What the ChatsRat watermark means
Two different marks may travel with your export, one you can see and one you cannot. This page explains each, why they exist and how they relate to the plans.
Two marks, two jobs
The visible watermark is a ChatsRat label drawn on the image. Exports from the Free plan carry it, and it tells anyone looking at the picture that it is a simulation.
The invisible forensic mark is different. Every export from every plan carries it, and you cannot see it. The verify page can read it to say that a file came from ChatsRat.
Why simulated content stays identifiable
Simulated chats look real on purpose, and that is useful for stories, teaching and design. It also means a picture can travel far from the page it came from. The marks exist so a file can still be recognised as a simulation after it has been reposted, and so the tool is harder to misuse for deception.
What paid plans change
Paid plans change the visible watermark, and the plans page lists how. Whatever the plan, the invisible mark stays. Check the plans page for current details before you rely on a particular export for client work.
If you remove the visible mark by cropping or covering it, the invisible one may still be readable, and the file is still a simulation.
Please do not try to defeat it
Circumventing the forensic mark is against the Acceptable Use policy. No mark is permanent, and ChatsRat does not promise that one cannot be damaged. A damaged mark does not turn a simulation into a real conversation, and it can put your account at risk.
The honest route is a clear label of your own, placed where viewers will see it, which keeps your account safe and your audience informed.
Tips
- Check the plans page to see how your plan treats the visible watermark.
- Add your own label under the image whatever the plan.
- Keep your original export file so you can verify it later.
- Do not crop out the watermark to make an image look genuine.
- Share the verify page link when someone asks if an image is yours.
Questions
Does every plan have a visible watermark?
Free exports carry one. For paid plans, the plans page lists how the visible watermark changes, so check it for the current rule.
Can I see the invisible mark?
No. It is hidden in the file. The verify page reads it and reports the look, export type, date and plan.
Can the marks be removed?
ChatsRat does not promise that they cannot be damaged by heavy editing or compression. Trying to defeat the forensic mark is against the Acceptable Use policy.
Why mark paid exports at all?
So that a simulated chat can be identified as one later, wherever the file ends up. It protects viewers and the people who make honest content.
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.
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