How to verify whether a file was made with ChatsRat
Every ChatsRat export carries a mark that the verify page can read. This guide shows how to use it and, just as important, how to read a result without over-trusting it.
Check a file in four steps
Open the verify page at chatsrat.com/legal/verify. Choose a file or drag it onto the page. It accepts PNG, JPG, GIF and MP4 files up to 25 MB. Wait a moment while the file is read.
If the invisible mark is found, the page tells you that the file was created with ChatsRat and shows the look that was used, the export type, the date and the plan. The uploaded file is processed and then deleted, not stored.
What a positive result means
A match means the file carries a ChatsRat mark, so the conversation in it was a simulation made with this tool. That is useful when you meet a screenshot and want to know whether it was staged, or when you need to confirm that one of your own exports is the original.
What a result does not mean
Marks can be damaged. Compression, resizing, cropping, editing, or a screenshot of a screenshot may weaken or remove the invisible mark. So when nothing is found, it does not prove the file is genuine, and it does not prove it was not made with ChatsRat.
Treat the result as a courtesy that helps people spot simulations. It is not legal proof and should not be used as the only basis for a serious decision.
Where it matters, use the original file rather than a copy that has passed through a messaging app or a social network, since those services often recompress images and video.
Tips
- Verify the original download whenever you can, not a re-saved copy.
- Keep the file under 25 MB; trim long videos to the clip that matters.
- Write down the date and look the page reports if you need to refer to them later.
- Never decide that a chat is real only because nothing was found.
- Ask the sender for the original file if a screenshot looks suspicious.
Questions
Which files can I upload?
PNG, JPG, GIF and MP4 files, up to 25 MB each. Other formats are not read by the verify page.
What information does a result show?
When a mark is found, the page shows the look used, the export type, the date and the plan. It does not show the text of the conversation.
Is my file kept?
No. The file is processed to look for the mark and then deleted straight away. It is not stored, so nothing remains on the verify page afterwards.
Why did it find nothing in a file I know is from ChatsRat?
Compression, editing or a screenshot may have damaged the mark. The result is a courtesy, so a missing mark is not evidence either way.
Can I use a result as legal proof?
No. It is a courtesy to help identify simulated content. If you need formal evidence, speak to a lawyer.
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.