🔧 Lottie JSON vs .lottie Format — What's the Difference and Which Should You Use?

Two file formats. Same animations. Very different performance characteristics.

If you've used Lottie before, you know the .json file — you export it from After Effects with the Bodymovin plugin, drop it into lottie-web, done. But there's a newer format: .lottie. It's a binary container that replaces the JSON, and if you're starting a new project,...