# paul-nameless/tg

terminal telegram client

Repository: https://github.com/paul-nameless/tg
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paul-nameless-tg
Language: Python
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: telegram, tg, tui, terminal, term, client
Last push: 2026-05-04T19:08:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2771, "days_push": 121, "days_rel": 508, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1191, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.208344+00:00)

## What it is
A terminal-based Telegram client written in Python with a TUI interface. It supports viewing and sending media, voice messages, stickers, secret chats, and chat management directly from the command line.

## Use cases
- use telegram from the terminal
- send and read telegram messages without leaving the command line
- view telegram photos and videos in a tui
- record and send voice messages from terminal
- manage telegram chats with vim-like keybindings
- access secret chats in a terminal client

## When to choose
- you live in the terminal and want telegram without a gui
- you want a lightweight, keyboard-driven telegram client
- you use linux or macos and prefer tui apps like neomutt or ranger

## When to avoid
- you need full bot support or message search, which are unimplemented
- you need a graphical interface with rich media rendering
- you need voice recording or notifications inside docker

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chat-interface, terminal-ui, gui
- domain: messaging-platforms, developer-tools
- platform: cli, python
- tags: telegram, tui, messaging-client, tdlib, chat, command-line, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- paul-nameless/tg (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.208344+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 2026-08-30T06:22:42.802340+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/paul-nameless/tg (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.208344+00:00, sha 65c70b62d050)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/tg/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:30:16.029506+00:00, sha cfd7b90b2718)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.