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tele for Mac

Keyboard-first Telegram client for the terminal, written in Go

Quick answer: tele is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install tele. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-only licence. It has 120 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What tele is

tele is a terminal emulator for macOS: keyboard-first Telegram client for the terminal, written in Go.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/sorokin-vladimir/tele.

How to install tele

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install tele.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install tele on Mac?

Run brew install tele in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is tele open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-only licence.

Does tele run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is tele?

It was installed 120 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3171 in this catalogue.

What version of tele is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.0.0.