Is Telegram still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 4 days ago. Latest release release-11.4.2-5469, 2.0 years ago.

Can I trust Telegram?

Widely used. 30k stars, 13 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install Telegram on Windows (DrKLO/Telegram) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

DrKLO/Telegram

Telegram for Android source

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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-2.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 4 days ago. Latest release release-11.4.2-5469, 2.0 years ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used30k stars, 13 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 30,254
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it runs on Windows

You'll build it yourself with JDK.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

4 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

1
Clone the repository
Needs Git: winget install Git.Git. The repo uses git submodules, so the clone fetches them too.
```
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram.git
cd Telegram
```

Install the required runtimes

JDK

winget install EclipseAdoptium.Temurin.21.JDK

3
Install dependencies
```
.\gradlew.bat build -x test
```
4
Run it
```
.\gradlew.bat run
```

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Yes, it runs on Windows

4 steps on Windows

Clone the repository

Install the required runtimes

Install dependencies

Run it

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