Operating system
Tails
Tails Project · FR · since 2009-06
Live OS on a USB stick. Boots into a Tor-only Linux session that leaves nothing on the host machine. Used by journalists, sources, and people in hostile environments. Optional persistent encrypted volume.
Open sourceAuditedE2EEGPL-3.0Free
Pros
- + Compromised host doesn't compromise you
- + Trusted by Snowden-era journalists
- + Free + reproducible builds
Cons
- − USB-only workflow is slow
- − Hardware compatibility quirks
- − Tor latency
Highlights
- ▸Lives on a USB, leaves no trace
- ▸All traffic forced through Tor
- ▸Persistent volume optional
Specs at a glance
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Yes
- E2EE
- Yes
- Audited
- Yes
- Self-host
- No
- HQ
- FR
- Pricing
- free
- Platforms
- 1 platforms