SKIA Shell Extensions and Lottie Editor

Latest Version 1.8.1 - 15 Oct 2026

A collection of extensions tools for image and animation files, integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer (for Windows 10 and 11), a Lottie Text Editor and an Animation Viewer:

A Preview handler which allows you to play static images and animation files in the "Preview Panel".
A Thumbnail handler which allows you to see static images and animation files (the last frame of the animation) into Windows Explorer.
A Context menu to open Lottie files with the editor or with the viewer.
A Lottie Text Editor to manually edit and preview the animation of Lottie files, with a Color Palette of the colors used in the animation.
An Animation Viewer to play animation files in their own window.

► Animations and file extensions supported

Extension	Format
.json or .lottie	animated Lottie files (lottiefiles.com)
.gif	static and animated GIF (W3C GIF (tm))
.webp	static and animated WebP (An image format for the Web)
.tgs	animated Telegram stickers (core.telegram.org/stickers)

► Features

Supports Windows 10 and 11 (for 32 bits and 64 bits).
Themes (Dark and Light) according to user preferences of Windows Theme, with the VCL styles: Light: Sky, Windows Modern, Windows11 Impressive Light, Windows11 Modern Light, Windows11 Polar Light; Dark: Glow, Windows Modern SlateGray, Windows11 Impressive Dark, Windows11 Modern Dark, Windows11 Polar Dark.
Play normal, inverse or manual control of the animation.
AutoPlay and Loop of the animation when the file is selected into Explorer.
Automatic check and download when a new version is available.

► Setup using the Installer

Click to download the SKIAShellExtensionsSetup.exe located also in the Release area. The Installer works both for 32 and 64 bit system: more details...