Telegram Desktop – Official Messenger

This is the complete source code and the build instructions for the alpha version of the official desktop client for the Telegram messenger, based on the Telegram API and the MTProto secure protocol.

The source code is published under GPLv3 with OpenSSL exception, the license is available here.

Supported systems

• Windows XP - Windows 10 (not RT)
• Mac OS X 10.8 - Mac OS X 10.11
• Mac OS X 10.6 - Mac OS X 10.7 (separate build)
• Ubuntu 12.04 - Ubuntu 16.04
• Fedora 22 - Fedora 24

Third-party

• Qt 5.3.2 and 5.6.2, slightly patched (LGPL)
• OpenSSL 1.0.1g (OpenSSL License)
• zlib 1.2.8 (zlib License)
• libexif 0.6.20 (LGPL)
• LZMA SDK 9.20 (public domain)
• liblzma (public domain)
• Google Breakpad (License)
• Google Crashpad (Apache License 2.0)
• GYP (BSD License)
• Ninja (Apache License 2.0)
• OpenAL Soft (LGPL)
• Opus codec (BSD License)
• FFmpeg (LGPL)
• Guideline Support Library (MIT License)
• Mapbox Variant (BSD License)
• Open Sans font (Apache License 2.0)
• Emoji alpha codes (MIT License)
• Catch test framework (Boost License)

Build instructions

• Visual Studio 2017
• Xcode 8
• GYP/CMake on GNU/Linux

Remove lock from the default output audio device

The client uses virtual OpenAL Soft playback device. OpenAL locks audio output, so audio system can't change it (for example with Pulseaudio we can't change output device using pavucontrol).
To be able to change output device create a file ~/.alsoftrc with the following content:

[pulse]
allow-moves=yes