Telegram Desktop Notification Sound _best_ Official

%APPDATA%\Telegram Desktop\tdata\config (Encrypted — not human-editable) ~/.local/share/TelegramDesktop/tdata/config Backup Custom Sounds Windows:

with wave.open('telegram_beep.wav', 'w') as wav: wav.setnchannels(1) wav.setsampwidth(2) wav.setframerate(sample_rate) telegram desktop notification sound

urgency = critical timeout = 5000 sound_file = "/home/user/sounds/telegram.wav" Can intercept notifications and play custom sounds, but adds complexity. Version History | Telegram Version | Changes | |------------------|---------| | 4.8+ | Custom sounds folder support (Windows/Linux) | | 4.0+ | Built-in sound selector added | | 3.x | Basic notification sound toggle only | For latest updates, check Telegram Desktop GitHub or official Telegram FAQ . They will appear automatically in the Sound dropdown

Place files directly in the custom folder. They will appear automatically in the Sound dropdown menu after restarting Telegram. telegram desktop notification sound

Supported formats: , .mp3

# Install Flatseal flatpak install flathub com.github.tchx84.Flatseal ~/Documents/TelegramSounds/ Quick Reference | Action | Windows | macOS | Linux | |--------|---------|-------|-------| | Custom sounds | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | | Settings path | Settings → Notifications & Sounds | System Settings → Notifications → Telegram | Settings → Notifications & Sounds | | Sound folder | %APPDATA%\Telegram Desktop\tdata\sounds\custom\ | N/A | ~/.local/share/TelegramDesktop/tdata/sounds/custom/ | | Supported formats | WAV, MP3 | System sounds only | WAV, MP3 | Alternative: Using Third-Party Tools Windows - EarTrumpet Better volume control per app including Telegram Linux - Dunst (notification daemon) Configure custom sounds via dunstrc:

# Convert to WAV ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -acodec pcm_s16le -ar 44100 output.wav ffmpeg -i input.wav -acodec libmp3lame -ab 128k output.mp3 Short Sound Example (Python) Generate a simple beep: