What is the name of the official Telegram desktop client?

The official Telegram desktop client is called Telegram Desktop.

Telegram Desktop is Telegram’s official cross-platform application for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It synchronizes ordinary cloud chats, messages, media, and files with the user’s other logged-in devices, allowing conversations to continue seamlessly between a phone and a computer. The client is built with the Qt framework and is distributed as open-source client software under the GNU GPL, with an OpenSSL linking exception.

The name can be confusing because Telegram also offers platform-specific applications, including a native macOS client and web versions such as Web A and Web K. “Telegram for Windows” describes a platform option, but it is not the product’s canonical name. Likewise, “Telegram PC” is an informal description rather than the official client title.

Telegram Desktop is especially useful for large-screen messaging, file management, chat export, and faster typing. However, ordinary cloud chats and Secret Chats do not work identically: Secret Chats are generally limited to supported mobile and macOS clients rather than the standard Telegram Desktop application.