Place files directly in the custom folder. They will appear automatically in the Sound dropdown menu after restarting Telegram.
# Convert to WAV ffmpeg -i input.mp3 -acodec pcm_s16le -ar 44100 output.wav ffmpeg -i input.wav -acodec libmp3lame -ab 128k output.mp3 Short Sound Example (Python) Generate a simple beep: telegram desktop notification sound
%APPDATA%\Telegram Desktop\tdata\config (Encrypted — not human-editable) ~/.local/share/TelegramDesktop/tdata/config Backup Custom Sounds Windows: Place files directly in the custom folder
import wave import struct import math duration = 0.5 # seconds frequency = 880 # Hz (A5 note) sample_rate = 44100 telegram desktop notification sound
xcopy "%APPDATA%\Telegram Desktop\tdata\sounds\custom" "D:\backup\telegram_sounds\" /E /I