Why convert TGS to GIF?
Telegram stickers play only inside the Telegram app, while a .gif works across messaging apps, social media, websites, and email. Converting to GIF is the standard way to reuse sticker animations outside Telegram.
How to convert TGS to GIF
LottieViewConvert OPEN-SOURCE
Open the app, drag the .tgs file onto it, set GIF as the export format, and click Export.
lottie-converter OPEN-SOURCE
Install from GitHub and run lottie_convert.py input.tgs output.gif to render the animation and write the .gif.
About these formats
.TGS
Telegram Animated Sticker (gzip-compressed Lottie JSON) - dominant meaning
A TGS file is a Telegram animated sticker - gzip-compressed Lottie vector animation, typically 20-30 KB. No desktop app opens it by double-click; it plays natively in Telegram. On a PC,…
Open .TGS details →
.GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
A GIF file is a raster image in Graphics Interchange Format, best known for short looping animations. Every web browser and operating system opens GIFs natively - just double-click the…
Open .GIF details →Quality & what to watch
- TGS is a vector animation that scales without quality loss; GIF is raster at a fixed pixel size - export at the resolution you actually need.
- GIF supports a maximum of 256 colours per frame, so gradients in Telegram stickers may show visible dithering.
- GIF does not support partial transparency - semi-transparent sticker edges will become fully opaque or fully transparent.
