Telegram Desktop Updates & Release Notes

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May 19, 2026
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  May 20, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.8.3 beta

Telegram Desktop adds an in-app markdown viewer, native Instant View and webapp support, plus accessibility and shortcut fixes.

In-app markdown file viewer.

Native Instant View support.

Native external webapp viewer on Linux.

Screen reader support for chat list and message list.

Fix Ctrl+Shift+V on non-English layouts.

Upgrade to Qt 6.11.1 on macOS and Linux.

Test QRhi for Thanos effect on Qt 6.11.1.
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May 12, 2026
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  May 12, 2026
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  May 12, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.8.2

Telegram Desktop fixes reactions, video playback, forwarded polls, crashes, and returns Chatbots to Telegram Business.

Fix non-premium sending of existing custom reactions.

Fix sending reactions to groups you're not part of.

Fix viewing emoji packs from emoji search results.

Fix portrait 4K video playback.

Fix lost caption on forwarded polls.

Fix possible crash in reaction reports.

Fix possible crash in gift message display.

Return "Chatbots" to Telegram Business.

Separate badge background color keys for sidebar buttons.
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May 8, 2026
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  May 8, 2026
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Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.8.1

Telegram Desktop fixes anonymous group admin message crashes and reaction sending in channels.

Fix crash in anonymous group admins messages.

Fix reactions sending in channels.
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May 7, 2026
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  May 7, 2026
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  May 8, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.8.0

Telegram Desktop adds AI bot chat replies, Chat Automation, custom AI styles, smarter emoji search, and improved polls, reactions, and editing.

Get answers from AI bots in any chat by tagging their @username.

Connect a bot to your profile with the new Chat Automation.

Custom AI styles in text editor with cloud-based tones and sharing.

Advanced emoji and stickers search by keywords.

Poll statistics chart and subscriber/country-based vote restrictions.

Delete specific reactions and restrict reactions in groups.

Image editor improvements: brush size, text style cycling, sticker quality.

Fix tg:// link handling on cold start and login widget window activation.

Copy and paste formatting to and from HTML.
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Apr 20, 2026
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  Apr 20, 2026
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  Apr 21, 2026
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  May 8, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.7.7 beta

Telegram Desktop adds proxy auto-rotation, video message seeking, and image editor upgrades with better text, zoom, and panning.
Proxy auto-rotation option

Allow seeking in video messages.

Styled text items with emoji support in image editor.

Wheel zoom and middle-button panning in image editor.

Reply header with preview in send files box.

Bring back original video quality option.

Delete owned sticker set from sticker set box.

Add-to-Sticker-Set and Add-to-Emoji-Set submenus for foreign packs.

Screen reader support for language list and country select box.

Fix stories in albums with reorder enabled.

Fix layout for RTL messages.

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Apr 14, 2026
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  Apr 14, 2026
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  Apr 15, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.7.6

Telegram Desktop adds animated text reveals, draw-to-reply from shared media, media viewer hotkeys, better search, privacy options, poll creation updates, and several fixes across stickers, polls, chats, and macOS viewing.

Gradient-reveal animation for text appearing in messages.

Support draw-to-reply from shared media.

Frame-by-frame stepping and hold-to-speedup hotkeys in media view.

Fix loading stickers and emoji search results.

Custom emoji picker for premium quick reaction.

Search in section of pinned messages.

Recent search entries in settings search.

Hide phone number in main settings section.

Suggest sending large texts as files.

Allow creating polls with single answer option.

Bring menus and fullscreen media viewer to active space on macOS.

Fix several poll display and voting menu issues.

Fix possible crashes in chats list, url auth and others.
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Apr 7, 2026
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  Apr 7, 2026
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  Apr 7, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.7.5

Telegram Desktop adds support for gradually appearing bot reply messages.

Support for gradual appearing of bot reply messages.
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Apr 7, 2026
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  Apr 7, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.7.4

Telegram Desktop adds experimental AI Tools button options, marker jumping in the video player, and new Cocoon info support. It also improves proxy sharing, emoji text styling, and deeplink handling, while fixing photo refresh, tray icon, tooltip, and video marker issues.
Add experimental option for "AI Tools" button.

Jump between markers with Alt+Arrows in video player.

Cocoon info button in AI Tools box.

Show warning for unofficial app builds.

Allow text emojify without selecting a style.

Accept also base64 (non-url) proxy secrets.

Use tg:// deeplinks for proxy share links.

Fix newbot deeplink parsing with trailing slash and unicode names.

Fix file reference refresh for user, group and channel photos.

Fix stale macOS tray icon colors after appearance switches.

Fix tooltip crash in top peers selector with small width.

Fix preserving markers after video quality switch in media view.

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Apr 4, 2026
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  Apr 4, 2026
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  Apr 5, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.7.3

Telegram Desktop fixes launch on older macOS versions.

Fix launch on older macOS versions.
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Apr 3, 2026
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  Apr 3, 2026
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  Apr 3, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.7.2

Telegram Desktop adds macOS system audio capture for desktop sharing and improves playback, chat, and crash fixes.
System audio capture for desktop sharing on macOS.

Split voice and audio playback speeds.

Unread media dot for voice messages in dialog list.

Add 'x' button to AI Tools promo toast.

Fix long forward messages preview in box.

Fix custom emoji reaction search by category.

Fix double context menu in photo sending confirmation.

Fix possible crash in middle-elision.

Fix possible crash in GIFs search.

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Apr 1, 2026
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  Apr 1, 2026
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  Apr 2, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.7.1

Telegram Desktop fixes a crash in emoji panel animation.

Fix crash in emoji panel animation.
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Apr 1, 2026
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  Apr 1, 2026
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  Apr 2, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.7

Telegram Desktop adds AI text editing, enhanced polls, bot management, drawing tools, voice trimming and more.
AI Text Editor for messages.

Enhanced Polls with media, locations and suggested options.

Bots can create and managed other Bots on your behalf.

Drawing tools in image editor (brush, marker, eraser, arrow).

Trim recorded voice messages.

Per-file captions when sending multiple files.

Audio sharing in calls on Linux.

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Mar 16, 2026
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  Mar 16, 2026
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  Mar 17, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.6.4

Telegram Desktop fixes launch on Linux, improving startup stability for Linux users.

Bug fixes

Fix launch on Linux.
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Mar 12, 2026
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  Mar 12, 2026
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  Mar 13, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.6.3

Telegram releases drawing tools in image editor, draw-to-reply, trim voice messages, per-file captions, Linux audio sharing, ripple reactions, and shuffle fix.
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Drawing tools in image editor (brush, marker, eraser, arrow).

Draw-to-reply button in media viewer.

Trim recorded voice messages.

Per-file captions when sending multiple files.

Audio sharing in calls on Linux.

Ripple effects for reactions, send and reply buttons.

Fix saved music shuffled playing.

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Mar 3, 2026
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  Mar 3, 2026
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  Mar 13, 2026
Telegram Desktop by Telegram

6.6.2

Telegram releases fixes for media editing, legacy group admin tag rights, and emoji pack access.
Bug fixes

Fix editing of media files.

Fix admin rights in legacy groups for tag editing.

Fix opening emoji packs from custom emoji click.

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Telegram Desktop Updates & Release Notes

6.8.3 beta

6.8.2

Fix non-premium sending of existing custom reactions.

6.8.1

6.8.0

6.7.7 beta

Proxy auto-rotation option

6.7.6

6.7.5

6.7.4

6.7.3

6.7.2

6.7.1

6.7

6.6.4

Bug fixes

6.6.3

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6.6.2

Bug fixes

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