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Products that do what Telegram Desktop 1.0 does

Fast and secure desktop messaging app, now updated

1
Telegram 6.0▲321
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2020
2
Telegram 2.0 for Mac▲139
A new era in messaging
2016
3
Messenger for Desktop▲248
Beautiful Mac, Linux & Windows client for Facebook Messenger
2015
4
WhatsApp for Desktop▲322
Beautiful Mac, Windows & Linux desktop client for WhatsApp
2015
5
Telegram 3.0▲204
Chat in private or groups — now with smart Telegram Bots
2015
6
Telegram Messenger▲179
Whatsapp-esque messaging app but open, cloudbased, encrypted
2014
7
Messenger for Mac▲253
Facebook Messenger wrapped up as a desktop app
2015
8
IM+ for Mac▲90
The messaging app for all your messaging
2016
9
All-in-One Messenger▲174
Your messengers in one place. Easy and free Chrome app.
2016
10
Tor Messenger▲117
The easiest app yet for anonymous, encrypted IM
2015
11
Peach for Mac▲220
Unofficial desktop client for 🍑
2016
12
Skynet ▲179
Desktop messaging, beautiful and functional
2015
13
ChatGPT For Mac▲181
ChatGPT on your desktop
2024
14
Tribes▲105
Hello literally every wallet
2022
15
Layer Client API▲239
Messaging, built for developers - now for web and desktop
2015
16
Winds 2.0▲357
Open source podcast & RSS desktop app
2018
17
Flock▲168
Real-time team messenger tool
2016
18
IFTTT bot on Telegram▲185
The first messaging app to be fully integrated with IFTTT
2016
19
Tex▲134
The most secure messaging app
2016
20
Telegram 5.6▲189
Archived chats, a new design and more
2019
21
Menubar for WIP▲156
Log your todos with just a keyboard shortcut
2019
22
Notifications Bot for Telegram▲90
Easiest way to stay up to date on anything by notifications
2016
23
Mention for Slack▲334
Real-time monitoring + real-time chat
2016
24
Bot for BetaList▲121
Receive a daily digest of the newest startups on Messenger!
2016

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