In the next article we are going to take a look at Cutegram. I guess a lot of people still use Telegram, la cross-platform instant messaging featuring self-destruct messages, VoIP, and Gifs. This app has desktop apps for the 3 most popular platforms, but in the open source community, a lot of people are unhappy with the options available. For that reason Cutegram was created.
This is a cross-platform (unofficial) desktop client for Telegram. It was created using Qt5, libappindication, QML, libqtelegram, Faenza icons, Twitter and emojis, a graphic set of AsemanQtTools technologies and it is compatible with all file types such as Telegram.
Cutegram is not just another Telegram client, it is committed to working with desktop environments entirely. It is an approach that the developer takes into account. Too many customers don't take into account the multitude of desktop environments available in Gnu / Linux or how different each operating system can be. That is why this application does its best to do just this, to provide a modern and easy-to-use interface that works for everyone and is not confusing.
The application has an intuitive and easy-to-use user interface. It will allow us to use so many customization options that it is best for everyone to experiment with the program to test them. For example, we will have at our disposal a color selector to set the color we want in the application window.
Cutegram is a free and open source software. This means that everyone can read the Cutegram source code. There are no private things about Cutegram. The application was developed by Aseman, a non-profit company that he created to support and lead FOSS projects and research (free open source software) with the aim of providing "free and safe products to maintain people's freedom and privacy."
General characteristics of Cutegram
- Freeware. Cutegram is free for everyone to download and use.
- Es open source. Anyone who wants to can consult or contribute to the source code from their GitHub.
- Multiplatform. All Windows, Gnu / Linux and Mac users can enjoy Cutegram's features.
- Drag and Drop. We will be able to use drag and drop gestures to add and delete messages and multimedia files.
- I posed a good online documentation of developer tools.
- Compatible with various desktops, including Unity, Gnome, KDE, Windows Desktop, and Mac Desktop.
- Use the graphic set of Faenza icons.
- We will be able to use twitter emojis (unlike Telegram which uses Apple emojis).
- The program will show us a icon in the systray for greater comfort in use.
- The application will show us native notifications desktop with options.
- We will be able manage our chat list using 3 default groups.
Install Cutegram on Ubuntu 16.04
We will be able download cutegram from the links offered to us by users on the main page of your official website. If we do not want to download anything and we prefer install the application via PPA In Ubuntu and its derivatives, we can do it by typing in the terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:aseman/desktop-apps sudo apt update && sudo apt install cutegram
Once the installation is finished we can run the desktop client. As is usual in these programs once installed we will have to enter our phone number where we will receive a code to log in and start using the program.
As I have said before, this program is going to offer us all the functionalities offered by the Telegram desktop client and some more.
Uninstall Cutegram
If we have chosen to install this desktop client from the PPA, we can remove the program from our Ubuntu computer. We will only have to write in the terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T):
sudo apt remove cutegram
And to remove the repository from our list, in the same terminal we will have to write:
sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:aseman/desktop-apps