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Your private archive in Telegram
What is Telegram Saved Messages, and how do you use it?
Saved Messages is a chat with yourself that lives in Telegram’s cloud. Forward any message to it, quote part of one, or type a note, and it appears on every device you log in on. Since January 2024 it can be filed by source chat with View as Chats, tagged with emoji (Telegram Premium), and it turns scheduled messages into reminders that notify you.
- Save Forward, quote or share into it
- File View as Chats, tags, pins
- Remind Up to 100 at once
Hold a message, tap Forward and pick Saved Messages. On a channel post, tap the share arrow beside it. Telegram confirms with “Message forwarded to Saved Messages”.
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How do you save something to Saved Messages?
There are six routes in, and the right one depends on where the thing you want to keep is. Pick a source to stamp its route into the ledger.
A message in any chat
- Press and hold the message (right-click on desktop).
- Tap Forward.
- Pick Saved Messages at the top of the list.
Select several messages first to forward them as one batch. The original sender stays visible on each copy.
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Not sure where Saved Messages is on your phone or what the cloud behind it stores? Our guide to where Telegram Cloud is and how to access it covers the location, storage size and what survives a cache clear. This page is about using it.
What is the difference between View as Messages and View as Chats?
Both show the same things. One is a single timeline, the other files every item under the chat it came from. Tap the title at the top of Saved Messages to switch.
Newest at the bottom, like any chat. Best when you mostly save notes and reread them in order.
Pin the sources you open most. These limits come from Telegram’s own configuration and the apps’ “can’t pin more than” warning.
- My Notes is where things you typed or uploaded yourself are filed, so they do not get lost among forwards.
- Hidden senders collects forwards whose authors turned off linking their name, because Telegram cannot file them under a chat.
- Every chat’s shared media now has a Saved tab with the messages from that chat you have saved.
How do you set a reminder in Saved Messages?
In Saved Messages, Telegram’s schedule button becomes Set a reminder. The message waits on the server and, at the time you chose, you get a notification marked “Reminder”. Pick a time to preview it.
- iPhone and Android
Type the note in Saved Messages, then press and hold the send button and tap Set a reminder. Choose the date and time, then Remind today at… (or the date you picked).
- Telegram Desktop
Right-click the send button and choose Set a reminder. Desktop then confirms where the reminder is scheduled.
- See or edit reminders
A calendar icon appears in the message bar while reminders are waiting. Tap it to open Reminders, send one now, edit it or delete it.
Up to 100 waiting at once. Telegram refuses the 101st with “Sorry, you can not schedule more than 100 messages.” Clear old ones to make room.
Want a message to land in someone else’s chat later? That is a scheduled message, covered in our guide to sending scheduled messages.
Can you forward something from Saved Messages without the original sender?
Yes. When you forward from Saved Messages to another chat, open the forward options before sending. Flip the switches and watch the copy change.
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Where the options are. On a phone, tap the preview above the message bar after choosing a chat. On desktop, click the forward preview. The options only change the copy you send; the original in Saved Messages keeps its source.
Hiding a name does not make content yours. Credit creators when you repost their work in a channel.
How do you find something you saved months ago?
Saved Messages has the same search as any chat, plus filters that only make sense here. Use the fastest finder for what you remember.
Tap the search icon in Saved Messages and type. Results include words in captions and file names.
Open Saved Messages’ profile to jump straight to Photos, Files, Links or Voice.
Open the source folder, or the Saved tab in that chat’s own media.
Tap a tag under the search bar, or tap a hashtag in any caption.
Opens Saved Messages instantly in Telegram Desktop on Windows and Linux. On macOS the Desktop app uses Cmd+0.
What can you actually use Saved Messages for?
Six everyday workflows, each built on a feature from this page.
Move files from phone to computer
Send the photo or PDF to Saved Messages on your phone, open Telegram Desktop, drag it out. Files up to 2 GB, or 4 GB with Premium. No cable, no email to yourself.
Pocket notepad
Type notes straight in. They land in My Notes when you view as chats.
Reading list
Forward articles, tag them 📚, clear the tag when read.
Channel post drafts
Write and format a post in Saved Messages, check how the preview, buttons and links look, then forward it to your channel with Hide senders’ names so it arrives as a fresh post.
Receipts and tickets
One 🧾 tag, or a #receipt hashtag, and tax time is one search.
Voice chat recordings
When you record a group voice chat or live stream, Telegram Desktop says the recording is saved to Saved Messages.
What are the privacy rules and limits of Saved Messages?
Read the archive’s conditions before you store anything important there.
- Synced on every device
It is a cloud chat, so it follows your account to phone, computer and web.
- Not end-to-end encrypted
Cloud chats are encrypted between your device and Telegram’s servers. For something you never want on a server, use a secret chat, which is not synced.
- 2 GB per file, 4 GB with Premium
Captions are limited to 1,024 characters, or 4,096 with Premium.
- Protected content cannot come in
Posts from chats that restrict saving content, and messages from secret chats, cannot be forwarded here. See how restricted forwarding works.
- Deleting is final
Clearing Saved Messages asks you to confirm and says the action cannot be undone. There is no recycle bin, so export anything irreplaceable first.
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What else do people ask about Saved Messages?
Can anyone else see my Saved Messages?
No. Saved Messages is a chat with yourself. Only devices logged in to your account can open it. It is stored on Telegram’s servers like other cloud chats, not end-to-end encrypted.
Does the original sender know I saved their message?
No. Forwarding to Saved Messages sends no notice to the author or the chat it came from.
What is My Notes in Telegram Saved Messages?
My Notes appears when you switch to View as Chats. It holds the messages you typed or uploaded into Saved Messages yourself, separate from messages you forwarded from other chats.
Are Saved Messages tags free?
No. Tags are a Telegram Premium feature. Without Premium you can get similar filtering by writing hashtags such as #receipt in captions.
How many reminders can I set in Saved Messages?
Up to 100 at the same time. Telegram shows “Sorry, you can not schedule more than 100 messages” if you try to add more.
Why are some saved messages under “hidden senders”?
Their authors turned on the privacy setting that stops forwards from linking to their account, so Telegram cannot file the message under a source chat in View as Chats.
Can I get back Saved Messages I deleted?
No. Telegram warns that clearing Saved Messages cannot be undone and there is no recycle bin. A copy only survives if it also exists in another chat or in a data export.
Is Saved Messages the same as Telegram Cloud?
Saved Messages is one chat inside Telegram Cloud, the storage behind all cloud chats. Our Telegram Cloud guide explains the storage itself.
Which guides go well with Saved Messages?
How we checked this guide. On 25 October 2026 we read Telegram’s Saved Messages 2.0 announcement (31 January 2024), the limits in Telegram’s client configuration, and the interface text of Telegram for Android and Telegram Desktop, including its keyboard shortcuts. Written by the AddTelegramMember team, a Telegram growth service since 2019.