How to make Telegram stickers on iPhone

Updated October 14, 2026 · 3 min read

On an iPhone a Telegram sticker takes a minute and no extra apps: Telegram itself or Safari is enough. Below — how to make a sticker from a photo, a video and a Live Photo, and how a Telegram sticker differs from the built-in iOS stickers.

A sticker from a photo or video with the bot

1. Open @vidsticker_bot in Telegram and tap Start.
2. Tap the paperclip 📎 and pick a photo or video from your library.
3. Add a caption if you like: “no bg”, “circle”, “boomerang”, “from 0:05” or an emoji for the sticker.
4. In 10–30 seconds the bot sends the sticker and a link to your pack. Open the link and tap Add Stickers — once; new stickers will show up in the pack by themselves.

A moving sticker from a Live Photo

A Live Photo is three seconds of motion around a shot, and it makes a great animated sticker. One catch: by default Telegram sends a Live Photo as a still. In the send preview tap the Live label in the top-left corner and choose Live — the Live animation turns on. (The screenshots show Telegram in Russian; the menu is in the same place.)

Details and common questions — in the Live Photo sticker guide.

In Safari or the mini app

1. Open vidsticker.com in Safari — or tap Editor in the chat with the bot: the same editor opens inside Telegram.
2. Tap “Drop a video, GIF or photo here” — the iPhone offers your library, the camera or Files.
3. Pick the moment on the frame strip, and use the tabs for shape, text, effect and background.
4. Tap “Make sticker”. In the mini app it goes into your pack with one tap; in Safari — after logging in with Telegram.

iOS stickers vs Telegram stickers

On iOS 17 and later you can make a sticker right in Photos: touch and hold the subject of a photo, then tap Add Sticker. That sticker lives on your iPhone — in Messages and on the emoji keyboard. But it isn't a Telegram sticker pack: it won't be on your other devices, and a friend can't add it with one tap.

To have the sticker in a real Telegram pack with a link, send the same photo to the bot with the caption “no bg” — it cuts out the subject just like Photos does.

iPhone tips

• HDR video from an iPhone is converted to normal colors automatically — the sticker won't look washed out or blown out.
• Long 4K videos are better trimmed in Photos before sending, or uploaded on the website — up to 200 MB there. Telegram passes files up to 20 MB to bots; for bigger videos the bot picks a smaller copy itself.
• Screenshots, memes and pictures from Safari work too — save them to Photos and send them to the bot.
• The sticker isn't in the panel? Close Telegram completely (swipe it up in the app switcher) and open it again. Why a sticker doesn't show up

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