In addition to its third-party clients, secure and privacy-respecting messaging client Telegram officially released a desktop client last month. However, it seems that developers are obsessed with the messaging service. There is a new Qt based client ready for download.

The name Cutegram seems to be quite justified for the app. It uses the latest Qt libraries (version 5) and the most popular iconset (Faenza) available for Linux.

Features

File sending and receiving

Secret chat (Experimental)

Native desktop notification

Customizable fonts

System tray icon

Modern GUI. Integrates with Unity. Gnome, KDE and other desktops.

Drag and drop support to forward, delete messages and send files

Twitter emojies

Beautiful and smooth user interface using QML technology

Packages for generic Linux and Ubuntu available

Open Source and free

Packages are available for download on the Cutegram website.

Webpage: Cutegram