@cGFnbGlhY2Npb19kaV9naGlhY2Npbw

(like @tdhbcfiles) a channel that was used internally by Unigram to distribute updates and other files required for its functionality; Base64 encoding of pagliaccio_di_ghiaccio (English: ice clown)

telegram-react

A web-based client for Telegram based on TDLib that was worked on by Evgeny Nadymov from 2019 up to late 2021, when it was abandoned in favor of the new official clients Web K and Web A.

github.com/evgeny-nadymov/telegram-react

#apps

UPDATE
The Telegram Dictionary website has been redesigned.

Here's what's changed:
⦁ Entry search is now instant.
⦁ Fixed various text rendering issues.
⦁ The site is now available in light mode.
⦁ Improved the experience of the map: URLs are now permanent and entries are instantly looked up.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 dict.tg
🇷🇺 ru.dict.tg

tgcalls

based on WebRTC, the library used by Telegram apps with the exception of the web ones to facilitate calls

github.com/TelegramMessenger/tgcalls

#lib

conference call

a type of call between multiple users that was upgraded from a peer-to-peer call; full name end-to-end encrypted conference call

peer-to-peer call

a type of call that is made between two users and can be upgraded to a conference call

group call

(also video chat, formerly voice chat) a type of call that can be created within channels or groups, can have an unlimited number of listeners, and up to 10 simultaneous speakers

video chat

another name for group calls

voice chat

the former name of group calls from Dec 2020 until Jun 2021 when video support was added to them

tgcallsjs

an unmaintained JavaScript library for interacting with group calls that was built from parts of telegram-react

github.com/tgcallsjs/tgcalls

#community #lib

py-tgcalls

based on ntgcalls, a Python library for interacting with group calls; formerly based on tgcallsjs; not to be confused with pytgcalls

github.com/pytgcalls/pytgcalls

#community #lib

pytgcalls

an unmaintained Python library for interacting with group calls authored by the same person who created Telegram Crawler; not to be confused with py-tgcalls

github.com/MarshalX/tgcalls

#community #lib

ntgcalls

a native library for interacting with group calls that is lightweight compared to tgcalls and provides static builds with C interfaces

github.com/pytgcalls/ntgcalls

#community #lib

GramJS

a JavaScript Telegram API client; a modified version of it is used in Web A

github.com/gram-js/gramjs

#community #lib

Anton Maydell

a software developer who worked with Telegram in its early days; current position unknown, probably works on the API if still at Telegram

#people #dev #employee