Release notes for the latest version

Tails 7.6

New features

Automatic Tor bridges

You can now learn about Tor bridges directly from the Tor Connection assistant in Tails.

Tor bridges are secret Tor relays that hide that you are connecting to Tor. If connecting to Tor is blocked from where you are, you can use a bridge as your first Tor relay to circumvent this censorship.

In Tails 7.6, choose Connect to Tor automatically when opening Tor Connection. If access to the Tor network is blocked, the bridge configuration screen offers a new option called Ask for a Tor bridge based on your region.

This feature uses the same technology as the connection assistant in Tor Browser outside of Tails, which was introduced in Tor Browser 11.5 (July 2022).

Tails downloads information about bridges that are most likely to work in your region from the Moat API of the Tor Project. To circumvent censorship, this connection is disguised as a connection to another website using domain fronting.

GNOME Secrets

In Tails 7.6, the Secrets password manager replaces KeePassXC.

Secrets has a simpler interface and is better integrated in the GNOME desktop. For example, accessibility features, such as the screen keyboard and cursor size, are working again with Secrets.

Secrets offers to unlock your previous KeePassXC database automatically, because both Secrets and KeePassXC use the same file format to store passwords.

If you miss more advanced features from KeePassXC, you can install KeePassXC as additional software.

The main keyboard shortcuts of Secrets are similar to the ones of KeePassXC, with Shift in addition to Ctrl:

  • Shift+Ctrl+C: copy password
  • Shift+Ctrl+V: copy address
  • Shift+Ctrl+B: copy username
  • Shift+Ctrl+T: copy one-time password

To see the full list of keyboard shortcuts of Secrets, press Ctrl+?.

Changes and updates

  • Update Electrum from 4.5.8 to 4.7.0.

  • Update Tor Browser to 15.0.8.

  • Update Thunderbird to 140.8.0.

  • Update most firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on.

Fixed problems

  • Translate the confirmation dialog that appears before saving the language and keyboard layout on the USB stick. (#21448)

  • Fix the Learn More button in the Thunderbird migration notification. (#21455)

  • Fix automated upgrades in Turkish. (#21466)

For more details, read our changelog.

Get Tails 7.6

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

  • Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.6.

  • If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.

To install Tails 7.6 on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.

To download only

If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 7.6 directly: