Alternatives to Unigram
A native Telegram client for Windows, distributed through the Microsoft Store and GitHub. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Unigram
A native Telegram client for Windows, distributed through the Microsoft Store and GitHub.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Unigram.
Telegram Desktop
The official Telegram client for the desktop, with open source code and chats that are not end-to-end encrypted.
Telegram Desktop is the official GPL-3.0 client with builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, trading Unigram's Windows-native interface for a cross-platform one.
Telegram X
An official alternative Telegram client for Android built on TDLib, with a faster, gesture-driven interface.
Telegram X is an official alternative Telegram client built on TDLib, but it runs only on Android and is described as experimental.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Beeper
A unified chat app that brings WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, Discord and other networks into one inbox.
Ferdium
Combines your messaging and web services into one window with workspaces, as a community fork of Franz with the restrictions removed.
Rambox
Desktop workspace that combines messaging and email web apps in one window.
WhatsApp
An end-to-end encrypted messaging and calling app for phones, desktop computers and the web.
