How to Use Telegram's Chat Folders Feature

Conclusion: Telegram's chat folders feature allows users to manage their chats more efficiently, supports custom grouping, and significantly enhances the overall user experience.

Overview of Telegram's Chat Folders Feature

Telegram's official clients now support the Chat Folders feature. This functionality is available on the following client versions:

iOS/Android/macOS Clients: Version 6.0 or higher
Windows/macOS/Linux Desktop Clients: Version 2.0 or higher

Features of Chat Folders

Users can choose to include or exclude specific chats and chat types, allowing for flexible customisation and combination of folders.
Archived chats cannot be added to folders.
Each folder can hold a maximum of 100 chats. While you can pin an unlimited number of chats within each folder, you are limited to creating a maximum of 10 folders.

Example Folder Settings:

Include "Groups": Includes all joined groups (even archived ones).
Include "Channels": Excludes archived channels.
Include "Groups": Excludes archived and specified groups.

For more information, please visit the official blog: Telegram Chat Folders Blog

How to Set Up Chat Folders

iOS/Android/macOS Clients: Long-press or right-click on "Chats," then select Settings → Folders to configure. If you don't see the "Folders" setting, please click this link to access Folder settings.

Usage Tips

iOS/Android Clients: Long-press a folder name to 'Edit Folder/Reorder/Delete'. Swipe left/right on the chat list to switch between folders. Swipe down on the 'Chats' tab to reveal hidden 'Archived Chats', but archived chats cannot be accessed within folders.
iOS Client Gestures:
- Swipe right on a chat avatar: Mark as read/unread or Pin/Unpin.
- Swipe left on a chat (at the end): Turn notifications On/Off, Delete, or Archive.
Android Client: Long-press a chat in the chat list to archive it.
macOS Client: Use keyboard shortcuts Command+1/2/3/4... to switch between folders. Right-click on a folder name to 'Edit Folder/Reorder/Delete'.
Desktop Clients: Use keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+1/2/3/4... to switch between folders. Right-click on a folder name to 'Edit Folder/Delete'. You can also drag folders to reorder them.
The number displayed on a folder indicates the number of chats with new messages, not the number of unread messages.

By effectively utilising Telegram's chat folders feature, users can significantly enhance their chat management efficiency and enjoy a much smoother communication experience.