Telegram Backup Tool v16.0

A macOS desktop application for backing up messages between Telegram groups and channels.

Features

• Multi-Account Support — Login with multiple Telegram accounts
• Forward & Re-upload Modes — Keep original sender or copy content
• Backup Queue — Queue multiple backup jobs
• Comment/Reply Backup — Include discussion threads
• Resume Support — Auto-save progress, resume after crash
• Backup History — Browse past backups with date, source, count, status
• Dark/Light Mode — Toggle between dark and light themes
• Drag & Drop Queue — Paste group IDs to quickly add to queue
• Log Search — Search and highlight log entries (⌘F)
• Bilingual UI — Indonesian & English localization toggle

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Telethon (pip install telethon)
• macOS (for .app bundle and native notifications)

Quick Start

# Run directly
python3 telegram_session_app.py

# Or use the .app bundle on macOS
open "Telegram Backup Tool.app"

Getting Telegram API Credentials

1. Go to https://my.telegram.org
2. Login with your phone number
3. Click "API Development Tools"
4. Create a new application
5. Copy the api_id and api_hash values

Tech Stack

• Python + tkinter (GUI)
• Telethon (Telegram MTProto API)
• StringSession (persistent sessions)
• macOS native notifications via osascript

License

MIT