# paper-plane-developers/paper-plane

Chat over Telegram on a modern and elegant client

Repository: https://github.com/paper-plane-developers/paper-plane
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paper-plane
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gtk, gtk4, libadwaita, telegram, telegram-client, gnome, rust, tdlib
Last push: 2025-01-26T07:12:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 24/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 3, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2033, "days_push": 584, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1062, forks 50 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.112483+00:00)

## What it is
Paper Plane is an alternative Telegram client built with GTK4 and libadwaita, following GNOME design principles. It is written in Rust using TDLib and is still under development and not feature-complete.

## Use cases
- chat on telegram from a native linux desktop app
- use multiple telegram accounts at once
- send and view telegram messages, images, stickers and files
- reply to telegram messages
- search for telegram groups and people
- a telegram client that matches gnome design

## When to choose
- you use GNOME or a GTK-based Linux desktop and want a native-feeling Telegram client
- you want to manage multiple Telegram accounts simultaneously
- you prefer free and open-source software licensed under GPL-3.0

## When to avoid
- you need a stable, feature-complete Telegram client for daily use
- you cannot risk a Telegram account ban from new API credentials
- you need voice/video calls or other advanced Telegram features
- you are not on Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: chat-interface, gui
- domain: messaging-platforms, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: telegram-client, gtk4, libadwaita, gnome, tdlib, rust, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- paper-plane-developers/paper-plane (main) score 24

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.112483+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:56:46.098492+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/paper-plane-developers/paper-plane (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.112483+00:00, sha 02dc949dfcfc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.