New Release: Tails 7.4

New feature

Persistent language and formats

You can now save your language, keyboard layout, and formats from the Welcome Screen to the USB stick. These settings will be applied automatically when restarting Tails.

If you turn on this option, your language and formats settings are saved unencrypted on the USB stick to help you type the passphrase of your Persistent Storage more easily.

Changes and updates

• Update Tor Browser to 15.0.4.

• Update Thunderbird to 140.6.0.

• Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.63.

• Drop support for BitTorrent download.

With the ongoing transition from BitTorrent v1 to v2, the BitTorrent v1 files that we provided until now can become a security concern. We don't think that updating to BitTorrent v2 is worth the extra migration and maintenance cost for our team.

Direct download from one of our mirrors is usually faster.

Fixed problems

• Fix opening .gpg encrypted files in Kleopatra when double-clicking or selecting Open with Kleopatra from the shortcut menu. (#21281)

• Fix the desktop crashing when unlocking VeraCrypt volumes with a wrong password. (#21286)

• Use 24-hour time format consistently in the top navigation bar and the lock screen. (#21310)

For more details, read our changelog.

Get Tails 7.4

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

• Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.4.

• 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 7.4 on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

• Install from Windows

• Install from macOS

• Install from Linux

• Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG

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 7.4 directly:

• For USB sticks (USB image)

• For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)

Support and feedback

For support and feedback, visit the Support section on the Tails website.