Circle from Video: Round Clip Bot

Round video messages (circles) in Telegram feel livelier than ordinary clips, but you can only record them with the in-app camera. The "Circle from video" bot solves this simply: send it a normal video and get a circle back.

What the bot does

The description is short: send me a video and I will turn it into a circle video. Nothing else is needed: no menu, no settings, no sign-up. The bot has no commands and everything works through the file you upload.

Its authors warn about occasional delays. The bot is popular (about 49 thousand users in the catalog), so a queue at peak hours is possible 😎.

Why you cannot just upload a circle

Technically a circle is a square 1:1 MP4 video (H.264 codec) that Telegram's client shows as a circle. It lasts up to 60 seconds.

A finished file in that format cannot be uploaded as a circle from the gallery: that mode switches on only when you record with the camera. That is why converter bots exist: they crop video to a square and deliver it in the right form.

A circle in half a minute

1. Open the bot and press Start.
2. Send a video from your gallery or as a file.
3. Wait a few seconds, a bit longer during delays.
4. Receive the circle and forward it to a friend or channel.

Film with the main subject in the center of the frame: the edges get lost when cropping to a circle.

Prepare before you send

A clip longer than a minute is cut to 60 seconds, so pick the key fragment in advance. Horizontal video needs room around the center, while vertical video loses less.

• Length: up to 60 seconds in the result.
• Frame center: keep faces and the main action in the middle.
• Sound: check that speech is audible, since circles are often watched with sound on.
• File size: compress very heavy clips on your phone first.

Where circles work well

A greeting to channel subscribers, a quick answer in a work chat, a birthday wish, a teaser for a post or a short recipe clip. A circle feels like a personal message, and people notice it more often.

Channel owners can turn finished clips into circles to vary the feed. Do not overdo it: ten circles in a row get tiring.

Privacy

You are sending a clip to someone else's server. Do not send videos showing documents, bank cards or private moments. If in doubt, trim or blur sensitive frames before uploading.