Tuxedo Computers was founded on February 1, 2004, by current managing director Herbert Feiler in Bayreuth.

[6] In addition, Tuxedo OS uses its own software repositories operated by hosting providers located in Germany and refrains from phoning home.

Tuxedo OS can be freely downloaded from the project page in the form of an ISO disk image file.

Complementing Tuxedo OS, the company is working on tools to control hardware functions and improve usability.

[10] Under the name MyTuxedo, Tuxedo Computers operates a cloud storage service based on Nextcloud.