General information

• System requirements and recommended hardware

• Warnings: Tails is safe but not magic!

  • Protecting your identity when using Tails

  • Limitations of the Tor network

  • Reducing risks when using untrusted computers

• Features and included software

• Social Contract

• How can I trust Tails?

• License and source code distribution

• Acknowledgments and similar projects

• Finances

• Contact

  • OpenPGP keys

Download, installation, and upgrade

• Installing from:

  • Windows

  • macOS

  • Linux (recommended)

  • Debian, Ubuntu, or Mint using the command line and GnuPG (experts)

• Installing by cloning from another Tails:

  • For PC

  • For Mac

• Burning a DVD

• Downloading without installing:

  • For USB sticks (USB image)

  • For DVDs (ISO image)

• Upgrading a Tails USB stick:

  • Upgrading automatically

  • Upgrading manually from your Tails

  • Upgrading manually from Windows

  • Upgrading manually from macOS

  • Upgrading manually from Linux

  • Upgrading manually by cloning from another Tails

  • Repairing a Tails USB stick that fails to start after an upgrade

• Uninstalling Tails or resetting a USB stick using Linux, Windows, or Mac

First steps with Tails

• Starting Tails

  • On PC

  • On Mac

• Accessibility

• Welcome Screen

  • Administration password

  • MAC address anonymization

• Introduction to GNOME and the Tails desktop

  • Why is the time wrong?

• Reporting an error using WhisperBack

• Shutting down Tails

Persistent Storage

• Introduction to the Persistent Storage

  • Creating the Persistent Storage

  • Configuring the Persistent Storage

  • Unlocking and using the Persistent Storage

  • Making a backup of your Persistent Storage

  • Deleting the Persistent Storage

• Installing additional software

  • Converting dangerous documents to safe PDFs using Dangerzone

• Advanced topics on the Persistent Storage

  • Changing the passphrase of the Persistent Storage

  • Opening your Persistent Storage from another operating system

  • Recovering data from the Persistent Storage

    • Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when Tails doesn't start

    • Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors

Uncensored and anonymous Internet

Connecting to the Internet and Tor

• Connecting to a local network

  • Troubleshooting Wi-Fi not working

  • Signing in to a network using a captive portal

• Connecting to the Tor network

  • Troubleshooting connecting to Tor

  • Why does Tails use Tor?

  • Why is Tor slow?

  • Managing the circuits of Tor

Internet applications

• Browsing the web with Tor Browser

• Sharing files, websites, and chat rooms using OnionShare

• Emailing and reading news with Thunderbird

• Exchanging bitcoins using Electrum

• Chatting with Pidgin and OTR

Encryption and privacy

• Managing passwords using KeePassXC

• Creating and using LUKS encrypted volumes

• Using VeraCrypt encrypted volumes

• Encrypting text and files using GnuPG and Kleopatra

• Securely deleting files

Work on sensitive documents

• Removing metadata from files

• Office suite

• Graphics

• Sound and video

• Printing and scanning

• Screenshot and screencast

Advanced topics

• Running Tails in a virtual machine

  • GNOME Boxes

  • virt-manager

• Modifying the boot options using the Boot Loader

• Starting Tails from an external hard disk or problematic USB stick

• Accessing the internal hard disk

• Protection against cold boot attacks

• Accessing resources on the local network

• Enabling a wireless device

• Chatting with Dino and OMEMO

• Exchanging Monero with Feather