Accessible telegram app for Mac

By Judith Pelaez, 14 October, 2019

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macOS and Mac Apps

Hello everyone!

If you weeks ago, I downloaded the Telegram app on my Mac and discovered that it wasn’t accessible at all.

I was wondering though, does anyone know of an accessible version of this app?

I know that WhatsApp isn’t really accessible for the Mac either but you can navigate it a little bit.

Telegram however, it’s totally inaccessible for the Mac and I really wonder if you guys know about an app that I could download that resembles or duplicates telegram?

Thank you in advance for your answers.

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By Ramy on Saturday, September 24, 2022 - 09:01

MOst of my SUn schoolactivities are on Telegram, so, just wondering same thing, any accessibility solutions on Mac, or even IOS?

By Kevin Shaw on Saturday, September 24, 2022 - 12:55

I use Tweesecake as a Telegram client which functions through Apple Script. It's accessible, however not like using a native desktop app for Mac OS.

https://www.tweesecake.app

By Saqib on Saturday, September 24, 2022 - 17:24

I find that WhatsApp is largely accessible as I can read and reply to messages and compose new messages. As for Tweesecake, I've had to uninstall it as it would randomly stop pulling in new messages and the only way to resolve the problem is by deleting it and installing it which I have done countless of times. In the end, I gave up on it. We need an equivalent to Unigram which is an excellent third party app which is widely used by a lot of VI people.

By Ramy on Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 10:20

AM using whatsapp, and it is really good, but some Schools here and other places, are using Telegram to send there notifications etc, so, i need Telegram.

By KE7ZUM on Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 16:25

agree with tweesecake. give it a try. you'll love it. It can't do everything the telegram app can do, however it is still quite good.

By Ramy on Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 17:39

I installed the app, did all things, and now telegram is working,
i can see my chats, navigate them etc, but can not reply, or even type a new msg, also, if i have a pdf or something, how can i download it?
sorry for all my questions, but i do not want any advanced features, these are all i need

By Ramy on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 10:54

I was using Twees cake from 2 or 3 month, but now it is not working.
Is there a solution?

By Kevin Shaw on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 11:24

Search AppleVis for Tweesecake. It's a good-enough telegram client.

By Ramy on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 12:54

I got it, and i create a new service and i select telegram,
but there is no place to put my Telegram Phone number.
ANy ideas?

By eric oyen on Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 06:22

well, here it is 5 years later and telegram still isn't accessible on OS X 10.15 or later and not at all on any version of windows to date.

there is marginal (at best) accessibility on iOS and android. might I recommend that anyone on telegram who is blind/VI locate the community volunteer channel and make noise there. It is a sad state of affairs when a single population index is left out in the cold, especially by someone who is always looking to grow their revenue stream. Remind them that we do have spending power and any business that ignores this does so to their detriment.