Alita: A Helper for Group Admins

Bot • Moderation & Anti-Spam

About this App

Your group has grown to a few hundred people, and you are drowning in spam, links and "where are the rules?" questions. Alita takes over the moderation grind: it greets newcomers, cuts flooding and answers common questions. 🛡️

Who is Alita

Alita is a group management bot and an open-source project from the Divide Projects team. The current version is written in Go, the earlier one was in Python.

The author has described how the bot grew to hundreds of thousands of users and thousands of active groups. Its Telegram profile calls it fast and full of features.

What it does inside a group

Captcha for newcomers. A new member must pass a check before writing. Spam bots usually drop out here.
Antiflood. The bot notices when someone floods the chat with repeated messages and reacts.
Word and pattern filters. You define which words and expressions trigger a reply or a deletion.
Notes and greetings. Rules, FAQ pointers and a welcome message are stored in the bot and shown on request.
Member management. Warnings, bans and permission limits.

Settings backups and a multilingual interface are also advertised. Check the bot itself for the exact list of languages.

Five minutes to set up

Add the bot to your group. Find Alita in search and invite her.
Make her an admin. Without rights to delete messages and ban users she is nearly useless.
Open /help. It lists the modules with short explanations. Start with the welcome message and captcha.
Test with a second account. Join with another profile and see what a newcomer sees.

Why open code matters to an admin

Any bot in a group can read messages, so trust matters. Open code can be read, or shown to a developer friend. It is no guarantee of safety, but it is a step toward transparency.

If you are technical, you can host the bot yourself, though that needs a database and a cache. Most admins will find the ready-made bot easier.

What not to expect

Automation makes mistakes. An aggressive filter will delete harmless messages, and a captcha sometimes fails for people on slow connections. Start with gentle settings and tighten later. 🙂

Do not give the bot more rights than it needs, and check your group's action log now and then. You will spot odd behavior in time.

Setting the tone

Write the welcome text in plain human language: a couple of rules and a request to introduce yourself. A dry "follow the regulations" gets read less than a friendly note with one smiley. 😉

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Alita free?▼

The project is open source, and the core moderation features are not tied to paid tiers. Open /help in the bot to see the current set of modules. Any change would show up in the bot itself.

What permissions does the bot need?▼

At minimum: deleting messages and banning members. Pinning and invite links need separate rights. Grant only what you will actually use.

How do I turn on captcha for newcomers?▼

Make the bot an admin, open /help and find the section about captcha or new-member verification. Enable it and test with a second account. That confirms the check can be passed without trouble.

Can I host the bot myself?▼

Yes, the code is open, but it needs a database and a cache, so some technical skill is required. If you just run a community, it is easier to add the ready-made bot and configure it with commands.