[Tails News] Tails 6.14.1

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# [Tails 6.14.1](https://tails.net/news/version_6.14.1/index.en.html)

Today, we are releasing 6.14.1 instead of 6.14 because we discovered an
important issue while testing 6.14 on Tuesday and had to start the release
process again to fix it.

# New features

## More flexible confinement of _Tor Browser_

We improved the confinement technology that we use to protect your files from
possible security vulnerabilities in _Tor Browser_.

Until now, _Tor Browser_ could only save downloads to and read files from a
limited number of folders.

With Tails 6.14.1, you can safely access any folder in your _Home_ folder or
Persistent Storage from _Tor Browser_.

This new integration also solves other usability and accessibility issues:

* The Large Text accessibility feature works in _Tor Browser_. ([#19266](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19266))

* The Cursor Size accessibility feature works in _Tor Browser_. ([#19572](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19572))

* The minimize and maximize buttons are available again in the title bar. ([#19328](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19328))

These improvements rely on 2 security technologies: the flexibility of the new
[XDG Desktop Portals](https://flatpak.github.io/xdg-desktop-portal/) of
_Flatpak_ allowed us to relax the [AppArmor
confinement](https://tails.net/contribute/design/application_isolation/),
improving usability without compromising on security.

# Changes and updates

* Update _Tor Browser_ to [14.0.9](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1409).

* Update the _Tor_ client to 0.4.8.16.

# Fixed problems

* Fix the Welcome Screen freezing after unlocking the Persistent Storage. ([#20783](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/20783))

* Add a clearer border to the _Kleopatra_ window when on white background. ([#20861](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/20861))

* Fix the error when closing the check for upgrades from _About Tails_. ([#20861](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/20861))

For more details, read our
[changelog](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/blob/master/debian/changelog).

# Get Tails 6.14.1

## To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

* Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.14.1.

* If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a [manual upgrade](https://tails.net/doc/upgrade/index.en.html#manual).

## To install Tails 6.14.1 on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

* [Install from Windows](https://tails.net/install/windows/index.en.html)

* [Install from macOS](https://tails.net/install/mac/index.en.html)

* [Install from Linux](https://tails.net/install/linux/index.en.html)

* [Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG](https://tails.net/install/expert/index.en.html)

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
6.14.1 directly:

* [For USB sticks (USB image)](https://tails.net/install/download/index.en.html)

* [For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)](https://tails.net/install/download-iso/index.en.html)

URL: <https://tails.net/news/version_6.14.1/index.en.html>