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Mockups are for creative, educational and parody use. Don't use them to deceive.
Build realistic WhatsApp and iMessage chats, Instagram posts, tweets and push notifications for creative work, then export them as PNG.
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Mockups are for creative, educational and parody use. Don't use them to deceive.
WhatsApp, iMessage/SMS, Instagram post, X post and an iOS-style lock screen with stacked notifications.
Every keystroke updates a true-to-scale 390×844 phone. Reorder messages, flip sides, switch dark mode instantly.
Avatars, photos and text never leave your browser. Your drafts are saved locally so you can pick up where you left off.
Exports at real 2x screenshot resolution. Pro adds 3x, transparent backgrounds and a message-by-message ZIP sequence.
Realism comes from small details, not from the bubbles themselves. Keep timestamps consistent: replies arrive a minute or two apart, and a late-night chat should not show "9:41" everywhere. Use read receipts logically: in WhatsApp the last sent message is often only "delivered" (grey ticks) while earlier ones are "read" (blue). Write the way people actually type: short lines, lowercase, the occasional typo, an emoji, a message split in two. Match the status line to the moment ("typing…" for an unanswered question, "online" for a live exchange). Choose a wallpaper and theme that fit the person: dark mode with a plain wallpaper reads as a developer, the default doodle as everyone else. For Instagram and X, keep counts plausible for the account size and let the caption include a hashtag or two. Finally, export with the phone frame when the image will sit inside a design, and without it when it should pass as a native screenshot.
Marketers, social media managers, UX designers, video editors, teachers, writers and anyone who needs a believable chat or post graphic quickly. Everything runs in the browser, so it works on a locked-down work laptop as well as on a phone, and there is no account to create.
Social Mockup Lab is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to WhatsApp, Meta, Instagram, Apple, iMessage or X. Those names and interface designs belong to their owners and are reproduced here only to let you create recognisable mockups. Mockups are for creative, educational and parody use. Don't use them to deceive, defame, harass or impersonate real people or organisations; depending on where you live that can be a crime, and it is against our terms.
Yes. All five mockup types, the live editor, dark mode, the phone frame and 1x PNG export are free with no sign-up. Free exports include a small watermark badge. Pro is a one-time upgrade that removes the watermark and adds 2x/3x exports, transparent PNGs, message-by-message sequence ZIPs and unlimited saved mockups.
The mockups follow the real layouts closely: status bar, header, bubble shapes, read receipts, action icons and tab bars are drawn at the exact phone resolution (390×844 points, exported at 2x = 780×1688 px). They are mockups, not captures from the real apps, so tiny differences in icons and fonts are normal.
No. The editor, the preview and the PNG export all run inside your browser. Avatars and post images are resized locally and kept in your browser's storage so you find your work again on the next visit. Nothing is sent to a server.
Yes, with Social Mockup Lab Pro. It is a one-time purchase that removes the watermark, unlocks 2x and 3x resolution, transparent background PNGs, the sequence ZIP export and unlimited saved mockups. Pro is activated with a license key on the devices you own.
Creating a mockup for ads, storytelling, UX demos, memes, parody or screenwriting previews is fine. Using it to deceive, defame, harass or impersonate a real person or brand is not, and may be illegal where you live. Social Mockup Lab is not affiliated with Meta, Apple or X; their names and interfaces belong to them.
Free exports are PNGs at 780×1688 px without the phone frame or 836×1744 px with the bezel, which matches a real 2x phone screenshot. Pro adds 2x (1560×3376) and 3x (2340×5064) exports for print and large displays, plus transparent-background PNGs for compositing in other tools.
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