Telegram Downloader

The problem

The manual way doesn't scale

Anyone with a few years of Telegram history knows the drill.

One tap per file

Hundreds of documents means hundreds of taps, with no way to know what you already saved.

No structure

Everything lands in one folder with names like photo_2847.jpg. Finding anything later is guesswork.

Nothing resumes

The connection drops halfway through and you start over, unsure where you stopped.

How it works

Four steps. The first one is Telegram's requirement, not mine — better you know before you download.

Get your Telegram API credentialsTelegram requires an api_id and api_hash, created for free at my.telegram.org. One-off, about two minutes. The app links straight to the page.
Connect your accountEnter those credentials and your number, then the code Telegram sends you. The session stays on your machine.
Pick, filter, downloadChoose a chat, filter by photos, videos or files, exclude anything over a size you set, then take everything or only what's missing.
It resumes on its ownFiles already on disk are skipped. A stalled download is retried instead of hanging forever.

Privacy

The honest version, because this is the first thing everyone asks.

Runs locally. Files go from Telegram straight to your disk. Nothing passes through a server of mine.
No credentials stored by me. Authentication uses Telegram's official flow and the session lives on your machine only.
Only what you can already see. The app reaches the same chats your account can already open — nothing more.
Respect the source. Built for your own files and for content you have the right to save.

Inside the app

What it actually looks like

Real screenshots, not mockups. This is the build I use every day.

Pick a chat, filter, select what's missing, download.

Multi-account, resumable downloads, no silent hangs.

The three plans, compared inside the app.

Download folder, timeouts and retries — all adjustable.

A built-in guide, because step one needs explaining.

Plans

Lite and Pro

Three plans, the same as inside the app. Demo lets you look around, Lite covers personal use, Pro removes the limits.

	DemoTrialBrowse and view your media. Downloads are disabled.	LiteFreeFor personal use: download up to 300 files at a time.	ProPaidEverything unlocked: multi-account and unlimited downloads.
Preview & browsing	Yes	Yes	Yes
File downloads	No	up to 300	Unlimited
Accounts	1	1	Unlimited
Multi-account	No	No	Yes
License key	Not needed	Free, on request	Paid

Demo runs with no key at all: download it and look around. Lite needs a key, free, sent automatically when you ask. Pro is paid. Prices aren't set yet, and Lite stays free.

Release

Not out yet

The app works, but it isn't packaged for public release. Shipping something that touches your Telegram account before it's ready would be the wrong way to start.

Be there when it ships

The release gets announced first on X, along with everything that goes into getting it there.

Follow for the release Email me instead

FAQ

Questions

When is it out?

No date promised. It works, but it isn't packaged for public release yet, and I won't ship something that connects to your Telegram account before it's ready. The release, and the delays, get documented like everything else.

Is it free?

Lite is free and stays free. Pro will be paid, for heavier and repeated use. What's in Lite at release stays in Lite — the split gets decided in public before it ships.

Do you see my files or my messages?

No. The app runs entirely on your computer and talks directly to Telegram. There's no server in the middle and no way for me to see what you download.

Is this allowed?

It uses Telegram's official API and only reaches chats your own account can already open. Use it for your own files and for content you have the right to save.

Does it work on Mac or Linux?

Windows first. If enough people ask, that decides what gets built next — which is the whole point of building in public.

What happens if a download stops?

It resumes. Files you already have are skipped instead of being fetched again.

Do I need a licence key?

Not for Demo — download it and browse your media without one. Lite needs a key, which is free and sent automatically when you request it. Pro is a paid key. Keys are tied to a device and can be released from it, so changing machine isn't a problem.

Can it download secret chats?

No, and no app can. Telegram encrypts secret chats end to end and ties them to the device they were started on. To save that media, forward it from that phone to Saved Messages, then download it from there.

Your Telegram files, backed up in bulk.