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Create realistic Messenger conversation animations

Frame & exportBezel · MP4 · 720p 30fps▾
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What happens when

12 steps
  1. 0:00–0:02#1 Chats screen: shown
  2. 0:02–0:02#2 Chat: opens (push)
  3. 0:02–0:04#3 Me: (no text) (read ✓✓)
  4. 0:04–0:06#4 Ivan Keller: Want to grab lunch on Friday? (typing 1.2s)
  5. 0:06–0:09#5 Me: Still at the office 😎 (typed in, read ✓✓)
  6. 0:09–0:11#6 Ivan Keller: Have you tried the new place downtown? (typing 1.2s)
  7. 0:11–0:13#7 Ivan Keller: Did it arrive? (typing 1.2s)
  8. 0:13–0:16#8 Me: Here are the photos (typed in, read ✓✓)
  9. 0:16–0:18#9 Me: (no text) (read ✓✓)
  10. 0:19–0:22#10 Video call: shown (fade)
  11. 0:22–0:24#11 Chat: conversation shown finished (fade)
  12. 0:24–0:26#12 Chats screen: shown (pop)

Fake Messenger Chat Video Maker

This template animates a Facebook Messenger conversation on an iPhone screen, starting from the chats list and opening into the thread. Inside the chat you get Messenger-style bubbles, photo grids, date lines, a sent check, and read marks that show the contact's small avatar once a message is seen. When the other person is writing, a three-dot typing bubble appears in the thread.

The clip does not have to stay in one chat. It can visit the People and Discover tabs, the new message, settings, and profile screens, an audio call that shows a connecting status before its timer starts, and a video call. Camera and story screens have a media area you fill with a chroma-key color or an uploaded still image, ready for compositing in a video editor.

Write everything yourself in the manual editor, which works without creating an account, or open Describe it, explain the exchange in a sentence, and let the AI draft the messages, names, statuses, and timing for you to fine-tune afterward in the editor. Describe it requires signing in with Google or GitHub.

How it works

  1. 1

    Set the contact and opening

    Enter the contact's name, status line, and avatar. Optionally show the opening block with a large avatar and a line such as "You're friends on Facebook" above the first messages.

  2. 2

    Write the thread

    Add messages from either side, swap text for up to four photos, add date lines and timestamps, and give your messages sent and read marks with their own delays.

  3. 3

    Plan the screen flow

    In Video flow, chain screens such as Chats, Chat, Audio call, or Story, choose a transition for each step, set hold times, and decide whether touch indicators appear.

  4. 4

    Style and export

    Choose light or dark, decide whether the keyboard slides up while you type, set the frame, and export the finished clip as MP4 or GIF.

Features

Conversation details

Photo grids, date separators, a sent check, read marks shown as the contact's mini avatar, and a three-dot typing bubble inside the thread.

On-screen keyboard

A keyboard slides up while your messages type into the input bar. Switch it off if you prefer the clip without it.

Chats list and stories strip

Edit chat rows with previews, times, unread counts, and pinned, muted, or online states. Story rings sit on the strip and turn gray once watched.

Whole-app screens

People and Discover tabs, new message, settings, profile, the chat actions sheet, the GIF picker, and a swipe action on a chat row.

Audio and video calls

An audio call that shows a connecting status and then a running timer, with an adjustable connect delay, plus a separate video call screen.

Chroma-key camera and story

The media area on the camera and story screens is a chroma-key color, green by default, or a still image you upload.

Themes and export

Light and dark themes, MP4 or GIF export at 720p or Full HD from 15 to 60 fps, with the iPhone bezel or a 1:1 crop.

What people make with it

  • Relatable chat skits

    Script a new-friend hello that turns into trip planning and ends on a video call, then post it as a vertical short with the full app flow on screen.

  • Green-screen edits

    Use the chroma-key camera or story screen as a window, then drop your own footage into it in the video editing app you already use.

  • Messaging explainers

    Show where a message request lands, how a scam message might read, or what the read avatar means, for tutorials aimed at less experienced users.

  • Social posts for brands and events

    Mock up a short conversation about an event or product for a social post, using fictional names and photos you have the rights to use.

Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make a fake Messenger chat video?

Open the Messenger template, set the contact's name, status, and avatar, and write messages for both sides. Add photos, date lines, and read marks, arrange screens in Video flow, then press Play to preview and export the clip as an MP4 video or GIF.

Can the video show a Messenger call?

Yes. Add the Audio call screen to the flow and it shows a connecting status before switching to a running timer; you set how many seconds it takes to connect. A Video call screen is also available, and both can lead back into the chat.

Can I put my own video inside the story or camera screen?

Not directly. The media area is either a chroma-key color, green by default, or a still image you upload. To show moving footage, export with the chroma key, remove that color in your video editor, and place your clip behind it.

Does it support group chats, reactions, or voice messages?

No. The template covers a one-to-one conversation with text, photos, typing, sent and read marks, and the app screens listed above. Group chats, reactions, stickers beyond the wave in the opening block, and voice notes are not included.

Is the Messenger chat video maker free?

You can start for free, and the manual editor does not ask you to create an account. For what each plan includes, see the pricing page, which always has the current details, before you commit to a larger series of videos.

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