Exporting

Export your Lottie animations for use in web, mobile, and video projects. Lottie Creator supports multiple export formats optimized for different platforms and use cases.

What You'll Learn

The Exporting section covers everything you need to share your animations:

• •Export Formats - Lottie JSON, dotLottie, MP4, WebM, GIF, and more
• •Optimization - Reduce file size and improve performance
• •Workflow Integration - Use animations in your projects
• •Publishing - Share with the Lottie community

Exporting Overview

Exporting creates production-ready files from your animation project.

Export vs Save

Important Distinction:

• •Save (Cmd/Ctrl + S) - Saves project to cloud with full editing data
• •Export (File → Export) - Exports the finished Lottie animation to your Workspace

Save Features:

• •Auto-saves every 2 seconds
• •Preserves all layers, keyframes
• •Cloud storage

Export Features:

• •Download production files
• •Multiple format options
• •Optimized file sizes
• •Ready for deployment

Export Formats

Lottie Creator supports multiple formats for different use cases.

Format Overview:

• •Lottie JSON (.json) - Universal compatibility, all Lottie players
• •dotLottie (.lottie) - Compressed (60-80% smaller), supports themes/state machines
• •MP4 (.mp4) - Video format, universal playback, no code needed
• •WebM (.webm) - Modern web video, smaller than MP4, transparency support
• •GIF (.gif) - Maximum compatibility (email, social), larger files
• •MOV (.mov) - Professional video, high quality, Apple ecosystem

Optimization Tips

Keep Files Small:

• •Use dotLottie format (60-80% smaller than JSON)
• •Delete unused layers before export
• •Simplify paths (reduce anchor points)
• •Avoid excessive keyframes