--- title: Operating Systems --- We publish configuration guides for the major operating systems, because you can generally improve the amount of data that is collected about you on any option, especially if you use [privacy tools](../tools.md) like our recommended web browsers in place of native tools where appropriate. However, some operating systems will be more privacy-respecting inherently, and it will be much harder to achieve an equivalent level of privacy on other choices. If you're starting from scratch, we strongly recommend [Linux](../desktop.md) on desktop and [Android](../android/index.md) on mobile. If you already use something else and aren't interested in switching, we hope you'll find these guides useful. ## Mobile Operating Systems - [Android Overview](android-overview.md) :material-star: - [iOS Overview](ios-overview.md) ## Desktop Operating Systems - [Linux Overview](linux-overview.md) :material-star: - [macOS Overview](macos-overview.md) - [Qubes Overview](qubes-overview.md) :material-star: - [Windows Overview](windows/index.md)