Dec 11, 2025 · 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 …

Dec 11, 2025 · Tails 7.0 starts 10 – 15 seconds faster on most computers. We achieve this by changing the compression algorithm of the Tails USB and ISO images from xz to zstd.

Tails is a live Linux operating system that you boot from your DVD or thumb drive to protect your privacy and anonymity.

Aug 15, 2025 · The following guide is based on the amazing work of Mental Outlaw on YouTube and acts as a more in-depth guide to the How to create a Tails Live USB. If you want a more streamlined …

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Nov 14, 2025 · Go to the official Tails website (https://tails.boum.org/) and download the latest version of the Tails ISO image according to your computer's architecture (32-bit or 64-bit).

While you are downloading, we recommend you read the release notes for Tails 4.12 . They document all the changes in this new version: new features, problems that were solved, and known issues that …

While you are downloading, we recommend you read the release notes for Tails 7.3.1 . They document all the changes in this new version: new features, problems that were solved, and known issues that …

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.