Editable examples · PNG export
Text Story Maker for fiction told in messages
Some stories are best told one message at a time: a wrong number that turns into a meet-cute, a cabin weekend that gets spooky, two old friends finding each other again. Cast your characters, write the exchange and export the scene as an image for your fanfic, webcomic, book post or creative writing class.
WhatsApp, iMessage & Instagram: free PNG with watermark. Other exports require Pro. Updated .
Details
Tell the story in the chat itself
Cast your characters
Every name in the quick script becomes a character. Give each one a profile photo and decide whose point of view the story takes by choosing who is “Me”.
Pace it with timestamps
Open a message to set its time. A gap of three hours between “Who's there?” and the answer does more work than a paragraph of narration.
One scene per image
The PNG captures what is visible on the phone screen. Export a scene, change or continue the messages, and export again to build a story beat by beat.
Choose the app that fits the cast
Teenagers on Snapchat, a family on WhatsApp, a guild on Discord: switching the platform redraws the same conversation, so you can try a few before deciding.
Templates
Story openings to continue
Fictional conversations with a hook. Open one and keep writing, or expand the script to read how it starts.
Meet-cutes, mysteries and reunions
Each template sets up a situation in a handful of messages. Rename the characters to make it yours.
Cabin weekend
WhatsApp · Free PNG with watermark
6 messages · group chat · light mode
Use this template› Show the script
Maya: Who left the porch light on? Leo: Not me, I'm still down at the lake Me: I'm in the kitchen making cocoa Maya: Then who is knocking on the back door 😳 Leo: …it's me, I forgot my key 🔑 Maya: LEO
Wrong number
iMessage · Free PNG with watermark
5 messages · one-to-one · dark mode
Use this template› Show the script
Unknown: Is this the pizza place? I'd like a large margherita Me: This is a phone, not a pizza place 🍕 Unknown: Oh no. Sorry! Wrong number Me: For the record, margherita is the right choice Unknown: Okay, now I have to ask your name
Old friend reconnects
Messenger · Pro PNG export
5 messages · one-to-one · light mode
Use this template› Show the script
Priya: Is this the same Sam from Mrs. Lee's art class?? 😄 Me: Priya!! It's been 15 years Priya: I just moved back to town Me: Coffee this weekend? I want to hear everything Priya: Saturday, 10am, the place by the river?
Secret gift plan
Signal · Pro PNG export
5 messages · group chat · dark mode
Use this template› Show the script
Ben: Maya's birthday is in 2 weeks Me: She keeps talking about that pottery class Lou: Let's all chip in for it Ben: Booking it tonight Me: Not a word to her 🤫
How to
How to make a text story
- 01
Pick an opening
Choose Use this template below, or start empty in the editor and pick the app your characters would use.
- 02
Name your characters
Open People to rename everyone, add photos and set who is “Me”. Three or more people turn the chat into a group.
- 03
Write the scene
Type message by message or paste the whole exchange as a quick script, one “Name: message” per line.
- 04
Export each beat
Select Export and PNG. WhatsApp, iMessage and Instagram scenes export free with a watermark; Pro adds every other app and vertical 1080×1920 images.
See pricing and export options for the Free and Pro plans.
FAQ
Questions about text stories
Yes. Export the current scene, then edit or add messages and export again. Each PNG shows what fits on the phone screen, so one image per beat keeps every message readable.
It is made for that kind of fiction: invented characters, a recognizable chat app and messages you write yourself. Use original or clearly fictional names and label the images as a story.
Not yet. MockupChat exports static PNG images today. Animated video is on the Pro roadmap and not available.
No. The editor and public templates work without signing in and your draft is saved in this browser. A Pro account adds saved projects you can come back to from any device.
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