1. Store Your Files for Free

Telegram allows you to store an unlimited number of files for free on its cloud servers. You can store audio, videos, documents, and photos, though you’re limited to 2GB per file. Here’s how to set up cloud storage on Telegram:

Use Saved Messages

You can use the “Saved Messages” option to upload and store your files. Check out the steps for doing so below.

Use a Bot

A bot is a third-party application that runs inside Telegram. You can use a certain bot to send files to it. Here’s how to go about it:

Create a Private Channel

The last option is to upload your files to a private channel. Here’s how to go about it:

2. Take Notes

Like OneNote, you can use Telegram to create notes that synchronize across devices on multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows. You can achieve this by sending the notes to your “Saved Messages” folder. It works the same way regular messaging works, only this time you’re sending the messages to “Saved Messages”. The only downside to using Telegram for note-taking is the lack of a sharing and collaboration feature.

3. Set Reminders

Need to set reminders for tasks and other important information? You can use a Telegram bot for that. Here’s how to go about it:

4. Send and Receive Gmail Messages

Would you like to be able to receive and send your Gmail emails right inside Telegram? You can actually do this with the Gmail Bot.

5. Edit Photos

Telegram comes with a powerful photo editor for touching up your photos. That’s why it’s such a great WhatsApp alternative. Besides the basic photo editing functions such as rotate, crop, and auto-enhance, it also features more advanced Photoshop-like controls. You can adjust contrast, brightness, warmth, highlights, and saturation. You can also blur and sharpen photos or add drawings, stickers, masks, and text.

6. Convert Images to Text

ImageToText is an OCR Bot that allows you to convert images into text inside Telegram. Here’s how it works on Telegram for PC: Image Credit: Pixabay