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Forkgram

Forkgram is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. Forkgram is a fork of the official Telegram for Android application. It has 1,578 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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About Forkgram

Forkgram is a simple fork of the Telegram Messenger with a few minor improvements. Features ͏ • Square avatars (sorry, I love it) ͏ • "Delete for everyone" enabled by default ͏ • Online colored statuses ͏ • Date of forwarded messages ͏ • Set rear camera as default for Video Messages ͏ • Buttons for backward and forward steps in audio player ͏ • Days of week to schedule time picker ͏ • A lot of self-destruct timer's options in secret chats ͏ • Send Video Messages without white background ͏ • "Sync Contacts" is disabled by default in Login activity ͏ • Send GIF with pre-written caption in Message Field ͏ • Send pre-written text from Message Field before sending sticker ͏ • See count of…

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Forkgram from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

  • Shows advertising
  • Relies on a non-free network service

Screenshots

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  • Forkgram screenshot 3

Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

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Is Forkgram free and open source?

Yes. Forkgram's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: shows advertising; relies on a non-free network service.

How do I install Forkgram?

You can install Forkgram from F-Droid (package org.forkgram.messenger); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 13.1.1.0).

Is Forkgram still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 16, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.