chatMatik

Write the chat. Shoot the scene.

N°10/ 10 · CatHead AI · in your browser

Free

chatMatik makes the phone screens your film needs: WhatsApp and Instagram chats on iPhone or Android, light or dark. Type or paste the conversation, set the timing, and export a still or a finished video, with the typing, the ticks and the sounds.

WriteType the conversation, or paste a script.
Pick the phoneApp, device, theme, language.
Time itWaits, typing, the keyboard.
Save itAs JPG, PNG or MP4.

Chat screens for film & TV

Your story’s texts, on screen.

For directors, editors and prop teams. Write the messages your characters send, pick the app and the phone, and get a still or a video you can drop straight into the edit. Try the phone next to this text: it is drawn live, it is not a video.

Use chatMatik · FreeOpens in your browser

FreeRuns in your browserYour chats are never uploadedEnglish · Türkçe

Live: chatMatik’s real drawing engine, not a video.

What it does

Everything a chat on screen needs.

Looks like the real apps

WhatsApp and Instagram, on iPhone and Android, in light and dark: eight looks, all drawn from scratch and modelled on the real screens, down to the status bar.

Every kind of message

Text, photos, voice messages, calls (video too), Instagram reels, dates and system notices. Replies and reactions as well.

It types. It ticks.

Set the wait before every message and how long “typing…” shows. The keyboard comes up, the message is typed and sent, the ticks follow. The video plays it exactly like that.

Group chats

Named members, each in their own colour and with their own photo. Voice and image messages work in groups too.

The phone is yours too

Set the clock, the battery, the signal bars and Wi-Fi, 5G, 4G or LTE. A character at 3% battery at midnight? One field.

Wi-Fi5G4GLTE iPhone

Android

Paste a script

Paste the dialogue as plain lines: > for you, < for the other person, and a few tags for dates, voice messages, photos and calls. chatMatik builds the whole conversation. Try it: edit the box.

Script > me · < them · [voice 0:12] [image] caption [call 10 sec] [date] Today [time 21:45]

A still, or a finished video

Export JPG or PNG (transparent too), or an MP4 up to 4K and 60 fps with the typing sounds and message tones in the audio track. Add a phone body and any background colour if you like.

JPGThe screen, or the whole chatUp to 3× the phone’s pixels; the full conversation in one tall image.

PNGWith a clear backgroundPhone body on transparent, ready to lay over footage.

MP4Typing, sounds, scrollingH.264 + AAC, 1080×1920 up to 4K, 30 or 60 fps.

Two languages

The editor speaks English and Turkish. The phone screen has its own language and keyboard language, set separately, so an English-speaking character can text on a Turkish phone.

The editor

EN TR

Every button and hint, in your language.

The phone

“online” or “çevrimiçi”, “Today” or “Bugün”, and the keyboard layout to match.

What you write stays with you

Everything is drawn in your browser. The messages, photos and videos you make are never uploaded. We only see that you signed in and opened the tool.

Your browser

Your messages
Your photos and sounds
Your exports

~~Our servers~~never get them

Made for sets, not for scams

chatMatik exists so films and series can show the chats their stories need. The screens are drawn from scratch; no app logos or artwork are used. It is not affiliated with WhatsApp, Meta or Instagram, and it must not be used to deceive real people or to fake real conversations.

FAQ

Questions.

Is chatMatik free?

Yes. It is free, runs in your browser and there is nothing to install.

Why do I have to sign in?

You sign in with Google once so we can see how many people use the tool. We store your email address and the time you opened it. The messages and images you create are never uploaded. Details are in the Privacy Policy.

Which browsers work?

Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox draw the screens and export JPG and PNG. MP4 export needs WebCodecs: Chrome, Edge or Safari 16.4 and later. A computer is recommended; very long videos can run into a phone’s memory limit.

Is my conversation saved?

It is saved automatically in your browser, on this device only. Use Backup (.json) to keep a copy or move it to another computer.

Does it work offline?

It needs a connection to open. After that everything is drawn on your device.

Can I use the results in my film?

The messages are yours, so the footage is yours. The names and looks of the apps belong to their owners: chatMatik is meant for fiction and props, and you should check clearance rules for your own production.