caamer20/telegram-drive

Turn your Telegram account into an unlimited, secure cloud storage drive. an Open-source desktop app built with Tauri, Rust, and React.

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Telegram Drive

Telegram Drive is an open-source, cross-platform desktop application that turns
your Telegram account into an unlimited, secure cloud storage drive. Built with
Tauri, Rust, and React.

What is Telegram Drive?

Telegram Drive leverages the Telegram API to allow you to upload, organize, and manage files directly on Telegram's servers. It treats your "Saved Messages" and created Channels as folders, giving you a familiar file explorer interface for your Telegram cloud.

Key Features

Unlimited Cloud Storage: Utilizing Telegram's generous cloud infrastructure.
High Performance Grid: Virtual scrolling handles folders with thousands of files instantly.
Auto-Updates: Seamless updates for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Media Streaming: Stream video and audio files directly without downloading.
PDF Viewer: Built-in PDF support with infinite scrolling for seamless document reading.
Drag & Drop: Intuitive drag-and-drop upload and file management.
Thumbnail Previews: Inline thumbnails for images and media files.
Folder Management: Create "Folders" (private Telegram Channels) to organize content.
Shareable Links: Generate direct download links with optional password protection and expiration, and revoke access anytime from the dashboard. Also supports copying native Telegram message links for files in public channels.
REST API for AI Integration: Secure local API (off by default) with configurable port and API key auth. OpenAPI spec for seamless LLM and tool integration.
Proxy Support: Native integration for SOCKS5 and MTProto proxies to bypass regional restrictions and secure your traffic.
VPN Optimizer: Aggressive network tuning including bandwidth throttling, adjustable transfer chunk sizing, and adaptive keep-alives to ensure maximum stability on high-latency connections.
Privacy Focused: API keys and data stay local. No third-party servers.
Cross-Platform: Native apps for macOS (Intel/ARM), Windows, Linux and Android.

📱 Android (Pre‑built, Unsigned APK)

A pre-built unsigned APK is available for Android sideloading via the v2.1.5-android release.

[!WARNING]
This APK is not signed and is not available on the Google Play Store. You must enable "Install from Unknown Sources" on your device to install it. This build contains Google AdMob banner ads to support development.

How to Sideload

Download Telegram-Drive-v2.1.0-beta.apk from the v2.1.5-android release.
On your Android device, go to Settings → Apps → Special App Access → Install unknown apps and allow your browser or file manager.
Open the downloaded APK and tap Install.
Enter your Telegram API credentials on first launch (same as the desktop app).

[!NOTE]
Compatibility: Requires Android 7.0 (API level 24) or higher.
Android 15+ Installation: If you encounter blocks or security restrictions when installing on Android 15+ emulator/device, bypass it using ADB:
adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block Telegram-Drive-v2.1.0-beta.apk
The Android build is a community/beta release compiled locally. The desktop app (Windows/macOS/Linux) remains the primary supported platform, built and signed automatically by GitHub CI.

Screenshots

Desktop App

Dashboard	File Preview

Grid View	Authentication

Audio Playback	Video Playback

Auth Code Screen	Upload Example

Folder Creation	Folder List View

Android App

Home Screen	Splash Screen	Dark Mode Folder View

Folder List	Transfer Queue	Settings Page

Tech Stack

Frontend: React, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, Framer Motion
Backend: Rust (Tauri), Grammers (Telegram Client)
Build Tool: Vite

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Node.js (v18+): Download here
Rust (latest stable): Required to compile the Tauri backend. Install via rustup:
- macOS/Linux: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
- Windows: Download and run rustup-init.exe from rustup.rs
- Verify installation: run rustc --version and cargo --version in your terminal.
OS-Specific Build Tools for Tauri:
- macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install).
- Linux (Ubuntu/Debian): sudo apt update && sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev build-essential curl wget file libxdo-dev libssl-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev
- Windows (CRITICAL): You must install the Visual Studio Build Tools. During installation, select the "Desktop development with C++" workload. Without this, you will get a linker 'link.exe' not found error.
- Windows (WebView2): Windows 10/11 users usually have this pre-installed. If not, download the WebView2 Runtime.
- Reference: See the official Tauri v2 Prerequisites Guide for detailed instructions.
Telegram API Credentials: You need your own API ID and API Hash to communicate with Telegram's servers.
1. Log into my.telegram.org.
2. Go to "API development tools" and create a new application to get your api_id and api_hash.

[!NOTE]
First-run Compile Time: The initial build (npm run tauri dev or npm run tauri build) will download and compile over 300 Rust crates. This process can take 5 to 15 minutes depending on your hardware. Subsequent builds will be much faster.

[!TIP]
NPM Vulnerabilities: You may see vulnerability warnings during npm install. These are usually related to build tools and dev dependencies. You can optionally run npm audit fix, but it is not strictly required to run the app.

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/caamer20/Telegram-Drive.git
cd Telegram-Drive

Install Dependencies
```
cd app
npm install
```
Run in Development Mode
```
npm run tauri dev
```
Build/Compile
```
npm run tauri build
```

Open Source & License

This project is Free and Open Source Software. You are free to use, modify, and distribute it.

Licensed under the MIT License.

Disclaimer: This application is not affiliated with Telegram FZ-LLC. Use responsibly and in accordance with Telegram's Terms of Service.

If you're looking for a version of this app that's optimized for VPNs check out this repo:
https://github.com/caamer20/Telegram-Drive-ForVPNs

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Telegram Drive