Telegram Desktop

Overview

Telegram Desktop is a native client rather than a web page in a wrapper, and the difference is obvious the moment you open it. It launches in a second, uses a fraction of the memory of the browser based messengers, and stays responsive on an account with thousands of chats and years of history behind it.

The account model is the practical draw. Message history lives on the account rather than on a device, so a machine that has never been signed in before shows the entire archive within seconds of connecting, and a device that is lost takes nothing with it. Every client on the account stays in step: read state, drafts, pinned chats and folders all synchronise, so a message half typed on a phone is waiting in the box on the desktop.

File handling is where it separates itself from the alternatives. Single files up to two gigabytes move through a chat without compression, which means a video file, a design archive or a disk image goes to a colleague directly rather than through a file sharing service. Media is streamed rather than downloaded in full before it plays, and everything ever sent stays retrievable from the shared media view of each chat.

Beyond direct messaging there are groups running to hundreds of thousands of members with granular permissions and moderation, broadcast channels for one to many publishing, threaded discussion attached to channel posts, polls and quizzes, scheduled and silent messages, message editing and deletion on both sides, folders for organising a crowded chat list, and a bot interface that a great many tools and services are built on top of.

Key Features

• Native desktop client with fast launch and low memory use
• Account level message history available instantly on any newly connected device
• Synchronised read state, drafts, folders and pinned chats across all clients
• File transfers up to two gigabytes per file without compression
• Streaming playback of video and audio without downloading the whole file first
• Groups up to very large member counts with granular permissions and moderation tools
• Broadcast channels with threaded discussion attached to posts
• Scheduled messages, silent delivery, editing and two sided deletion
• Chat folders, custom sorting and archived chats for a crowded list
• Bot interface, custom themes, sticker and animated emoji support

What Changed in This Build

• Lower memory use on accounts with very large chat lists
• Faster media loading in shared media views on long running chats
• Improved multi window handling for people who keep several chats open
• Interface scaling corrected on mixed density multi monitor setups

System Requirements

Processor	Any modern x86 or x64 processor
Memory	1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended
Storage	500 MB plus local media cache
Network	Any connection, works acceptably on slow links
Operating system	Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11

Release Details

Full title	Telegram Desktop
Version string	7.0.9
Publisher	Telegram
Category	Utilities
Licence	Full version, no term limit
Platform	Windows 7 through 11, 32 and 64-bit
Interface language	Multilingual, 30 plus interface languages
Archive size	78.4 MB
Mirrors	4 active, all reporting online
Listed	refreshed 3 weeks ago, checked again 40 minutes ago

Installation Notes

• Set a local cache limit in settings if disk space matters, the client will otherwise keep everything it has ever loaded.
• Chat folders are worth setting up on day one if the account is busy, they are the difference between a usable list and a wall.
• The portable build runs from removable storage if you prefer not to install anything on the machine.

Before You Start

Read the notes above before running setup. Most of the problems people write in about are covered there, and almost all of them come down to an older version of the same software still being installed, a graphics driver that predates the release, or a security suite quarantining part of the package mid install.

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