Table of Contents

• WhatsApp Sticker Maker
  • make_stickers()
• Result
• How to use
  • Requirements
  • Usage
  • Parameters

WhatsApp Sticker Maker 🦩

Python project that automates processing mass image files to produce stickers as per WhatsApp Guidelines

make_stickers() function:

Function to automate processing mass image files to produce stickers as per WhatsApp Guides. 8 px thick white border around the image fit in 512x512 square with 16 px distance from edge.

Currently supports reading png, jpg, jpeg and gif formats. Able to write images in png, gif and webp formats.

Result ✨

Output in png form

How to use ℹ️

Requirements

you must have these libraries installed with your python package:

os, pathlib, glob, numpy, PIL, cv2

This program has only been tested on Windows 10 & 11 with Python 3.10

Usage

place the whatsapp_sticker_maker.py file beside your own python file and use these commands:

import whatsapp_sticker_maker

# Requirements: you must have these libraries installed with your python package
# os, pathlib, glob, numpy, PIL, cv2

whatsapp_sticker_maker.make_stickers(folder='stickers', output_folder='exports', native_format_output=False, skip_if_exists=True)

Parameters:

Argument	What is does	Value type	Default value	Required
folder	Folder location where all images are present.	String	None	Yes
output_folder	Export folder. New folder is made if already not exists and/or provided.	String	None	No
native_format_output	Export in native formats instead of webp.	Boolean	False	No
skip_if_exists	Skip exporting if expected output exists.	Boolean	False	No