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 .
xcopy "%APPDATA%\Telegram Desktop\tdata\sounds\custom" "D:\backup\telegram_sounds\" /E /I 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: urgency = critical timeout = 5000 sound_file =
import wave import struct import math duration = 0.5 # seconds frequency = 880 # Hz (A5 note) sample_rate = 44100 telegram desktop notification sound