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Photoshoots from your selfies: pick a style, upload a few shots, get finished portraits.
AI · 478 players
Best Telegram bots in 2026: useful bots we tried ourselves
In short: top 5
- Avatar — AI · bot in chat · EN · 478 users a month
- X to Telegram — Chat tools · bot in chat · EN · 688 users a month
- BroVPN — VPN · bot in chat · RU · EN · 5 353 users a month
- StarGate.zone — Exchange · mini app · EN · 715 users a month
- tunnely — VPN · bot in chat · RU · EN · 4 241 users a month
A Telegram bot is an account run by a program instead of a person: you send it a message or tap a button, and it answers with a picture, a file, a transcript of a voice note or a ready-made post. Telegram's own search finds bots by name only and shows no reviews. We tried the bots on this page ourselves and wrote for each what it does and where it falls short.
The list below holds every bot in this section: AI, downloaders, chat tools, stickers, services and music. If you already know what you need, jump to the questions under the list.
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X to Telegram
Copies X (Twitter) posts into Telegram on its own and can download them too.
Chat tools · 688 players
BroVPN
Bilingual Telegram VPN bot pitched as a club, with a paid tier and rewards for inviting friends
VPN · 5 353 players
StarGate.zone
Exchanger inside Telegram: trade Stars or crypto for GRAM and other coins
Exchange · 715 players
tunnely
Bot issuing VPN keys: unlimited traffic, a referral discount and giveaways
VPN · 4 241 players
MoonDL Premium
MoonDL premium keys for 30 to 365 days and traffic packs, paid in Stars
Services · 193 players
Mira
The Open Platform's AI agent: reminders, a personal newspaper, sites from a description, images and video.
AI · 558 370 players
TwitterVid
Downloads X (Twitter) videos with a quality picker, including from inline mode in any chat.
Downloaders · 161 871 players
Red Shield VPN
VPN service with its own apps, browser extensions and ten devices per subscription
VPN · 29 926 players
Which Telegram bots are actually useful?
AI bots. Typespace gives free access to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Nano Banana, the easiest way to try several models without paying. Mira, an agent from The Open Platform, sets reminders and builds a website from a description.
Downloaders. Download IT takes links from YouTube, VK, TikTok, Instagram and more than 500 other services and can pull just the audio out of a clip. SaveOFF returns HD video without a watermark and never asks you to subscribe to anything first.
Chat tools. Combot removes spam and keeps stats for big communities. Post Bot builds posts with buttons that you then send to any chat in a second. SlyshuPishu turns forwarded voice notes into text, and fStik makes stickers from photos and videos.
Services. Ulta Mobile sells travel eSIMs with internet in 200+ countries. Alexa Music plays tracks in a group voice chat and keeps a queue. The music shelf also has bots that find a song by title, recognise one from a voice note and download tracks from YouTube or SoundCloud.
How do you find and add a bot on Telegram?
The shortest route is the Open button on a card: it takes you straight into a chat with the bot, and you tap Start. If a bot isn't in our catalog, type its name into Telegram's search bar; bot usernames always end in bot.
To add a bot to a group, open the group settings, choose Add members and pick the bot. Moderation bots such as Combot then need admin rights, or they can't delete anything. To get rid of a bot, open its profile and choose Stop and block.
Bot or mini app: what's the difference?
A chat bot talks in messages and the buttons under them: you send a link, you get a file back. A mini app opens inside Telegram like a website with its own interface, usually from a button at the bottom of the chat, and it suits catalogs, players and services with settings. Each card is marked Mini app or Chat bot. Neither needs an install, and both work on a phone, in Telegram Desktop and in the web version.
Are Telegram bots free?
Nearly all of them cost nothing at first and charge for volume: transcription minutes, AI credits, premium tiers in downloaders. You pay with Stars inside Telegram or by card on the service's website. An honest bot shows the price before you pay.
Downloaders that make you subscribe to three channels before releasing your file are a breed of their own. That's how their authors grow an audience, so the free download is paid for with your attention. Our reviews flag that habit.
Are Telegram bots safe to use?
A bot sees everything you send it. In a group without admin rights it only receives commands and replies to its own messages; with admin rights it reads the whole chat. So don't forward documents or passwords to bots, and enter card details only in Telegram's payment window or on the service's site.
Check who's behind a bot: decent ones have a description, a support contact and rules, while clones with Shazam or Spotify in the name have nothing to do with those companies. If a bot starts sending ads or goes quiet, Stop and block ends it, and you can tell us through Report a problem on its card.
FAQ
How do I know a bot is genuine?
A bot's username ends in bot, and official bots of big services carry a verification badge. A famous brand in the name without a badge means a third-party bot, and our review says so.
Do Telegram bots work on desktop?
Yes. In Telegram Desktop and the web version, bots and mini apps open the same way as on a phone. Downloaders are even handier there, since the file lands straight on your disk.
Why doesn't a bot reply?
Usually its server is overloaded or it's switched off for a while. Send /start again in a few minutes. If a bot stays silent for days, use Report a problem on its card and we'll recheck it and remove dead ones.
Can I make my own bot without coding?
Yes: the section includes bot builders where a bot for replies, broadcasts or order forms is assembled from buttons. Anything more complex needs a developer.