Telegram

Telegram for PC and Mac

Published by Telegram Messenger LLP on 2025-03-16

  • Compatibility: Available on Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 7 & MacOS 10, 11, 10.11
  • Category: Social Networking
  • Licence: Free
  • Software version: 11.8
  • File size: 29.81 MB


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Telegram Overview

What is Telegram? Telegram is a messaging app that is simple, fast, secure, and synced across all devices. It has over 500 million active users and is one of the world's top 10 most downloaded apps. Telegram is fast, with a unique, distributed network of data centers around the globe. It is synced, allowing users to access their messages from all devices at once. Telegram is unlimited, allowing users to send media and files without any limits on type and size. It is secure, with chats, groups, media, etc. encrypted using a combination of 256-bit symmetric AES encryption, 2048-bit RSA encryption, and Diffie–Hellman secure key exchange. Telegram is 100% free and open, with a fully documented and free API for developers, open source apps, and verifiable builds. It is powerful, allowing users to create group chats with up to 200,000 members, share large videos and documents, and set up bots for specific tasks. Telegram is reliable, built to deliver messages using as little data as possible, and works even on weak mobile connections. It is fun, with powerful photo and video editing tools, animated stickers and emoji, customizable themes, and an open sticker/GIF platform. Telegram is simple, with a clean interface. It is private, with messages that can be deleted for both sides at any time and without a trace. For maximum privacy, Telegram offers Secret Chats, which use End-to-End Encryption and can be programmed to self-destruct automatically from both participating devices.


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Telegram Features and Description

1. RELIABLE: Built to deliver your messages using as little data as possible, Telegram is the most reliable messaging system ever made.

2. 100% FREE & OPEN: Telegram has a fully documented and free API for developers, open source apps and verifiable builds to prove the app you download is built from the exact same source code that is published.

3. FUN: Telegram has powerful photo and video editing tools, animated stickers and emoji, fully customizable themes to change the appearance of your app, and an open sticker/GIF platform to cater to all your expressive needs.

4. FAST: Telegram is the fastest messaging app on the market, connecting people via a unique, distributed network of data centers around the globe.

5. Your entire chat history will require no disk space on your device, and will be securely stored in the Telegram cloud for as long as you need it.

6. Telegram apps are standalone, so you don’t need to keep your phone connected.

7. For those interested in maximum privacy, Telegram offers Secret Chats.

8. Don’t wait years for older messengers to catch up with Telegram — join the revolution today.

9. Everything on Telegram, including chats, groups, media, etc.

10. POWERFUL: You can create group chats with up to 200,000 members, share large videos, documents of any type (.DOCX, .MP3, .ZIP, etc.) up to 2 GB each, and even set up bots for specific tasks.

11. Telegram is the perfect tool for hosting online communities and coordinating teamwork.



Pros:

  • - Simple to use
  • - Very powerful and secure
  • - Customizable mobile app
  • - Special macOS version
  • - Easy access to GIFs and Stickers
  • - Many features of group chats

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Installation Requirements

PC Compactibility/Requirements for Installation

Compactible OS list:
  1. Windows 11
  2. Windows 10
  3. Windows 8.1
  4. Windows 7
  5. Windows Vista

Requirements for MacOS Installation

Intel, 64-bit processor, OS X 10.7 or later.

Compactible OS list:
  1. macOS Ventura: 13.3
  2. macOS Monterey: 12.6.4
  3. macOS Big Sur: 11.7.5
  4. macOS Catalina: 10.15
  5. macOS Mojave: 10.14
  6. macOS High Sierra: 10.13

FAQs

Telegram - Is it safe to download?

Yes. The app is 100 percent (100%) safe to download and Install. Our download links are from safe sources and are frequently virus scanned to protect you

Software Reviews and Criticism

  • By gnuwarrior

    Separated drawers for groups

    I am part of many groups on Telegram, many of which I don't really check all the time, only once a week or less, but they keep poping up contantly in my contacts list every time one of the thousands of members write a message, getting in the way of the contacts and small groups that I do want to see all the time. My suggestion is to be able to hide some groups or put them inside a folder. Maybe also a functionality for "grouping groups" also.


  • By AhmadrezA_6248

    very important feature that missed in PC version

    you guys doing excellent! Thanks for this clean design! i really appreciate that. but i just wanna one more option to make this app perfect! please add an option that users can turn off automatic downloads for images videos and … just like mobile versions. i think everyone has my point too and we can use less internet charge! cause we are force to download unwanted stuffs! please add this feature. Thanks for reading.❤️


  • By Nimabrn

    The appearance setting has problem

    Since in the new version (5.8) the appearance has become changed, I could not use dark appearnce (System theme) with my custom colors. Please add feature to be able to change the accent color regardless of system preferences, like iOS version. Beside, in the chat background, when we select a dark color as background, the pattern would not be white and has a red tint. The appearance setting just like iOS version makes this app flawless.


  • By wleuschner

    Better than Telegram Desktop

    Telegram for PC is a good attempt. It has a much smaller binary size than Telegram Desktop, it uses native AppKit UI components, and it runs much lighter on resources. However, it seems to be designed to match the iOS interface, right down to the navigation paradigm :/ It shirks PC interface conventions left and right, leaving long-time Windows users somewhat disappointed. I look forward to future updates where the developer works toward a more Windows-like interface!


  • By Rawnator

    Customization needs an update

    Telegram is a great app for basically everything when it comes to messaging. It's simple to use but still very powerful and secure. But compared to the amount of customizability available in the mobile app, this version needs an update. You can only change the message colors or message and background at the same time. The mobile app lets you customize the background, accent, and messages independently. There is even an option for a gradient effect, which this version lacks. I wish it had the same options for appearance. Other than that, great app!


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