

Warnings: Tails is safe but not magic! How can I trust Tails? Why is the time wrong? Why does Tails use Tor? Why is Tor slow?