Tails is a live system that aims to preserve your privacy and anonymity. It helps you to use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship almost anywhere you go and on any computer but leaving no trace unless you ask it to explicitly. Install or Run directly from USB alongside Windows or Apple MAC OS X Live!

      Tails comes with several built-in applications pre-configured with security in mind: web browser, instant messaging client, email client, office suite, image and sound editor, etc.

Linux Operating System Included (PC and Apple MAC bootable):
• Linux Tails

System requirements:
• PC Computer (any brand) with USB 2.0 / 3.0 port which can boot with USB drive

   *** Sometimes you may need to adjust your BIOS settings to allow booting with USB!

• Bootable USB ability only needed for bootable tools
• NO internet connection required, everything you need is on the USB drive!

INSTRUCTIONS: How to boot with USB drive:

(it may sometimes not boot or give errors when trying to boot into utilities, in such case, please shut down the computer, then try booting with USB again)

Apple MAC / Macintosh

• Turn on the computer and immediately hold Option / Alt key, then select: “EFI”



PC / Windows

• Restart your computer and wait for that first screen to pop up. Often, it'll say something like "Press F12 to Choose Boot Device" somewhere on the screen. Start tapping that key. If for any reason it won’t work – restart your PC and try again.
• NOTE: You may need to get into BIOS and turn off "Secure Boot" | switch USB Boot setting to "Legacy", then restart the computer and try booting with the USB again.
• Please note, for different computer brands, there may be different key for triggering the boot medium: The key is usually "F1," F2," F10," "Del" or "Esc.", here is the list of common brands and the corresponding boot menu keys:

    >> ACER: Esc, F9, F12

    >> Apple: Option / Alt key

    >> ASUS: Esc, F8

    >> COMPAQ: Esc, F9

    >> DELL: F12

    >> EMACHINES: F12

    >> GATEWAY: F10 or ESC, then F10 (To get into BIOS: ESC > Del)

    >> HP: Esc, F9

    >> INTEL: F10

    >> IBM LENOVO: F12 (or Fn+F12), F10, F8

    >> NEC: F5

    >> PACKARD BELL: F8

    >> SAMSUNG: Esc, F12

    >> SONY: F10, F11

    >> TOSHIBA: F12

You can install Linux alongside Windows (Please note: Sometimes you need to Shrink the C:\ drive for some unallocated space in Windows first, before you can install Linux alongside! You can find instructions on how to do it HERE) and Apple MAC OS X (there is some advanced knowledge required to actually install Linux alongside Apple MAC OS X, but you can easily use it live (Desktop version only, Server – you have to install!) with the USB plugged in)! You can also install as many operating systems as you want. With multiple operating systems – at the initial boot it will give you a menu where you can select which operating system you want to boot. (You can as well erase the hard drive and install each OS as the only one)