- First, check that you have the necessary tools installed.
- Go to https://my.telegram.org/apps and register a new app.
- Clone the repository recursively by using
git clone --recursive https://github.com/UnigramDev/Unigram.git
. - Create a new file inside
Unigram/Unigram/Unigram
and name itConstants.Secret.cs
:
namespace Unigram
{
public static partial class Constants
{
static Constants()
{
ApiId = your_api_id;
ApiHash = "your_api_hash";
AppChannel = "Telegram channel username used for in-app updates";
AppCenterId = "AppCenter ID used for crash data";
BingMapsApiKey = "Bing Maps API key used for map previews";
}
}
}
- Replace
your_api_id
andyour_api_hash
with the data obtained from step 2.
Unigram uses NuGet for managed dependencies and vcpkg for unmanaged ones. Run the following commands to clone vcpkg:
> git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
> cd vcpkg
> git checkout 1b1ae50e1a69f7c659bd7d731e80b358d21c86ad
> ./bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
Now that vcpkg is ready, you must customize the ffmpeg port to be built with all the flags needed by the app:
- Navigate to
vcpkg\ports\ffmpeg
- Open
portfile.cmake
- Locate
--enable-libvpx
and replace it with the following:
--disable-everything --enable-hwaccel=h264_d3d11va --enable-hwaccel=h264_d3d11va2 --enable-hwaccel=h264_dxva2 --enable-hwaccel=hevc_d3d11va --enable-hwaccel=hevc_d3d11va2 --enable-hwaccel=hevc_dxva2 --enable-hwaccel=mpeg2_d3d11va --enable-hwaccel=mpeg2_d3d11va2 --enable-hwaccel=mpeg2_dxva2 --enable-protocol=file --enable-libopus --enable-libvpx --enable-decoder=aac --enable-decoder=aac_fixed --enable-decoder=aac_latm --enable-decoder=aasc --enable-decoder=alac --enable-decoder=flac --enable-decoder=gif --enable-decoder=h264 --enable-decoder=hevc --enable-decoder=libvpx_vp8 --enable-decoder=libvpx_vp9 --enable-decoder=mp1 --enable-decoder=mp1float --enable-decoder=mp2 --enable-decoder=mp2float --enable-decoder=mp3 --enable-decoder=mp3adu --enable-decoder=mp3adufloat --enable-decoder=mp3float --enable-decoder=mp3on4 --enable-decoder=mp3on4float --enable-decoder=mpeg4 --enable-decoder=msmpeg4v2 --enable-decoder=msmpeg4v3 --enable-decoder=opus --enable-decoder=pcm_alaw --enable-decoder=pcm_f32be --enable-decoder=pcm_f32le --enable-decoder=pcm_f64be --enable-decoder=pcm_f64le --enable-decoder=pcm_lxf --enable-decoder=pcm_mulaw --enable-decoder=pcm_s16be --enable-decoder=pcm_s16be_planar --enable-decoder=pcm_s16le --enable-decoder=pcm_s16le_planar --enable-decoder=pcm_s24be --enable-decoder=pcm_s24daud --enable-decoder=pcm_s24le --enable-decoder=pcm_s24le_planar --enable-decoder=pcm_s32be --enable-decoder=pcm_s32le --enable-decoder=pcm_s32le_planar --enable-decoder=pcm_s64be --enable-decoder=pcm_s64le --enable-decoder=pcm_s8 --enable-decoder=pcm_s8_planar --enable-decoder=pcm_u16be --enable-decoder=pcm_u16le --enable-decoder=pcm_u24be --enable-decoder=pcm_u24le --enable-decoder=pcm_u32be --enable-decoder=pcm_u32le --enable-decoder=pcm_u8 --enable-decoder=vorbis --enable-decoder=wavpack --enable-decoder=wmalossless --enable-decoder=wmapro --enable-decoder=wmav1 --enable-decoder=wmav2 --enable-decoder=wmavoice --enable-encoder=libopus --enable-parser=aac --enable-parser=aac_latm --enable-parser=flac --enable-parser=h264 --enable-parser=hevc --enable-parser=mpeg4video --enable-parser=mpegaudio --enable-parser=opus --enable-parser=vorbis --enable-demuxer=aac --enable-demuxer=flac --enable-demuxer=gif --enable-demuxer=h264 --enable-demuxer=hevc --enable-demuxer=matroska --enable-demuxer=m4v --enable-demuxer=mov --enable-demuxer=mp3 --enable-demuxer=ogg --enable-demuxer=wav --enable-muxer=ogg --enable-muxer=opus
Now that everything is properly configured go back to the terminal and enter the following:
> ./vcpkg.exe install ffmpeg[opus,vpx]:$arch$-uwp lz4:$arch$-uwp openssl:$arch$-uwp zlib:$arch$-uwp
> ./vcpkg.exe integrate install
Make sure to replace $arch$
with either x64
, x86
or arm64
depending on your build target.
Unigram uses WebRTC for calls and video chats. Since WebRTC doesn't currently support UWP, you must use our fork to build it.
- Click on Start Menu → Visual Studio 2019 → x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2022.
- Navigate to .\Unigram\Libraries\webrtc
- Execute
.\acquire-m107.cmd
. This will clone WebRTC source code toC:\webrtc
, and it will take a while (~1.5h) - Execute
.\build-m107.cmd "$arch$" "$config$"
. Replace$arch$
with eitherx64
,x86
orarm64
depending on your build target.$config$
can be set to eitherrelease
ordebug
.
Since compiling WebRTC is time and resources consuming, it is possible to build the app without calls support:
- Locate Unigram > References and remove
Unigram.Native.Calls
from the list. - From Unigram > Properties > Build, remove
ENABLE_CALLS
directive. - Exclude from the project the following files:
- Controls/Cells/GroupCallParticipantGridCell.xaml
- Views/GroupCallPage.xaml
- Views/LiveStreamPage.xaml
- Views/VoIPPage.xaml
The following tools and SDKs are mandatory for the project development:
- Visual Studio 2022, with
- .NET desktop development
- Desktop development with C++
- Universal Windows Platform deveopment
- Windows 11 SDK (10.0.22621.0)
- TDLib for Universal Windows Platform
If the code fails to build make sure to create a new issue or to open a pull request.