Tails is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.

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Did you get a flashdrive and now you are curious if you have an authentic copy of the TailsOS? Find a step-by-step guide 1 / step-by-step guide 2 on how to verify it to make sure you are not just pluging a random USB into your system!

Otherwise Reset your USB, download TailsOS, verify the authenticity and flash your newly aquired USB with the image that you trust.

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What´s included?

• Tor Browser with uBlock, a secure browser and an ad-blocker

• Thunderbird, for encrypted emails

• KeePassXC, to create and store strong passwords

• LibreOffice, an office suite

• OnionShare, to share files, websites, and chat rooms over Tor

• Metadata Cleaner, to remove metadata from files

• and many more!

  To prevent mistakes:

  • Applications are blocked automatically if they try to connect to the Internet without Tor.
  • Everything in the Persistent Storage is encrypted automatically.
  • Tails does not write anything to the hard disk. All the memory is deleted when shutting down.

Like a tent, Tails is amnesic: it always starts empty and leaves no trace when you leave. (tails.net)

Summary

• Tails works on:
  • Most PC computers that are less than 10 years old
  • Some older Mac computers with an Intel processor
• Tails does not work:
  • Newer Mac computers with an Apple processor (M1 or M2)
  • Smartphones or tablets
  • Raspberry Pi
• Tails might not work on:
  • Some older computers, for example, if they don't have 2 GB of RAM.
  • Some newer computers, for example, if their graphics card is incompatible with Linux. Nvidia or AMD Radeon cards often do not work in Tails.

Guides

Install Tails

Starting Tails on PC

Starting Tails on Mac

Protect your identity when using Tails