icelam / tgs-downloader

CLI tool for downloading animated stickers (*.tgs) from Telegram

TGS Downloader

This is a CLI tool created for downloading animated stickers (*.tgs) from Telegram, and output them in WebP format.

Prerequisites

1. Install Node.js 14+
2. Install command-line version of Gifsk

Setup

1. Configure token used to interact with Telegram API

For first time user, please create .env file in the project root with the following content:

BOT_TOKEN=<TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>

To get a bot token, simply follow the below steps:

1. In Telegram, search for the user @BotFather.
2. Use the command \newbot and choose a name and username for your bot.
3. @BotFather will return you the token of the bot created. Remember to keep it safe!

Install project dependencies

yarn install

How to use

Simply run the command below. The stickers will be download to output directory in WebP format.

node src/index ANIMATED_STICKER_SET_1 ANIMATED_STICKER_SET_2 ANIMATED_STICKER_SET_3