Signal-style chat maker
Create a calm, private-messenger style chat for a privacy explainer, tutorial or story. Edit the sample and export it.
Try it: start from this sample
What a Signal-style look suggests
A Signal-style screen reads as a private, low-noise conversation. That makes it a good backdrop for explainers about secure messaging habits, for stories with a confiding moment, or for tutorials on how to set up disappearing messages. It needs the Standard plan.
ChatsRat draws its own interface in a similar general style and uses the name only to describe the layout. There is no affiliation with the app or its makers.
Keep claims about security out of the bubbles
A mock-up shows how a chat looks. It does not show that a chat is private or secure, and the image has no encryption of its own. Do not write lines that promise safety, and do not use the picture as a security recommendation.
A better use is human: a quiet question, a surprise being planned, a confidence between two friends. Those scenes fit the tone without making technical promises.
Switches for this look
In the editor, you can turn on read receipts, a typing indicator and reactions. Online status is not part of it, so the contact header stays plain. Reactions need a paid plan, which this look already requires.
Dark mode and the Android shape give the calm, minimal feel that suits the topic. If you also want a still image for a blog, export one PNG in each colour scheme and pick the clearer.
Avoid real details
No real phone numbers, no real verification codes and no screenshots of real chats. Invent every name, and keep the secret in the story harmless, like a birthday surprise rather than anything that hints at a real risk.
Tips
- Build the scene around trust: a surprise, a favour, a quiet question.
- Never write a bubble that claims a message is safe from everyone.
- Leave online status alone; this look does not offer it.
- Pick dark mode on Android for the quiet feel this style gives.
- Skip numbers and codes of any kind, even made-up ones that look real.
Questions
What plan does the Signal-style look need?
The Standard plan or above. Free accounts can open the Free looks, and the pricing page shows which features each plan adds.
Does a mock-up tell people a chat is secure?
No. It is only an image of a layout. Do not use it to suggest that a real conversation is private or protected.
Does the look copy the real app?
No. ChatsRat draws its own interface in a similar general style. It has no logos and no affiliation with the app.
Can I show a reaction?
Yes. The look supports reactions, and reactions and replies are part of the paid plans.
Is online status available?
No. Online status is not offered for this look, so the header shows only the contact name.
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.