[**Tails**](https://tails.boum.org/) is a portable operating system that protects your privacy and helps you avoid censorship.
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- Tails uses the Tor network to protect your privacy online and help you avoid censorship. Enjoy the Internet like it should be.
- Shut down the computer and start on your Tails USB stick instead of starting on Windows, macOS, or Linux. Tails leaves no trace on the computer when shut down.
- Tails includes a selection of applications to work on sensitive documents and communicate securely. Everything in Tails is ready-to-use and has safe defaults.
-You can download Tails for free and independent security researchers can verify our work. Tails is based on Debian GNU/Linux.
[Learn learn how Tails works](https://tails.boum.org/about)
### How to contribute to Tails:
There are many ways [you can contribute to Tails](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/). No effort is too small and whatever you bring to this community will be appreciated.
Find out how you can make a difference in Tails: https://tails.boum.org/contribute/.