# What format should the Animation component be in? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [May 20, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617 "2019-05-20T10:12:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![itzvinie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb9ed0/32.png) [@itzvinie](https://community.thunkable.com/u/itzvinie)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/1 "2019-05-20T10:12:25Z")
Lottie file showing zip ---
**Author:** ![albert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/albert/32/4077_2.png) [@albert](https://community.thunkable.com/u/albert)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/2 "2019-05-20T15:04:27Z")
Hi there โ€“ what problem are you running into? Lottie files are typically .json files. Albert ---
**Author:** ![itzvinie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb9ed0/32.png) [@itzvinie](https://community.thunkable.com/u/itzvinie)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/3 "2019-05-20T15:35:32Z")
Whenever i download,its always in zip file ---
**Author:** ![albert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/albert/32/4077_2.png) [@albert](https://community.thunkable.com/u/albert)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/4 "2019-05-20T16:29:19Z")
I believe you have to unzip the file and then upload the .json file inside ---
**Author:** ![itzvinie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb9ed0/32.png) [@itzvinie](https://community.thunkable.com/u/itzvinie)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/5 "2019-05-20T16:40:37Z")
yea,but shouldnt be so ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/6 "2019-05-20T22:25:43Z")
Hi @itzvinie, Sites like Lottie files use compressed .zip files to save bandwidth and allow you to download your animations faster than if they were uncompressed. If you take a look at at the docs for the [Animation component](https://docs.thunkable.com/lottie) it says you need to use the .json file. Apologies for any confusion caused! > [@itzvinie](#): > > yea,but shouldnt be so Are you using Thunkable on an Android device by any chance?? ---
**Author:** ![itzvinie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb9ed0/32.png) [@itzvinie](https://community.thunkable.com/u/itzvinie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/7 "2019-05-21T07:09:43Z")
No i build my apps on the PC ---
**Author:** ![Tanmay\_Kulkarni\_15](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tanmay_kulkarni_15/32/69214_2.png) [@Tanmay\_Kulkarni\_15](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Tanmay_Kulkarni_15)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2019, 10:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/8 "2019-05-21T10:27:15Z")
When I see lottie there are always two options there to download, one is .zip and second is .json. If it isnโ€™t available then compress the zip file and checkout , there is a json file, upload it. ---
**Author:** ![reallynattu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@reallynattu](https://community.thunkable.com/u/reallynattu)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/9 "2019-05-25T10:54:02Z")
Thanks @domhnallohanlon for highlighting about the bandwidth. We at Lottiefiles usually store as zip file if the animation contains its source file or any assets such as images included with the animation. We recently figured out that some single json files are zipped when its downloaded and are working on trying to sort this out. Thanks for the continuous support guys ๐Ÿ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/what-format-should-the-animation-component-be-in/76617/10 "2024-11-08T12:13:38Z")