Telegram Designers

💎 Offer on Gifts Directly from Chat Tap Money in any chat, pick one of their gifts, and make an offer in GRAM. They can accept or decline in one tap. Your GRAM is safely held and returned if they decline or 24h pass. By @imogen · Source Code

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🔍 Visual Quote — Reply to Specific Details in Photos Select any area of a photo and reply directly to it. Your reply highlights the selected detail, and tapping it opens the original photo zoomed in. No annotations or extra images needed. By @ricky_heinicke · Source Code

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Black hole animation for clearing a chat An irreversible action should be noticeable, so the user clearly understands they’ve deleted the conversation. Ready-to-implement code Suggested by @riveaux

🎙 Proposed Idea: Voice Message Transcription and AI Summary

We've all been in situations where we've received long voice messages. Maybe your manager dictated a bunch of tasks, a friend shared a story, or a classmate sent a lecture recording. And often, you need to do more than just listen — you need to find something important, jot down a thought, or respond to something that was said. And that's where things get frustrating. You replay the voice message, skip back and forth, trying to remember where something specific was mentioned. And when you want to respond to a particular moment, you have to explain exactly what you're referring to. Transcription partially solves this problem. But simply having the text isn't enough. Quickly finding what you need, jumping to that moment in the audio, or quoting what was said is still inconvenient.

💡 What if we turned transcription into a fully functional tool for working with voice messages? Imagine tapping on a voice message and opening a dedicated interface where audio and text work together. ✏️ The transcript syncs with playback, highlighting words in real time. Tap any word, and you'll jump straight to that moment in the audio. You can search for a specific phrase, select text, copy it, translate it, or quote it in a reply with an exact timestamp. But what if you don't have time to go through a long transcript? ✨ That's where AI Summary comes in: key takeaways, questions, and tasks, all in one place. Each item has a timestamp, so you can jump straight to the relevant moment in the recording. As a result, you can interact with voice messages just as easily as with regular text, instead of simply listening to them from beginning to end. 🔗 More details and code at the link: https://github.com/patsoooo/telegram-voice-transcription

✨ Designers × AI 🆕 The mockup era is over. Today’s AI tools give every designer a superpower: you can now craft your ideas, not just draw them.

The gap between “what if…?” and “look, it works!” has never been smaller, and that changed how we build features in Telegram.

Message @designers to submit your concepts. ✔️ We accept – Working, ready-to-implement code complemented by – A demo video of your feature in action 🗑 We no longer accept – Static mockups – Demo videos with no code behind them – Text-only concepts No coding background? Curiosity, attention to detail and a good prompt will take you far. The future of design isn’t drawn – it’s built. 🚀 Let's build it together! (An example of what is possible by our iOS designer.) 👇

🏆 Design Contest 2026, Round 2: Results 😲 90% of eligible winners from Round 1 decided to continue making Telegram better and suggested a bunch of meaningful improvements to further polish the apps. 🤲 Thank you all for your efforts – this steady pace and persistence are what set you apart, and it's what we value at Telegram. Keep going! 💡 Now meet the winners and their inventive ideas: 1st PLACE 🥇 Brave Flamingo | Open Channel – $2,300 🥇 Desert Bass | Open Channel – $2,200 🥇 Sexy Leopard | Open Channel – $2,100 🥇 Strict Crow | Open Channel – $2,000 2nd PLACE 🥈 Eager Duck | Open Channel – $1,500 🥈 Humble Cockroach | Open Channel – $1,300 🥈 Sunny Mink | Open Channel – $1,300 🥈 Caring Eagle | Open Channel – $1,300 🥈 Crazy Gnat | Open Channel – $1,200 3rd PLACE 🥉 Cuddly Turtle | Open Channel – $1,000 🥉 Noble Swallow | Open Channel – $1,000 🥉 Merry Bat | Open Channel – $900 🥉 Shiny Fish | Open Channel – $900 🥉 Mighty Crab | Open Channel – $900 4th PLACE 🎖 Nimble Kitten | Open Channel – $700 🎖 Gifted Puma | Open Channel – $700 🎖 Nimble Sheep | Open Channel – $400 🎖 Mighty Falcon | Open Channel – $300 Congratulations to the winners! Stay tuned for more contests and have a great week ahead!

