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Telegram for macOS

Source code of Telegram for macos on Swift 5.0 observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/overtake/TelegramSwift · homepage · Swift · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

52/100

  • Activity 43
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3249
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 345
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5745 stars · 1026 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

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

application · maturity active

chat-interface gui cryptography websocket messaging-platforms privacy cross-platform apple-ecosystem telegram-client messaging-app native-macos swiftui open-source-client macos swift desktop

3 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
overtake/TelegramSwiftmain52
overtake/telegrammirror32

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="overtake/TelegramSwift")

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