Copy Telegram posts without the “Forwarded from” label

A regular forward always shows where the post came from. TgRelay's copy mode publishes each matching message as a new post of your channel — the same text, photos, videos and albums, without the “Forwarded from” line and with the formatting you choose.

How it works

1

Connect source and target

Add our bot as an admin of your channels, or connect a Telegram account to read channels and groups you only follow.

2

Choose copy mode

In the forwarding settings pick Copy instead of Forward. Each post is then sent as your channel's own message.

3

Set up formatting

Choose a header, add a footer, remove links or mentions and set text replacements. Every new matching post is copied with these settings.

Forward vs copy in Telegram

Telegram's Forward button keeps the “Forwarded from” label with a link to the original chat. That is useful for quoting, but not when you build your own feed or move content between your channels. Copying Telegram posts without forwarding creates a fresh message instead: readers see your channel as the author, and a link to the source appears only if you put it there yourself. The mode is set per forwarding, so you can forward some sources and copy others.

Header, footer and text cleanup

The standard header names the source and, in groups, adds the author and a quote of the message being replied to. Choose None to publish only the message itself, or Custom to write your own line with variables for the source, the author and the link to the original. A footer goes under every copy — a signature or a link to your channel. You can strip links, @mentions and #hashtags, turn off link previews and set replacements: plain words or regular expressions, applied in order.

Media and albums stay intact

Photos, videos, files, voice messages and other media are copied together with their captions. An album arrives as one album, not as a series of separate posts, so the copy looks as if it had been published in your channel directly. Text formatting such as bold, italics and links is carried over as well.

Frequently asked questions

Only if you want them to. The standard header shows the source name; with no header, or a custom one without the source variable, there is no reference to the original chat.

Yes. Media is kept with its caption, and albums are sent as albums.

Yes. Remove links, mentions and hashtags, add a header and a footer, and replace words or patterns with your own text.

Yes. Copy mode works with every filter: keywords, exclusions, senders and message types.

Publish clean copies in your channel in a few minutes

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