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Leave no trace on the computer

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<i class="metaphor">Like a tent, you can carry Tails with you and use it anywhere.</i>

Your secure computer anywhere

To use Tails, shut down the computer and start on your Tails USB stick instead of starting on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

You can temporarily <strong>turn your own computer into a secure machine</strong>. You can also <strong>stay safe while using the computer of somebody else</strong>.

Tails is a [[!inline pages="inc/stable_amd64_iso_size" raw="yes" sort="age"]] download and takes ½ hour to install. Tails can be installed on any USB stick of 8 GB minimum. Tails works on most computers less than 10 years old. You can start again on the other operating system after you shut down Tails.

See also:

[[Download and install Tails|install]]

[[System requirements and recommended hardware|doc/about/requirements]]

Passwords, even if you use a password manager

On the contrary, Tails never writes anything to the hard disk and only runs from the memory of the computer. The memory is entirely deleted when you shutdown Tails, erasing all possible traces.

Persistent Storage

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Digital security toolbox

<i>Thunderbird</i>, for encrypted emails

<i>OnionShare</i>, to share files, websites, and chat rooms over Tor

and many more!