Tails Current GNOME
Review exact release details and current availability for Tails Current GNOME.
About this target
- Release
- Current
- Desktop
- GNOME
- Architecture
- x86_64
- Availability
- Ready to launch
About Tails
Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, is a Debian-based operating system with a single organizing principle: leave no trace. It runs exclusively as a live system from removable media, routes every network connection through the Tor anonymity network while blocking connections that would bypass it, and forgets everything at shutdown unless you deliberately create an encrypted Persistent Storage area. The desktop is a restrained GNOME setup bundling tools its audience needs, including the Tor Browser, encrypted password and messaging utilities, and software for handling sensitive documents. Journalists, activists, and abuse survivors are the archetypal users, and the project is developed in close association with the Tor Project. Tails is not meant to be installed, and its threat model shapes every default. An OpenFactory browser VM can demonstrate the desktop and workflow, though real anonymity requires booting genuine Tails media on hardware you trust.
All Tails releases and desktopsWhat happens when you press Try now
The button opens the OpenFactory console in a new tab and boots a fresh Tails virtual machine from OpenFactory's verified source media. The session renders directly in the browser, so there is nothing to download and nothing to install on your computer.
Each visit gets its own machine with a fresh overlay over an immutable base image. Files, settings, and desktop changes behave normally inside the session and are discarded when it ends, so every visitor starts from the same clean Tails Current GNOME.
How GNOME behaves in a browser VM
GNOME organizes work around the Activities overview: one keyboard-friendly surface for launching apps, switching windows, and searching. Current releases ship a curated GTK application set and a Wayland session by default.
Questions about this target
Is this an official Tails image?
Yes. Launches boot from OpenFactory's verified copy of official Tails media with the GNOME desktop. The catalog records where each source came from and when it was verified, and visitor sessions never modify the stored image.
Do changes persist between sessions?
No. Every launch runs on a fresh overlay over an immutable base image, and the machine state is discarded when the session ends. No visitor sees another visitor's changes, and every session starts from the same clean Tails Current GNOME.
Can I get a customized Tails instead of the stock demo?
Yes. The OpenFactory builder turns this release into your own image: pick packages, services, users, and hardening, then build it, test it in a browser VM, and download the result for real hardware.