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telegram-desktop

Telegram messaging desktop client

TLDR

Start Telegram
$ telegram-desktop
Open with URL
$ telegram-desktop -- [tg://resolve?domain=username]
Start minimized
$ telegram-desktop -startintray
With working directory
$ telegram-desktop -workdir [~/.telegram]
Debug mode
$ telegram-desktop -debug

SYNOPSIS

telegram-desktop [-startintray] [-workdir dir] [options]

DESCRIPTION

telegram-desktop is the official desktop client for the Telegram messaging platform. It provides access to all Telegram features including text messages, voice and video calls, media sharing, and channels from a native desktop application.The client supports group chats with up to 200,000 members, secret chats with end-to-end encryption, file transfers up to 2GB per file, and seamless synchronization across all devices. It is built with Qt and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, with data stored in a configurable working directory.

PARAMETERS

-startintray

Start minimized to tray.
-workdir DIR
Data directory.
-debug
Debug mode.
-scale N
UI scale factor.
--
Open URL.

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S telegram-desktop
sudo zypper install telegram-desktop
nix profile install nixpkgs#telegram-desktop

CAVEATS

Account required. Internet needed. Qt-based application.

HISTORY

Telegram Desktop is the official desktop client for Telegram, created by the Durov brothers' team.

SEE ALSO

signal-desktop(1), discord(1)