Make a sticker from a video, GIF or photo

Send a video, a GIF or a photo to @MediaShaperBot, press Sticker, choose a shape and the bot returns a ready sticker and adds it to your own pack. Making stickers costs no credits, and they do not use up your first 10 free jobs.

Shapes

• Square: the whole picture is kept in its proportions, the long side becomes 512 px.
• Rounded: the picture is cropped from the centre to a 512 × 512 square with rounded corners.
• Circle: the same centre crop, cut into a circle.

In the rounded and circle shapes the corners are transparent, so the sticker sits cleanly on any chat background.

Video and GIF stickers

Telegram video stickers have strict rules, and the bot fits your clip into them:

• WebM with VP9, one side exactly 512 px;
• up to 3 seconds, taken from the start of your video;
• up to 30 frames per second;
• no sound;
• at most 256 KB.

If the first attempt is too heavy, the bot tries again up to two more times with lower quality and frame rate (30, then 24, then 15 fps). If it still does not fit, it asks you to try a shorter or simpler clip.

There is no start-point setting, so to make a sticker from a moment in the middle, cut that moment out first and send the short clip.

Photo stickers

A photo becomes a static WebP sticker with one side of 512 px and a size up to 512 KB. Send it as a file for the best quality (paperclip, then File).

Your pack

The sticker goes into a personal pack that belongs to the bot and is created the first time. Video and photo stickers live in the same pack. A pack holds up to 120 stickers; when it is full, the next one starts by itself. After every sticker the bot sends a link, so you can add the pack to Telegram. Every sticker gets the 🎬 emoji.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes, always. Stickers are the one action without a price; the others are listed in credits and prices.

How long can the clip be?

The sticker uses only the first 3 seconds of the video; the rest is cut off.

Can I make an animated sticker from a Telegram GIF?

Yes. A Telegram GIF is treated like a video, so it works the same way: the first 3 seconds, no sound.

Why did the bot say it could not fit the sticker?

The clip did not fit into 256 KB even at the lowest quality tried. Send a shorter or simpler video, for example with less movement or fewer details.