Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.7.0. This release continues our ongoing development towards using Arti as a relay and as a directory authority, with much of the work focusing on document parsing, directory mirror support, and DNS stream handling. Additionally, arti now has RPC support for modifyi…
Tor Browser 16.0a13 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy. Moreover…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.24. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.13. Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.111. Fixed problems Fix the default keyboard input method when starting a session in Korean. (#21779) Get Tails 7.14 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.14. If you cannot do an automatic upgr…
Tor Browser 15.0.24 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Windows Package Signature Issue The DigiCert EV code-signing certificate we use to sign Windows installation packages is expired since September 1st and we are currently in the process to renew it. Unfortunately, this process…
Tor Browser 16.0a12 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy. If you a…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.23. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.12. Simplify the shutdown procedure. Since Tails 7.10, you had to confirm shutting down in a Power Off dialog. For faster shutdowns, we removed this dialog when no application needs to be closed and no document needs to be saved before shutting down. Get Tails 7.13 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persis…
Tor Browser 15.0.23 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Windows Package Signature Issue The DigiCert EV code-signing certificate we use to sign Windows installation packages is expired since September 1st and we are currently in the process to renew it. Unfortunately, this process…
For years, Tor Browser has been one of the most effective tools for protecting privacy and bypassing censorship online. But most people don't experience the internet through a browser anymore. They connect to it via their favorite apps. Wouldn't it be nice to extend the same privacy protections to messaging apps, social media, email, and other services? And for years, we heard this again and again…
Tor Browser 15.0.22 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Tor. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog since Tor Browser 15.0.21 is: All Platforms Updated Tor to 0.4.9.12 applica…
Firefox is moving to a 2-week release cadence starting in September, and so Tor Browser and Tails are doing the same. Tails 7.12 is the first release on this new cadence. Changes and updates Update Electrum from 4.7.2 to 4.8.1. Update Tor Browser to 15.0.21. Update some firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware, including graphics cards, Wi-Fi, and more. Get Tails 7.12 To upgrade…
Tor Browser 16.0a11 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy. If you a…
Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.6.0. This release continues our ongoing development towards using Arti as a relay and as a directory authority, with much of the work focusing on document parsing, directory mirror support, and DNS stream handling. Additionally, on the RPC front, we are making stea…
Tor Browser 15.0.21 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog since Tor Browser 15.0.20 is: All Platforms Updated NoScript to 13.6.32…
Tor Browser 16.0a10 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy. Moreover…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.20. Fixed problems Fix activation of Persistent Storage on some computers. (#19913) For more details, read our changelog. Get Tails 7.11 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.11. If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic u…
Tor Browser 15.0.20 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog since Tor Browser 15.0.19 is: All Platforms Bug tor-browser#45204: Reba…
What if funding internet freedom wasn't driven by a few large donors, but by how many people showed up? What if $1 dollar could go as far as $100? Earlier this year, we set out to answer these questions by launching a participatory funding campaign. The goal was to test new funding mechanisms to support critical digital infrastructure at a moment of systemic funding instability. The round official…
This release is an emergency release to fix critical security vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and the expat XML library. Changes and updates Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.100, which fixes CVE-2026-64560, a vulnerability that could allow Tor Browser in Tails to gain administrator privileges. For example, if a malicious website that you visit is able to exploit CVE-2026-64560, they might take…
Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.5.1. This release consists mostly of internal improvements and bug fixes, as well as our ongoing development towards using Arti as a relay and as a directory authority. For onion service hosts, onion services can now be configured to connect to unix socket addresse…
Bypassing censorship comes down to two challenges: disguising internet traffic from censors while making an open network easy to reach. Snowflake is particularly effective at tackling both of these challenges. It disguises a user's traffic to look like a video call and routes it through volunteer-run proxies using short-lived connections, making the traffic harder to detect and block. That's why i…
Tor Browser 16.0a9 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy. Moreover,…
New features New shutdown procedure Tails now uses the standard shutdown procedure from GNOME. The standard shutdown procedure is a bit slower, but better prevents data loss. For example, the Power Off confirmation dialog informs you if an application needs to be closed or an open document needs to be saved before shutting down. Even without confirming or saving the open documents, Tails will shut…
Tor Browser 15.0.19 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog since Tor Browser 15.0.18 is: All Platforms Updated NoScript to 13.6.31…
Tor Browser 15.0.18 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog since Tor Browser 15.0.17 is: All Platforms Updated NoScript to 13.6.30…
Tor Browser 16.0a8 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. ⚠️ Reminder: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for testing only. As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy. Moreover,…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.17. Update the Tor client to 0.4.9.11. Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.94, which fixes CVE-2026-43503 (DirtyClone) and CVE-2026-46331 (PACKET_EDIT_MEME), vulnerabilities that could allow an application in Tails to gain administration privileges. For example, if an attacker was able to exploit other unknown security vulnerabilities in an application in…
Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.5.0. This release marks Counter Galois Onion as a stable feature and includes it in full feature builds. Likewise, Congestion Control is now enabled in default builds of Arti, increasing the overall speed without any further configuration. Unfortunately, this relea…
Tor Browser 15.0.17 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Tor. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog since Tor Browser 15.0.16 is: All Platforms Updated Tor to 0.4.9.11 Updated…
Hello Tor Community! As you know, different teams inside the Tor Project are working on the Arti Relay project where we hope to be able to begin the upgrade of the network towards our Rust implementation of Tor in the near future. To support this work, we would like to announce that we intend to actively stop compatibility for 0.4.8 and earlier C Tor versions soon. This means that these versions w…
Changes and updates Update Tor Browser to 15.0.16. Update some firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on. Fixed problems Stop notifying about outdated Secure Boot certificates in rare cases where the certificates are already up to date. (#21643) For more details, read our changelog. Get Tails 7.9 To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent…