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Extract Telegram messages from db_sqlite PostBox – made for Telegram for macOS, but should work with Telegram for iOS
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soakes commented Feb 5, 2026 •
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Hey @soakes, that's amazing, thank you for sharing!

Just in case I'd like to clarify that I absolutely do not mind since this gist didn't state any license.

A minor suggestion is not to call the app "Telegram Desktop" since Telegram Desktop is the name of the cross-platform Qt app (named Telegram Lite in App Store for some reason) to avoid confusion — the native Telegram macOS app is different from Telegram Desktop.

Hi @stek29

Great catch!

Will rename it later today.

Any ideas what we shell call it?

In brew its just called telegram, in the app its just called the same.

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Open to suggestions for app name and repo name.

I will also adjust the documentation to make sure its clear which version its for.

Update
I have just made some adjustments, see what you think.
https://github.com/soakes/telegram-message-exporter/pull/4/changes

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carmolim commented Apr 30, 2026

I cant find the .tempkeyEncrypted file inside my Telegram app folder:
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don't know if i use the "correct" app.

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soakes commented Apr 30, 2026 •
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I cant find the .tempkeyEncrypted file inside my Telegram app folder: image don't know if i use the "correct" app.

Hi @carmolim,

I believe the App Store version stores its data in a different location.

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For reference, I tested this using the Homebrew version of Telegram:

❯ brew list | grep telegram
telegram

Update

I have updated the README to make the setup and usage instructions clearer.

Hope that helps.

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carmolim commented May 1, 2026 •
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I found it, I opened it on vscode and by mistake hit save CTRL + S on the wrong tab and messed up with the .tempkeyEncrypted file 😭

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