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SaaSHub
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Signal-Server
Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS
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ONLYOFFICE
ONLYOFFICE Docs is a free collaborative online office suite comprising viewers and editors for texts, spreadsheets and presentations, forms and PDF, fully compatible with Office Open XML formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx and enabling collaborative editing in real time.
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webview
Tiny cross-platform webview library for C/C++. Uses WebKit (GTK/Cocoa) and Edge WebView2 (Windows).
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SaaSHub
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Hence, a higher number means a better tdesktop alternative or higher similarity.
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Developers should embrace creative coding again
Telegrams desktop client[0] is native (C++ with Qt) and it's a joy to use. I don't want an Electron chat app.
[0] https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop
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Personal TODO list on how I set up my dev machine
I install: Discord, Brave, [Telegram(https://desktop.telegram.org/) and VSCode, which then I sync with my github profile to pull down my settings.
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What's up with Telegram messenger: dozen errors detected
Following the instructions on GitHub, we built the project using the api_id and api_hash.
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Tell HN: Telegram is most likely doing client side scanning; I quit Telegram
Plus the user experience is, imo, the best in class.
The client is open source in C++ which explains why it runs laps around Electron apps: https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop
It's so quick and intuitive.
Plus writing interactive bots for it is trivial.
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Telegram has launched a pretty intense campaign to malign Signal as insecure
I don't see how I can start an E2EE chat from my PC. If a feature only ever exists on phone it does not exist.
https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/871
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Telegram Remote Code Exploit
https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/eaaa704fa...
so potentially could be just to send an Instant View link pointing to an app instead of a site.
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Proton Mail finally gets a desktop app for encrypted email and calendar
How is telegram Electron if it's https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop C++/QT?
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Telegram app is listed in audio sources but it is not running
Please report this to the Telegram GitHub.
- Is the Telegram package in RPM Fusion repositories considered safe and actively maintained for installation?
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[Q] What's the best TG client for Linux?
The Telegram Desktop app is available on Linux, and since it is open source, is commonly available in distro repositories.
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telegramdesktop/tdesktop is an open source project licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 or later which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of tdesktop is C++.
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