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Install telegram with Homebrew Cask
Messaging app with a focus on speed and security. Version 13.1.0,283357 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Messaging app with a focus on speed and security
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Project history and usage
Telegram for macOS is Telegram's native, open-source macOS client, focused on cloud-synchronized messaging, calls, media sharing, groups, channels, bots, and platform-specific Mac integration.
Project history
Telegram was created by Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov, with Nikolai developing the MTProto data protocol. Telegram for iOS launched on August 14, 2013, followed by the official Android alpha on October 20, 2013.
The native macOS application originated separately from Telegram's universal desktop client. Telegram's official FAQ says both macOS applications began as unofficial projects before becoming official clients.
Adoption history
Telegram expanded from its 2013 mobile launches into a multi-device cloud-messaging platform with native mobile, desktop, macOS, and web clients. Its open API also encouraged independent clients, bots, and integrations.
On macOS, Telegram offers both the platform-native Telegram for macOS client and Telegram Lite, the macOS build of its cross-platform desktop client.
How it is used
Users authenticate with a phone number and access cloud chats across multiple devices. Secret Chats provide device-specific end-to-end encryption, while ordinary Cloud Chats are synchronized through Telegram's service.
The native client supports macOS-specific features such as system sharing, gestures, and other platform integrations.
Why package nerds care
Telegram for macOS is notable as an official open-source native client distributed through both direct downloads and package-manager channels. Its published Swift source lets users and security researchers inspect the client while Homebrew provides a convenient installation and upgrade path.
The distinction between the native Telegram for macOS application and the Qt-based Telegram Desktop client matters to package maintainers because they are separate official codebases with different interfaces and platform integration.
Timeline
- 2013-08-14: Telegram for iOS launched.
- 2013-10-20: The official Telegram for Android alpha launched.
- Later: A formerly independent native macOS client became one of Telegram's two official Mac applications.
Related projects
- Telegram Desktop is the separate Qt-based client for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Telegram for iOS, Telegram for Android, Telegram Web, TDLib, the Bot API, and MTProto are official related projects and platforms.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for telegram. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-10-22
manager version13.1.0,283357
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://macos.telegram.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:telegram |
|---|---|
| Version | 13.1.0,283357 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/telegram |
| Homepage | https://macos.telegram.org/ |
| Upstream docs | https://macos.telegram.org/ |
| Source archive | https://osx.telegram.org/updates/Telegram-13.1.0.283357.app.zip |
| SHA-256 | 79ebcfe5e9f19371e83410f9678e7f3de13fa22535f2d84f84316543405be722 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | telegram |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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