Tails 6.17

Changes and updates

  • Add a Show Password option when setting the screen locking password.

  • Update the uBlock Origin extension for Tor Browser to 1.62.0.

  • Update Tor Browser to 14.5.4.

Fixed problems

  • Display an empty page instead of the homepage of Tor Browser when opening new tabs in the Unsafe Browser. (#21004)

  • Remove duplicated CPU microcode to reduce image size. (#21001)

For more details, read our changelog.

Get Tails 6.17

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

  • Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.17.

  • 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 6.17 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 6.17 directly: