Privacy isn't a feature.
It's the foundation.

TauCore™ is a complete, secure, zero-telemetry operating system for desktop and mobile—with first-party apps, encrypted services, and enterprise controls.

End-to-End Encryption
Zero Telemetry
Open Standards
GDPR & DPDP Ready
Self-Hosted or Cloud

No ads. No trackers. No data resale. Ever.

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Active Users
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About Us

We built TauCore™ with one idea in mind: technology should belong to people, not the other way around.

Your Data, Your Control

Your data, your conversations, your photos, your work — they're yours. TauCore™, TauMail, and TauCloud are here to give you the tools to use technology freely and safely, without losing control of what matters most: your privacy.

We don't track, we don't sell data, and we don't make you the product. We simply provide the platform — you stay in control.

Built for Everyone

From kids discovering the internet for the first time, to grandparents staying connected, to professionals managing sensitive work — TauCore™ is built so that anyone, at any age, can use it with confidence.

Privacy by Design
Built from the ground up for your security

Our Promise

Zero telemetry and tracking
End-to-end encryption by default
Open source and auditable
Self-hosted or trusted cloud

Legal & Governance

TauCore™ is developed and maintained under The Tau Foundation, a nonprofit organization inspired by the model of the Linux Foundation.

Company Structure

The Tau Foundation (Nonprofit)

  • • Oversees governance, standards, and open-source development
  • • Protects community interests and ensures transparency
  • • Inspired by the model of the Linux Foundation

Tau LLC (For-profit operations arm)

  • • Provides hosting, support, and premium services
  • • Ensures financial sustainability while respecting user rights
  • • Operates under the guiding principles of the Tau Foundation

Governance Principles

User First: We never sell or exploit your data.
No Backdoors: We do not provide hidden access to anyone.
Transparency: If we receive legal requests for data, we publish them in our transparency reports.
Independent Review: Our policies and practices are reviewed by external advisors to ensure accountability.

Compliance

TauCore™ and related services comply with international privacy and consumer protection standards, including:

GDPR
European Union
CCPA
California, USA
PDPA
Asia
COPPA
Children's Privacy

No matter where you are, your rights are respected.

Why Choose TauCore™?

Zero Telemetry

Collects nothing by default

Encrypted Everything

Mail, files, identity

Unified UX

Desktop & mobile, light/dark

Enterprise-Ready

MDM, OTA, policies, SSO

Open Standards

IMAP/SMTP, WebDAV/S3, DID:WEB

Sovereign Deployments

Your cloud or on-prem

Product Overview

A complete ecosystem of privacy-first applications and services.

Desktop Environment

A modern, performant desktop with glass-morphism UI, system dock, widgets, and 60fps animations.

Tau Home

Quick actions & recent items

Tau Browser

Hardened privacy settings

Tau Explorer

Files, tags, smart search

Tau Media Player

Media with sandboxed codecs

Tau Settings

Fine-grained controls

Tau Store

Curated, privacy-scored apps

Download: TauCore™ Desktop

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Mobile (Preview)

A privacy-first mobile experience built with React Native.

Core Apps

TauPhone
Dialer, call history, in-call UI
TauMessages
SMS/MMS, E2EE chats, ephemeral messages
TauContacts
Groups, favorites, imports/exports
TauSettings
Network, permissions, updates

Ecosystem Apps

TauMail
Gmail-style UX, E2EE
TauCloud
iCloud-style storage with client-side encryption
TauID
DID:WEB identity & verifiable credentials
Tau Store
Install, rate by privacy score

First-Party Services

Complete ecosystem of privacy-first applications and services.

TauMail

✅ Working - Private Email

  • ✅ Sovereign SMTP server running on Vultr
  • ✅ Frontend integrated with working backend
  • ✅ Email delivery to external inboxes working

TauCloud

✅ Live - Encrypted Storage

  • ✅ Backend infrastructure live
  • ✅ Frontend UI completed
  • ✅ File storage integration live

TauID

✅ Live - Decentralized Identity

  • ✅ DID:WEB identities implemented
  • ✅ Verifiable credentials framework live
  • ✅ Privacy dashboard completed

TauStore

✅ Live - Curated & Transparent

  • ✅ Privacy scoring system live
  • ✅ App categories and curation framework live
  • ✅ Security audit pipeline implemented

Security & Privacy

Built-in protections that keep your data secure and private by default.

Built-in Protections

End-to-End Encryption (mail, files, messaging)
Sandboxed apps & permission prompts
Secure boot path & signed updates
Zero-trust defaults, zero telemetry
Strong crypto: bcrypt/argon2, JWT, TLS 1.3

Compliance & Documentation

Compliance

GDPR, DPDP-India, CCPA (guidance & DPA available)

GDPRDPDP-IndiaCCPA

Enterprise

Professional-grade tools for organizations that demand privacy and control.

MDM & Policies

  • • Device enrollment & posture checks
  • • App whitelisting/blacklisting
  • • Remote wipe / lock / rotate keys
  • • Policy bundles: Privacy-Max, Balanced, Custom
Learn more →

OTA Updates

  • • Staged rollouts, ring deployments
  • • Delta updates, automatic rollback
  • • Signed manifests, SHA256 verification
  • • Admin dashboard & API
Learn more →

Identity & SSO

  • • SAML/OIDC integration
  • • SCIM provisioning
  • • Org units, roles, audit trails
  • • Zero-trust authentication
Learn more →

Pricing

TauCore™ Desktop is free to download. Services & enterprise tooling are licensed as below.

Starter

Individuals

Free
  • TauMail & TauCloud (5 GB)
  • Basic support

Pro

Teams up to 25

$499/ yr / org
  • 50 GB/user
  • Custom domains
  • Priority support
Most Popular

Business

26–250 users

$1,999/ yr / org
  • MDM, OTA, SSO
  • DLP policies
  • 200 GB/user

Enterprise

250+

Contact Sales
  • Private hosting
  • Custom SLAs
  • On-prem, training

Add-ons: Extra storage, dedicated relay, compliance packs, premium support.

Downloads

Get TauCore™ for your platform. All downloads include SHA256 checksums for verification.

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Windows

TauCore™ Setup 1.0.0.exe

Full TauCore™ Desktop with all apps included

Size:81.8 MB
sha256:b7e30f51035d5cfaf6b60f309996300f08e4e5a0aaad3bc5affcaf01b657a426

macOS

TauCore™-1.0.0.dmg

Native macOS app with Intel & Apple Silicon support

Size:98.9 MB
sha256:d5ae510bf9b269c6a4d92c38e3b8f1cd794b6ad6c000396eb8c1032c11652124

Linux

tauos-installer_1.0.0_amd64.deb

Universal Linux package (x64 & ARM64)

Size:72.7 MB
sha256:fadad76e73118add5be68f035d433ff0279d5dd4d240ce156b38b16b7ccd50d6

Mobile (Android)

TauCore™-Mobile-v1.0.0.apk

TauCore™ Mobile with all privacy-first apps

Size:156 MB
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ISO (Live)

TauCore™-Live-v1.0.0.iso

Bootable live system - try before install

Size:2.3 GB
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How to verify checksums & signatures

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Why TauCore™?

The operating system that puts privacy and control first.

Privacy by Default

No opt-outs; it starts private.

Own Your Data

Self-host or choose a trusted region.

Beautiful & Fast

Modern design, 60fps animations.

Open & Auditable

Open standards and transparent code paths.

Enterprise-Ready

Real governance, MDM, OTA, SSO.

Developers

Build the future of privacy-first computing with our developer tools and APIs.

APIs

Mail, Cloud, OTA, MDM, Identity

SDKs

TypeScript/JS, Python (coming), CLI tools

Guides

Building privacy-scored apps, signing, submissions

Open Source

Contribution guidelines & roadmap

Ready to take control of your computing?

Join thousands of users who have already chosen privacy-first computing.

Join Our Community

Be part of a global movement shaping the future of open-source technology.

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Active Contributors

Join thousands of developers worldwide

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Transparent development process

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