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Nekogram vs Telegram X FOSS: catalog facts
Nekogram	Telegram X FOSS
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android	Android
Minimal set of modifications on top of the Telegram client Built-in translation of chats, messages and articles with several engines	Based on TDLib with smooth animations FOSS-friendly build distributed through F-Droid
Android only Unofficial client that depends on Telegram's service and account	Unofficial fork, not maintained by Telegram Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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