# zevlg/telega.el

GNU Emacs telegram client (unofficial)

Repository: https://github.com/zevlg/telega.el
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/telegael
Homepage: https://zevlg.github.io/telega.el/
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gnu-emacs, telegram, tdlib, guix, emacs
Last push: 2026-08-17T06:21:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3577, "days_push": 16, "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 1262, forks 102 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.339834+00:00)

## What it is
telega.el is a full-featured unofficial Telegram client implemented in Emacs Lisp for GNU Emacs, built on top of TDLib. It supports most official client features such as chats, media, stickers, forums, and multiple accounts, with unique Emacs-native filtering and sorting capabilities.

## Use cases
- use telegram from within emacs
- read and send telegram messages without leaving the editor
- filter and sort telegram chats like ibuffer
- manage multiple telegram accounts in emacs
- block ads in telegram channels

## When to choose
- you live in Emacs and want messaging integrated into your workflow
- you want powerful keyboard-driven chat filtering, sorting, and customization
- you prefer a lightweight, hackable Telegram client on Linux/macOS

## When to avoid
- you need full voice/video chat support
- you want a polished graphical client without Emacs
- you are not comfortable installing TDLib and Emacs packages

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chat-interface, gui
- domain: messaging-platforms, developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: telegram-client, emacs-lisp, tdlib, melpa, chat, linux, macos, emacs

## Member repositories
- zevlg/telega.el (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.339834+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 2026-08-30T05:04:15.589659+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zevlg/telega.el (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.339834+00:00, sha 44ddf990b84b)
  - homepage: https://zevlg.github.io/telega.el/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:16:28.223181+00:00, sha a6c7b95231f9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.