Jun 18, 2026 · 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 …

Avoid surveillance, censorship, advertising, and viruses Tails uses the Tor network to protect your privacy online and help you avoid censorship. Enjoy the Internet like it should be. Your secure …

Install balenaEtcher balenaEtcher is the Free Software tool that we recommend to install Tails from macOS. We stopped recommending balenaEtcher to install Tails from Windows in 2025 because …

Download Rufus Rufus is the Free Software tool that we recommend to install Tails from Windows. Click on the following button to download Rufus: Download Rufus for Windows Save your download to …

Follow the installation instructions to set up Tails on your device securely.

Install Tails using GNOME Disks Install GNOME Disks. If you are using the GNOME desktop environment, GNOME Disks should be installed by default. Otherwise, install the gnome-disk-utility …

Install Tails from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG You need 1 USB stick Only for Tails! 8 GB minimum Debian Ubuntu or another derivative

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We recommend that you save your download to your Persistent Storage. Otherwise, Tails might stop responding if the RAM memory of the computer gets full.

Shut down the computer and plug in the Tails USB stick. Shut down the computer. Plug in the other Tails USB stick that you want to install upgrade from. Unplug your Tails USB stick while leaving the …