TikTok DM-style chat maker
Create a TikTok DM-style thread built for short vertical videos and creator skits. Edit the sample and export it.
Try it: start from this sample
Built for short vertical video
A TikTok DM-style layout fits clips where the chat is the main character: a reveal, a funny misunderstanding, a three-line story. It needs the Standard plan, and the Creator plan adds video, the 9:16 aspect ratio and sound effects.
ChatsRat draws its own interface in a similar general style and borrows the app name only to describe the layout. It has no link to the company.
Structure a fifteen-second story
Treat the thread as three beats. First bubble: a hook that raises a question. Second: a reply that adds a twist or a detail. Third: a closing line that pays off. With four messages you can add a button, a short last line that lands the joke.
Write for the eye, not the ear, since many viewers watch muted. If you add voiceover on the Creator plan, read the lines in a natural order rather than reading every timestamp.
What the look supports
The editor lists online status, reactions and read receipts. There is no typing indicator for this look, so a video cannot show dots before a reply. Use animation controls for pacing instead, such as the slide-up style on the Creator plan.
Dark mode matches the feel of a short-video feed and keeps the bubbles readable over footage. Check the preview at phone size before you commit, since small text is the first thing to fail.
Keep it fiction
Clips that look like real private messages can mislead viewers. Add a Fictional scenario caption in the clip or the description, and never use real creators' names or screenshots of a real account.
Tips
- Plan three beats: hook, twist, payoff, and spend the fourth bubble on a button.
- Write text that reads well muted, because many people watch without sound.
- Use the 9:16 ratio on the Creator plan so the chat fills the frame.
- Rely on animation speed for pacing, since there is no typing indicator.
- Put a fictional-scenario caption in the first frame or the description.
Questions
What plan do I need for TikTok DM-style videos?
The look needs the Standard plan. Video, GIF and the 9:16 ratio come with the Creator plan. The plans page lists the details.
Does this look have a typing indicator?
No. The editor shows online status, reactions and read receipts for this look, but no typing indicator. If your video needs a pause before a reply, use a timestamp gap or a short beat in your voiceover or captions instead.
Can I post the result on the platform?
Yes, as fiction. Follow that platform's own terms, label the clip as a fictional or simulated conversation and use invented names.
Is it a copy of the real app?
No. ChatsRat draws its own screen in a similar general style, with no logos and no affiliation.
Can I add sound effects?
Yes, on the Creator plan, which includes typing and notification sounds as well as voiceover and captions.
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.