How is this different from TextingStory?

It runs in the browser with photoreal device frames, 12+ chat apps beyond plain texts, styled backgrounds, and image exports from the same scene — no app install.

What formats can I export?

Animated video and GIF of the replay (Pro), plus still images of any frame. Compose at 9:16 for TikTok/Reels/Shorts.

Writing and previewing the animated conversation is free with no sign-up. Video and GIF export are part of Pro.

Can I control the pacing?

Yes — set slow/normal/fast playback, scrub the timeline, and tune when each message lands.

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Animated chat-story videos

Fake Text Message Video Maker

Turn a fake text conversation into an animated video — messages appear one by one with typing indicators, sound and music. Export MP4-ready video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Free to build, no sign-up.

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An animated fake text conversation playing in an iPhone frame

Open workflow

From source to finished image

Write the conversation

Compose both sides in iMessage, WhatsApp or 12+ other apps.

Press play

Messages animate in one by one with typing indicators, sounds and music.

Export the video

Save the replay as a video or GIF, sized for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.

Real chat-story animation

Typing dots, message pops and reactions — the format viewers already love.

Sound built in

Keyboard clicks and a lo-fi music bed, no editing app needed.

Vertical-ready

Compose at 9:16 inside a photoreal iPhone for full-bleed vertical video.

What you can do with it

Chat-story videos — a text conversation playing out message by message — are one of the fastest-growing formats on TikTok, Reels and Shorts. This maker animates the whole thing for you: write both sides of the conversation in WhatsApp or iMessage (or any of 12+ apps), press play, and watch messages land with typing indicators, keyboard sounds and optional lo-fi music, inside a photoreal iPhone. Scrub the timeline, set the pacing, add a zoom or tilt effect, then export the replay as a video or GIF sized 9:16 for vertical feeds. It's the TextingStory-style workflow, but in the browser with real device frames and no watermark on the story itself.

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from TextingStory?: It runs in the browser with photoreal device frames, 12+ chat apps beyond plain texts, styled backgrounds, and image exports from the same scene — no app install.
What formats can I export?: Animated video and GIF of the replay (Pro), plus still images of any frame. Compose at 9:16 for TikTok/Reels/Shorts.
Is it free?: Writing and previewing the animated conversation is free with no sign-up. Video and GIF export are part of Pro.
Can I control the pacing?: Yes — set slow/normal/fast playback, scrub the timeline, and tune when each message lands.

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