--- title: "TMPlayer: unofficial Telegram media player for TV, phone and PC" description: "TMPlayer is a free Telegram media player that streams the videos in your own chats on Android TV, phones, Windows, macOS and Linux. Open source, no ads." url: https://tmplayer.org/ --- [New in 1.28.3 ยท See what changed](https://tmplayer.org/changelog/1.28.3) # Your Telegram videos, *on the TV*. Streams the videos in your Telegram chats as they download. Free and open source. - **10.3K** downloads - **7** platforms - **21** languages [Download TMPlayer](https://tmplayer.org/download/) ![TMPlayer's Home on a television: the newest demo video from starred chats across the top with Play and Details, above demo videos and shows to continue, each with the time left.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/tv-home.webp) ![TMPlayer's Chats screen on a phone: demo channels and groups to jump back into, starred ones first.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/phone-chats.webp) ![A demo channel in TMPlayer on a phone: video posters with their resolution, year and size.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/phone-grid.webp) ![A show's page in TMPlayer on a phone: the demo series Skybound Academy with its artwork, its overview and a button to resume the second episode.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/phone-show.webp) ## Runs on - [Android TV](https://tmplayer.org/android-tv/) - [Fire TV](https://tmplayer.org/fire-tv/) - [Android](https://tmplayer.org/android/) - [Windows](https://tmplayer.org/desktop/) - [macOS](https://tmplayer.org/desktop/) - [Linux](https://tmplayer.org/desktop/) - [Web (beta)](https://tmplayer.org/web/) ## Press play, and it starts while still downloading Skip ahead and the download jumps there with you. - ![The TMPlayer desktop player over a demo video: the title and chat at the top, a timebar, and buttons for subtitles, audio, speed, picture shape, volume, the mini player and fullscreen.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/desktop-player.webp) ![The player's timebar up close: the played part up to the playhead, then a lighter part already downloaded, then the part still to come.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/desktop-player-timebar.webp) ### Watch while it downloads Seek past the downloaded part and the download follows. - ![A demo series on a phone: its artwork, one of four episodes watched, a button to resume the second episode, and Season 1.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/phone-show-season.webp) ### Shows in order Each series gets its own page, with episodes grouped by season. - ![Two rows of demo video posters on a phone, marked 4K, 1080p and 720p, each with its year, size or number of versions.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/phone-grid-rows.webp) ### Plays the files people send MKV, MP4, AVI and TS, with subtitles and audio tracks, or subtitles from OpenSubtitles. - ![The player on a television with a card in the corner: next, S01E05, starting in 12 seconds, with a Play now button.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/tv-next-episode.webp) ### Picks up where you stopped Continue watching on launch, and the next episode after a countdown. - ![A search in a demo chat on a television, typed as harbor lines, finding every Harbour Lines episode.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/tv-search.webp) ### Finds it when you mistype Typos and missing accents still find it, and so does the remote's microphone. [See every feature](https://tmplayer.org/features/) ## If it earned its place on your telly, star it A star takes one click and helps the next person trust the app. [Telegram channel](https://t.me/tmplayerapp) [Report a problem](https://github.com/dracu-lah/TMPlayer/issues) [Star on GitHub](https://github.com/dracu-lah/TMPlayer) ## Your account, and nobody in between It signs in as you and talks to Telegram directly. - ### Your own account Scan a QR code with Telegram on your phone. No bot, no second account. - ### No server There is no TMPlayer server, only TDLib, Telegram's own library. - ### Videos, not messages Messages never appear, and it cannot send anything or change your account. - ### Free and open source GPL-3.0, no paid tier and no ads of its own. Unofficial: not made by or affiliated with Telegram. [Questions and limits](https://tmplayer.org/faq/) ![TMPlayer's Chats screen on a television: search, filters and demo chats to jump back into. No messages are shown.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/tv-chats.webp) ## Set up in three steps Once, and then it works like any other TV app. 1. ### Get the file One APK for every Android TV and phone, plus Windows, Mac and Linux files. [Go to the download page](https://tmplayer.org/download/) 2. ### Install it On a phone, open the file. On a TV, type this address into the free Downloader app. `tmplayer.org/apk` [Read the install steps](https://tmplayer.org/install/) 3. ### Scan the QR code Scan it with Telegram on your phone. No bot, no server. ![TMPlayer's sign-in screen on a television, with the QR code to scan from Telegram on your phone.](https://tmplayer.org/screenshots/tv-sign-in.webp) [Download TMPlayer](https://tmplayer.org/download/) ## Support TMPlayer TMPlayer has no ads of our own (Telegram's sponsored messages appear in public channels, as Telegram requires) and no paid tier. If it saves you some bother, a coffee or a monthly sponsorship pays for the time that goes into it. It is voluntary and unlocks nothing: every feature is free for everyone. No ads of our own and no paid tier. A coffee pays for the time that goes into it. [Buy me a coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/nevil.dev) [Pay by UPI (India)](upi://pay?pa=nevilnicks4321@okaxis&pn=TMPlayer&cu=INR&tn=TMPlayer%20support) ## Before you install [All questions](https://tmplayer.org/faq/) ### Is it really free? Yes: no paid version, no TMPlayer account and no trial. ### Is it an official Telegram app? No, it is an unofficial player that signs in to your own account. ### Can anyone else see my chats? No, there is no TMPlayer server between the app and Telegram. ### Does it work on a Fire TV Stick? Yes, on Fire OS 6 or newer: type tmplayer.org/apk into the free Downloader app.