Telegram for PC

What is Telegram Messenger? Review of Telegram for PC

Telegram is a great messaging app used to connect different online users.Many online users have private chat apps, the most popular of them all being WhatsApp and for good reason. Telegram however is different from most and one of the major reasons is the capacity of people a Telegram group or channel can contain. One telegram group can contain more than 30 to 50 thousand users at once, very comfortably.

Telegram is a cloud based app. What it automatically entails is that if you mistakenly lost your phone today and needed to recover even your phone contacts for example, all you may need to do is download the Telegram app and log in. Your old chats remain intact. Your group chats, older and new ones remain in place also.

It is most interesting to know that this app is Free.

Video calls and voice calls are amazing on Telegram. You are able to express yourself with all their awesome, vividly animated stickers. Besides, it is built in such a customisable way. You can add the theme you like or not for your chats. You never lose an uploaded display picture on Telegram. It is always saved in a library created by Telegram for that reason alone, right beside the one viewed by everyone. Another good feature is if you stay offline for up to 6 months and more, your account will automatically delete itself.

Cool Telegram app Features

Very beautiful and animated stickers
Voice chat feature
Retention of old messages in addition to new ones.
High quality Video and voice calls.
Contact saving feature
Free app
Cloud based
Group for up to 200,000 users.
Chats are encrypted

Why choose Telegram Vs Whatsapp/Signal/FB Messenger?

First of all, your server space never runs out. There's unlimited space on the Telegram platform and this in itself is a major need. So many people perform a lot of activities online. To have a cloud space where all your stuff remains nomatter how many times you log out or delete the app is so useful.

Secondly, if you wanted to use Telegram across all your devices at the same time, you can. This is so important because you don't need to log out of one device to log into another. All you need to do is download and use your app. There are many more reasons but check them out below.

Download and install Telegram on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Telegram	Get App ↲	0 1	Telegram Messenger LLP

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Telegram app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Telegram on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Telegram"
The search will reveal the Telegram app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Telegram is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Telegram.
Now enjoy Telegram on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Telegram Messenger LLP	1	11.1

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Telegram Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Telegram,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Telegram" » then Click "Install".
- Telegram will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Telegram on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Telegram Messenger LLP	0	1

Telegram functions

- Fast messaging via a unique, distributed network of data centers around the globe

- Synced messaging across all devices, with standalone apps that don't require phone connection

- Unlimited media and file sharing, with no limits on type and size

- Secure messaging with 256-bit symmetric AES encryption, 2048-bit RSA encryption, and Diffie–Hellman secure key exchange

- Free and open API for developers, open source apps, and verifiable builds

- Powerful group chat features with up to 200,000 members, large video and document sharing, and bots for specific tasks

- Reliable messaging that works even on weak mobile connections

- Fun photo and video editing tools, animated stickers and emoji, customizable themes, and open sticker/GIF platform

- Simple interface that is easy to use

- Private messaging with the ability to delete messages for both sides and no data used for ads

- Secret Chats with self-destructing messages and end-to-end encryption for maximum privacy.

Advantages of using Telegram

All your messages are stored in their cloud which is unlimited. Same goes for all your contacts.
You can compress your videos especially with Telegram or not.
The group capacity is up to 200,000 users maximum.
You can use your Telegram almost on any platform at all. There's one adaptable to every single platform.
You can employ the use of bots on your app.
You are able to send almost any type of file.
You are able to use Telegram without showing your number to anyone. You can simply use a username.

Disadvantages

When compared to WhatsApp, not a lot of people use Telegram. This might be counterproductive if you mostly function there.

Top Pcmac Reviews

Separated drawers for groups

By gnuwarrior (Pcmac user)

I am part of many groups on this app, many of which I don't really check all the time, only once a week or less, but they keep poping up contantly in my contacts list every time one of the thousands of members write a message, getting in the way of the contacts and small groups that I do want to see all the time. My suggestion is to be able to hide some groups or put them inside a folder. Maybe also a functionality for "grouping groups" also.
very important feature that missed in macOS version

By AhmadrezA_6248 (Pcmac user)

you guys doing excellent! Thanks for this clean design! i really appreciate that. but i just wanna one more option to make this app perfect! please add an option that users can turn off automatic downloads for images videos and … just like mobile versions. i think everyone has my point too and we can use less internet charge! cause we are force to download unwanted stuffs! please add this feature. Thanks for reading.❤️
The appearance setting has problem

By Nimabrn (Pcmac user)

Since in the new version (5.8) the appearance has become changed, I could not use dark appearnce (System theme) with my custom colors. Please add feature to be able to change the accent color regardless of system preferences, like iOS version. Beside, in the chat background, when we select a dark color as background, the pattern would not be white and has a red tint. The appearance setting just like iOS version makes this app flawless.
Better than Telegram Desktop

By wleuschner (Pcmac user)

this app for macOS is a good attempt. It has a much smaller binary size than this app Desktop, it uses native AppKit UI components, and it runs much lighter on resources. However, it seems to be designed to match the iOS interface, right down to the navigation paradigm :/ It shirks macOS interface conventions left and right, leaving long-time Mac users somewhat disappointed. I look forward to future updates where the developer works toward a more Mac-like interface!