vidstickerHow to make Telegram stickers: from photos, videos, GIFs and round videos
You can make your own Telegram sticker in a minute — from a photo, video, GIF, round video message or Live Photo. No apps and no special file formats: the @vidsticker_bot bot or the online editor resize it, remove the background if you want, and add the sticker to your sticker pack. Here are all the ways, step by step.
Three ways — pick the one you like
| Way | Best for |
|---|---|
| The @vidsticker_bot bot | The fastest: send a photo or video to the chat — get a sticker. Wishes go into the caption, everything else is buttons under the sticker. |
| The online editor | When you want precision: crop with a frame, pick the moment on a frame strip, add text. Works in the browser on a phone or computer. |
| The mini app in Telegram | The same editor inside Telegram: the “Editor” button in the chat with the bot. A finished sticker goes into your pack with one tap. |
All three are free, with no channel subscriptions and no ads, and they all add stickers to the same pack of yours.
How to make a sticker with the bot
- Open @vidsticker_bot and tap Start.
- Send a photo, video, GIF, round video or Live Photo — as a regular message, with the paperclip 📎. A link to a YouTube, TikTok or other video works too.
- If you like, add a caption: “no bg”, “circle”, “boomerang”, “from 0:05”, an emoji for the sticker like 🔥. Words can be combined.
- In 10–30 seconds the bot sends the sticker and a link to your pack. Under the sticker there are buttons: remove the background, effect, shape, shift the moment, make an emoji or a round video. Each tap rebuilds the sticker and replaces it in your pack.
- The first sticker creates the pack: open the link in the bot's message and tap “Add Stickers”. New stickers will show up there automatically.
How to make a sticker on the website
- Open vidsticker.com and tap “Drop a video, GIF or photo here” — or drag a file into the window.
- For a video, pick the moment: drag the window on the frame strip. A sticker is up to 3 seconds long.
- Use the tabs: Frame — shape and crop, Time — speed and effect, Text — a caption, Background — remove the background.
- Tap “Make sticker”. Download the result or — if you logged in with Telegram — add it to your pack with a button.
What you can make a sticker from
- A photo — a regular (static) sticker; you can remove the background and make an emoji. Sticker from a photo
- A video — an animated sticker up to 3 seconds: moment, speed, effects. Animated stickers · Video stickers
- A GIF — becomes a video sticker; send a transparent GIF as a file so Telegram keeps the transparency. GIF to sticker
- A round video — a round sticker with transparent corners: round video to sticker. You can also turn any video into a round video — round video from a video.
- A Live Photo from an iPhone or a motion photo from Android — a moving sticker from all three seconds. Live Photo sticker
- A video link — YouTube, TikTok, X, Vimeo and more: the bot takes up to 3 minutes from the moment you need. Sticker from a link
Background, shape, text and effects
- No background. A neural network removes the background and keeps the person, pet or object; cartoons and anime have their own model. How background removal works
- Shape. Original, square, rounded or circle — a round sticker looks like a real sticker.
- Text. A caption on top: fonts, color, size, top, middle or bottom. In the online editor. Sticker with text
- Effects. Boomerang — forward and back, Loop — a seamless loop, Reverse — backwards.
- Speed. “×2” and “×3” speed the video up: 3 seconds of sticker fit 6 or 9 seconds of video. Longer than 3 seconds
- Emoji. From the same video or photo — a 100×100 emoji in a separate emoji pack. Custom emoji · Emoji from a photo
Where the sticker goes
Into your own sticker pack — the bot creates it with the first sticker. You can have several packs — “Family”, “Work” —
with /newpack Name, and /packs chooses where new stickers go. More in
how to create a sticker pack.
A new sticker doesn't appear in the Telegram panel right away — the app shows packs from its cache. Don't see it? Restart Telegram: on a phone close it completely and open it again; on a computer quit and start it again. Why a sticker doesn't show up
Telegram sticker requirements
If you make a sticker by hand, it has to match Telegram's rules. The bot and the website do it for you:
- Video sticker: WEBM with VP9, one side exactly 512 px, up to 3 seconds, up to 30 fps, up to 256 KB, no sound.
- Regular sticker: PNG or WEBP, one side exactly 512 px, up to 512 KB; a transparent background is optional.
- Emoji: exactly 100×100 px.
Questions and answers
Is it free?
Yes. The bot and the website make stickers, emoji and round videos for free, with no channel subscriptions and no ads.
Do I need Telegram Premium?
No. Video stickers and your own packs are available to everyone. Premium is only needed to send custom emoji in messages — you can make them without it.
How do I make a sticker on an iPhone?
Send a photo, video or Live Photo to @vidsticker_bot with the paperclip — it sends back a finished sticker. Send Live Photos with Live on so the sticker moves. Stickers on iPhone
How do I make a sticker on Android?
The same way: open @vidsticker_bot and send a photo or video from your gallery. Or open vidsticker.com in your browser and upload the file there. Stickers on Android
Can I make a sticker without a background?
Yes. Write “no bg” in the caption or tap the background removal button under the sticker — the neural network keeps only the subject.
How many stickers can a pack hold?
Up to 120 stickers per pack — Telegram's limit. When a pack is full, create a new one with /newpack in the chat with the bot.
Why doesn't my sticker show up in Telegram?
Telegram shows packs from its cache. Restart the app: on a phone close it completely and open it again; in a browser reload the page.