Tails includes a selection of applications to work on sensitive documents and communicate securely. Everything in Tails is ready-to-use and has safe defaults. Free Software. You can download Tails for free and independent security researchers can verify our work. Tails is based on Debian GNU/Linux.

Tails includes a selection of applications to work on sensitive documents and communicate securely. All the applications are ready-to-use and are configured with safe defaults to prevent mistakes. Tails includes: Tor Browser with uBlock, a secure browser and an ad-blocker; Thunderbird, for encrypted emails

4 days ago · If you know someone you trust who uses Tails already, you can install your Tails by cloning their Tails: Install by cloning from another Tails on PC; Install by cloning from another Tails on Mac

If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 6.12 directly: For USB sticks (USB image) For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)

Tails protects you from viruses and malware on your usual operating system. This is because Tails runs independently from other operating systems. But your Tails might be corrupted if you install from a compromised operating system. To reduce that risk: Always install Tails from a trusted operating system.

By joining forces, the Tails team can now focus on their core mission of maintaining and improving Tails OS, exploring more and complementary use cases while benefiting from the larger organizational structure of The Tor Project.

Everyday, thousands of vulnerable people use Tails to control their digital lives. Donate now to fight surveillance and censorship! Home; How Tails works; Install Tails; Documentation; Support; Contribute; News

Tails was founded in 2009 and joined forces with Tor in 2024. See also our explanation about why does Tails use Tor. Why is Tails based on Debian and not on another distribution? We are deeply rooted and involved in Debian.

4 days ago · If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 6.12 directly: For USB sticks (USB image) For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)

Get Tails 6.11 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage. Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.11. If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade. To install Tails 6.11 on a new USB stick. Follow our installation ...