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Bots you never have to open — type @username and your query directly in any chat's message box, and a ready-to-send result appears instantly.
Inline mode is Telegram's least obvious feature and one of its best: type @ followed by a bot's username and your query right in the message box of any chat, private or group, and a list of results appears above the keyboard — pick one and it sends as if you'd typed it yourself. Nobody else in that chat needs to have the bot installed, and you never open a separate conversation with it.
This list covers the best inline bots for search (Wikipedia, images, GIFs), quick tools (currency conversion, a calculator, text formatting) and creative extras (emoji mashups, channel post building) — all usable from wherever you already are.
Drops a Wikipedia summary card into any conversation just by typing @wiki and a search term.
Searches Yandex images and sends a picture without leaving the chat — type @pic and a phrase.
Finds and sends a GIF that matches your mood in one tap, right from the message box.
Inserts a YouTube video with a preview into a chat by typing @vid and what you're looking for.
Turns plain text into bold, italic or monospace on the fly, with no Markdown syntax to remember.
Builds a poll with live results inline, so you never have to leave the chat to set one up.
Also works inline — share a ready-made quiz into any chat by typing @QuizBot without opening the bot first.
Type @imdb and a film title to send a poster, rating and year card without opening a browser.
Translates a phrase inline with Yandex Translate by typing @YTranslateBot before you send a message.
Mashes two emoji into one sticker-style image right in the message box, no separate app.
Builds a formatted post with buttons inline, then sends it to any chat or channel in one click — 3.5 million monthly users.
Converts a currency pair inline — type an amount like "100 usd to eur" and send the answer as a card.
An inline calculator — type an expression like sin(60)*sqrt(16)/.3 and send the result without opening the bot.
It's a bot you trigger by typing @ and its username directly in the message box of any chat, followed by your query — results appear above the keyboard and you tap one to send it, without ever opening a chat with the bot.
No — inline mode works in any chat, group or channel you're a member of, without adding or installing the bot; only your own device needs to type the @username trigger.
Every bot in this list is free; a few, like Telegram's own search bots, carry no ads or limits at all, while third-party ones may add optional paid features elsewhere in the bot.
