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[[!meta title="System requirements and recommended hardware"]]
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Summary
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- Tails works on:
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Most PC computers that are less than 10 years old
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Some older Mac computers with an Intel processor
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- Tails does not work:
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Newer Mac computers with an Apple processor (M1 or M2)
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Raspberry Pi
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- Tails might not work on:
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Some older computers, for example, if they don't have 2 GB of RAM.
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Some newer computers, for example, if their [[graphics card is incompatible with Linux|support/known_issues/graphics]]. Nvidia or AMD Radeon cards often do not work in Tails.
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<p>See our [[list of known hardware compatibility
issues|support/known_issues]].</p>
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- A USB stick of 8 GB minimum or a recordable DVD.
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- The ability to start from a USB stick or a DVD reader.
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Tails does not work on 32-bit computers since [[Tails 3.0|news/Tails_3.0_will_require_a_64-bit_processor]] (June 2017).
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- 2 GB of RAM to work smoothly.
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Tails can work with less than 2 GB RAM but might behave strangely or crash.
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Recommended hardware
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Laptop models evolve too rapidly for us to be able to provide an up-to-date list of recommended hardware. Below are some guidelines if you, or your organization, are considering acquiring a laptop dedicated to running Tails.
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