Desktop Notification Sound — Telegram
%APPDATA%\Telegram Desktop\tdata\config (Encrypted — not human-editable) ~/.local/share/TelegramDesktop/tdata/config Backup Custom Sounds Windows:
# 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: telegram desktop notification sound
# 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: telegram desktop notification sound
Supported formats: , .mp3
Place files directly in the custom folder. They will appear automatically in the Sound dropdown menu after restarting Telegram. telegram desktop notification sound
import wave import struct import math duration = 0.5 # seconds frequency = 880 # Hz (A5 note) sample_rate = 44100