🏆 Design Contest 2025: Results 🔄 The results for Round 1 are in. 🆒 Contestants produced a tremendous amount of high-quality work. We increased the prize pool by more than 50% to fairly reward all the notable submissions. ▶️ Another round for selected winners is live.

Contest for Artists: Submissions We received 196 submissions for the Telegram Contest for Artists. Everyone is welcome to view the submissions while the Telegram judges conduct their own checks.

🚨 Last Call The deadline is in less than 6 hours. Start uploading your work now. A submission is considered successful only after the archive has been fully uploaded. Do not postpone your submission until the very last moment. Late submissions will not be accepted.

ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram Contest for Artists. 1. Check Submission Guidelines. 2. Start the bot, choose “Contest for Artists”, answer the bot’s questions, then send: – A link to either a private or public channel. – A .zip archive. Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline while not revoking the original private link you will be submitting. There is no need to upload your archive to the channel. We will discard private channels from the evaluation.

Telegram Contest for Artists: Submissions Your submissions will have two core parts: 1. A Telegram channel – where you post: – All gift models you created, one by one as separate stickers (please combine them into a single sticker pack with the help of @stickers). Should you be unable to meet the requirements for animation artwork, post a video recording instead. 2. A .zip archive – which must contain: – Your static models as .png + .ai files or – Your animated models as .tgs + .aep files or both Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline while not revoking the original private link you will be submitting. There is no need to upload archives from step 2 to the channel. === ℹ️ We will announce SEPARATELY once @ContestBot will be ready to accept your submissions. In the meantime make sure you will have your channels and archives prepared.

Design Contest 2025: Submissions We received 192 submissions for the Design Contest. Everyone is welcome to view the submissions while the Telegram judges conduct their own checks.

ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Design Contest 2025. 1. Check Submission Guidelines. 2. Start the bot, choose “Design Contest 2025”, answer the bot’s questions, then send: – A link to either a private or public channel. – A .zip archive. Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline. We will discard private channels from the evaluation.

Design Contest 2025: Submissions New deadline: 23:59 on December 16 (Dubai time) We will announce separately once we start accepting your works. We are giving you an extra 24 hours to properly prepare your submissions. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Your submissions will have two core parts: 1. A Telegram channel – which must contain: – A table of contents – a pinned message with navigation links to the content below. It may also include a Figma project link; – Static mockups (include both Android and iOS with either theme for each platform) – please upload them as compressed images for better accessibility (use the in-app HD resolution). For readability, you may separate them by sections or blocks; – Your motion demo uploaded as a playable video – it must be the very last message in the channel. 2. An archive – which must contain: – All static mockups (both day and night themes for Android and iOS) in .png format, properly structured into folders; – Your motion video in its original resolution; Optionally, you may also include the source files for your project (e.g., .aep files). Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline while not revoking the original private link you will be submitting. There is no need to upload any archives to the channel. (You will only upload it to the bot – we will share the details later.)

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🎨 Telegram Contest for Artists Total prize pool: Up to $50,000 Deadline: 23:59 @ Dec 31, 2025 (Dubai time) 📱 Telegram announces a new contest for artwork creators. THE TASK 🎁 – create unique vector-based appearances of the following Collectible Gift. To get a better idea of Gift Collections and their different models, you may browse the existing sets in Settings → Send Gift → Collectibles. Proceed with either:

Option A Prepare vector artwork and animate it using Adobe After Effects. Submit each gift model as an .aep file. You will find a reference file attached below this message. Option B Prepare static vector artwork with Adobe Illustrator. Submit each gift model as an .ai file.

We will reward you with up to $500 for each gift model you create. You may submit as many as you like, provided their quality and visual appeal match or exceed those of our existing gifts. Submission Guidelines:

You must submit your models as .tgs + .aep files for animated and .png + .ai files for static artwork respectively. You may additionally place your models into a single sticker pack. Further instructions will be announced closer to the deadline.

🏆 Design Contest 2025 Prize fund: $50,000 or more Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time @ December 15, 2025 Who can participate: Everyone 📱 Telegram announces its most epic Design Contest, where top prize winners will each secure $10,000 and may also get a chance to join the Telegram Design Team. THE TASK Design a concept for Telegram Nodes entirely from the ground up, while preserving the familiar components of Telegram’s interfaces. It must feel seamless and aesthetically compelling while remaining clear and intuitive for users.

Nodes act as separate instances within the app that help users organize and streamline their communication flows – from personal to work. Nodes go far beyond simple chat folders or groups with topics enabled. You may think of them as Discord-like servers or Slack-style workspaces that can contain multiple chat types, including voice and video chats, support in-depth admin management and user roles. Users who join Telegram Nodes can set a profile picture, bio, and name that differ from their main account. They can then switch between Nodes and their main Telegram inbox – for example, via the left-side menu, which lists all their Nodes alongside any other Telegram accounts they’re logged into.

Your submissions must include: 1. A complete set of mockups for both the Android and iOS versions of the Telegram app. 2. A demo video for either platform in the same manner as the demonstrations from the Telegram Blog. CORE REQUIREMENTS • Clarity and usefulness are mandatory – everything must feel immediately understandable to users, leaving no room for confusion. • Thoughtful feature engineering – the design should reflect an implementation-ready concept. • All sides must be considered – you must deliver both the user and admin flows. • A well-thought entry point and clear Nodes management are essential. • Support for both day and night themes is mandatory. Submission Format:

1) The layouts can be implemented as static .png files. For the animation demos, use .mp4 format (without sound). Source files and properly structured Figma projects are also welcome. 2) For included videos, you must also provide several static .png images from each video that serve as a storyboard. 3) If you use complex animated icons, they must be in lottie json or .tgs format.

Further submission instructions will be announced closer to the deadline.

🆕 Telegram Contests Update We are happy to announce three competitions scheduled for the current year. Make sure to enable notifications for @contest so you don’t miss the contest task and further details we will be publishing in the coming days. 01.12 – 📱 Contest for Designers 05.12 – 🎨 Artists Competition Dec 2025 – iOS Contest

There is one more thing. Although the winner list cannot be stretched further, we’ve decided to increase the prize fund anyway and award even more submissions with bonuses – each contestant in the list below will receive a bonus of $300. We strongly advise you to keep these bonuses – they may be of a great use for R2. Large Squirrel – Channel Hairy Gnat – Channel Able Spider – Channel Classy Lion – Channel Clever Cobra – Channel Happy Fox – Channel Giant Dolphin – Channel Brave Zebra – Channel Sleek Lynx – Channel Stout Kangaroo – Channel Fair Gnat – Channel Merry Spider – Channel Eager Unicorn – Channel Nice Jackal – Channel Mighty Kitten – Channel Agile Goose – Channel Quiet Owl – Channel Tall Shark – Channel Magic Starfish – Channel Happy Jackal – Channel Bossy Hyena – Channel Cuddly Eagle – Channel Mindful Lion – Channel Busy Phoenix – Channel Bright Bull – Channel Witty Crab – Channel Mad Camel – Channel Magic Panda – Channel Sacred Lion – Channel Little Raven – Channel Sharp Wombat – Channel Sexy Hedgehog – Channel Cuddly Lemur – Channel Kind Owl – Channel Gentle Croc – Channel Sunny Jaguar – Channel Bright Scorpion – Channel Smart Crab – Channel Sunny Hamster – Channel Humble Mantis – Channel Tidy Dolphin – Channel Noble Hamster – Channel Ace Crow – Channel Dashing Tapir – Channel Night Meerkat – Channel Rich Kangaroo – Channel Congratulations to the winners and have a nice Friday ahead!