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    TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS

    Telegram-iOS

    ios
    Swift
    9.4K stars
    3.1K forks
    9.4K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 27, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    The project lists 336 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #94 in the weekly ranking the week of Dec 7, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides the complete source code and build system for the Telegram iOS client application.
    • Enables developers to compile and customize the official Telegram iOS app with detailed build and configuration instructions.
    • Use for building a custom Telegram client app on iOS with your own API credentials and branding.
    • Use for learning how a large-scale Swift iOS messaging app is structured and built using Xcode and Bazel.
    • Use for integrating Telegram features into your own iOS app by modifying and extending the Telegram iOS source code.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

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    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    We welcome all developers to use our API and source code to create applications on our platform. There are several things we require from all developers for the moment.

    Excerpt from the TelegramMessenger/Telegram-iOS README on GitHub. © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    3.1K+401

    Open issues

    733+45

    Compared with peers in iOS

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth

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