Instagram DM-style chat maker
Build a direct-message thread in an Instagram DM-style layout, with a creator-and-collaborator feel. Edit the sample and export it.
Try it: start from this sample
Loved your pottery reel. Want to do a joint one?
Yes please. I could film the glazing part.
I will bring the wheel and the playlist.
Deal. Thursday morning works for me.
What an Instagram DM-style thread is for
This look fits conversations about content: collaboration offers, feedback on a post, a brand reaching out, a friend replying to a story. It is on the Free plan, so a sample costs nothing to try.
The page uses the app name only to describe a layout. ChatsRat draws its own interface in a similar general style, and nothing here is connected to the company.
Write like a creator, not like an email
Direct messages between creators are friendly, a little rushed and full of specifics: a project name, a day of the week, a thing someone offers to bring. Open with a compliment tied to something concrete, then move to the ask within two bubbles.
If the chat will appear in a pitch deck or a marketing example, base it on feedback you really received and have permission to use, or write it fresh with invented names.
Settings that help here
In the editor, this style supports online status, read receipts, a typing indicator and reactions. Online status gives the contact a small active dot, which adds life to a still image. Reactions need a paid plan.
A dark colour scheme suits screenshots that sit on top of video or a dark slide. Choose light when the image goes into a document.
Common slips
Avoid hashtags in every line, brand slogans spoken as if by a person, and any real handle. Use first names only, and keep each message to one thought.
Tips
- Open with praise for something specific so the first bubble earns its place.
- Keep handles and usernames out; plain first names are enough.
- Turn on the online status when you want a lively contact at the top.
- Export in dark scheme when the image will sit over footage.
- Write one clear ask and one clear answer, then stop.
Questions
Is this look free to use?
Yes, the Instagram DM-style look is on the Free plan. Free exports are a PNG with a visible ChatsRat watermark, and daily limits apply.
Can I show a brand talking to an influencer?
You can for an illustration, with invented names. Do not use a real brand or person as if they wrote the lines, and label the image as simulated.
Does the page copy Instagram's design?
No. ChatsRat draws its own screen in a similar general style, uses no logo and has no affiliation with the app.
Can I add reactions to messages?
The look supports them. Reactions and replies come with paid plans, so the Free sample leaves them out.
Can I turn this into a video?
Yes, on the Creator plan, which exports video and animated GIF. The plans page lists the details.
Use it for simulated, labelled content. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app. App names on this page describe a style only.