/Telegram-Media-Downloader

A Tampermonkey script allowing you to download images and videos from Telegram web even if the group restricts downloading.

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Telegram Media Downloader

A Tampermonkey script that allows users to download images, GIFs, and videos on the Telegram webapp from private channels which disable downloading and restrict saving content.

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Installation

Greasy Fork

  1. Install Tampermonkey
  2. Install this script by visiting Greasy Fork: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/446342-telegram-media-downloader

Manual Installation

  1. Install Tampermonkey
  2. Open Tampermonkey Dashboard, drag & drop src/tel_download.js into it and clicks the "install" button

How to Use

This script only works on Telegram Webapp.

For channels and chats that allow saving content, this script will have no effect. Please just use the official download button provided by the telegram webapp instead.

For channels and chats that disable downloading and restrict saving content, this script will add the download button back for images, GIFs and videos.

Image Download GIF Download Video Download

For videos, a progress bar will show on the bottom-right corder after you started downloading. For images and audios, there won't be a progress bar.

Supported Webapp Versions

There are 2 different versions of telegram webapps:

This script should work on both versions of webapp. If you are using another different version of webapp and find this script does not work, please raise an issue to our GitHub repo.

Check Downloading Progress

A progress bar will show on the bottom-right of the screen for videos. You can also check DevTools console for logs.

Support Author

If you like this script, you can support me via Venmo or buy me a coffee :)