# Telegram for macOS

Source code of Telegram for macos on Swift 5.0

Repository: https://github.com/overtake/TelegramSwift
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/telegram-for-macos
Homepage: https://macos.telegram.org
Language: Swift
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2025-09-22T14:19:15+00:00
Link (homepage): https://macos.telegram.org
Link (site_page): https://telegram.org/faq

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 43, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3249, "days_push": 345, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5745, forks 1026 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:28.474263+00:00)

## What it is
The official open-source Telegram messaging client for macOS, written in Swift. It provides the full Telegram experience—chats, calls, channels, and media—natively on Mac.

## Use cases
- native telegram client for mac
- send messages and make calls on macos
- open-source telegram desktop app
- fork telegram macos client
- secure messaging app for mac

## When to choose
- you want a native, fast Telegram experience on macOS
- you prefer an open-source client you can inspect or fork
- you want Mac App Store or Homebrew installation

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform client with identical UI on all OSes
- you want to build a bot or use the Telegram API programmatically
- you need a Linux or Windows Telegram client

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chat-interface, gui, cryptography, websocket
- domain: messaging-platforms, privacy, cross-platform, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: telegram-client, messaging-app, native-macos, swiftui, open-source-client, macos, swift, desktop

## Member repositories
- overtake/TelegramSwift (main) score 52
- overtake/telegram (mirror) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.474263+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 2026-08-29T17:53:19.727755+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/overtake/TelegramSwift (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:28.474263+00:00, sha 6158de28480a)
  - homepage: https://macos.telegram.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:48:38.690783+00:00, sha d2230deeec63)
  - site_page: https://telegram.org/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:48:38.693735+00:00, sha bb96abf682a3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.