# Tdesktop (open-source chat app)

> Tdesktop is a free, open-source chat app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Telegram Desktop messaging app. It has 33,131 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at telegramdesktop/tdesktop.

This is the complete source code and the build instructions for the official [Telegram][telegram] messenger desktop client, based on the [Telegram API][telegramapi] and the [MTProto][telegramproto] secure protocol.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 33,131 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://desktop.telegram.org/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Chat & communication |
| Latest release | v7.2.9 (Sep 17, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub org.telegram.desktop
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/org.telegram.desktop

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install telegram-desktop
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/telegram-desktop

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