Rescroll

Free chat story video maker

Write your story as a text conversation and download it as a vertical 1080p MP4 that plays out at reading pace, typing dots and all. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

The basics

What is a chat story video?

A chat story video tells a short story entirely through a text conversation: the setup, the back and forth and the twist all arrive as messages. It's a common vertical format on TikTok, Reels and Shorts, often with music or a voiceover added in the editor.

This page opens on a thirteen-message story at 9:16, with Reading speed set a little slower than normal so every line can land. A thread holds up to 20 messages; once they no longer fit, older ones scroll up under the header the way a real chat does.

Write it the way people text: short messages, several in a row from the same person, an ellipsis on its own for a pause, and an emoji alone for a reaction. Consecutive messages from one person join into a run, which reads faster than one long bubble.

What you download

Price
Free. No sign-up, no email, no watermark.
Format
MP4 (H.264), no audio
Resolution
1080p: 1080×1920, 1920×1080, 1080×1080 or 1080×1350
Frame rate
30 or 60 fps
Conversation
2 to 5 people, up to 20 messages of 160 characters
Layouts
Bubbles (one-to-one or group) and Group chat (avatar, name and time per run)
Length
Set by the messages: each stays up in proportion to its length, at 0.5× to 2× reading speed, plus up to 5 seconds at the end
Colors
Six looks, a dark or light thread, your own bubble color and any background color
Where it runs
In your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How it works

How to make a chat story video.

Four steps, about a minute, and nothing to install.

  1. 1

    Add the people

    The first person is you; add the others by name, 2 to 5 people in all. Choose Bubbles for a one-to-one thread or Group chat for a channel with avatars and names.

  2. 2

    Write the conversation

    Add up to 20 messages of 160 characters and pick who sends each one. Emoji work. Set the chat name, the line under it and the time stamp.

  3. 3

    Set the pace and the look

    Reading speed runs from 0.5× to 2×, and typing dots can be on or off. Then pick one of six looks, a dark or light thread, and your own bubble color.

  4. 4

    Download the MP4

    Press Download. The video is rendered in your browser at 1080p and saved to your device. No account, no watermark.

More versions

Make a different one.

Each one opens its own maker with the settings filled in. Change anything, then download.

Text message video

A one-to-one text thread that types itself out: their bubbles on the left after the typing dots, yours on the right.

Group chat video

Three friends planning a weekend trip in a group chat: avatars, names and times, with who's typing shown above the message bar.

When a chat video isn’t enough

The free chat video is the starting point.

Here you get a chat on a background, played out at reading pace. In Rescroll you describe the graphic you actually want — “as I tell this story, show the texts popping up beside me, each one landing as I read it out” — and it's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the exact word you say. Not right yet? Ask for the change in the chat.

Free chat video

Rescroll

One chat design, in your colors

Any design you can describe, matched to your logo, fonts or a screenshot

A full-frame clip you cut into your edit

Built on your own video, placed around you

Messages paced by their length

Each message lands on the exact word you say

Change it with the settings here

Change anything by asking in the chat

Make it yours in RescrollSee AI motion graphics

Part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

Posts and chat. Two posts slide in, then the chat answers.
Before you post. Each setting changes as she names it.

Both built in Rescroll from a description.

Questions

Chat story video: your questions, answered.

How long can a chat story video be?

As long as 20 messages take to read. Each message stays up in proportion to its length, so the length follows your story, and the Reading speed slider runs from 0.5× to 2×. The maker shows the clip's length under the slider.

How do I make the story go slower?

Move Reading speed below Normal. At 0.5× each message stays up twice as long and the typing dots last twice as long. You can also give the last message more time with Rest at the end, up to 5 seconds.

Can I add music or a voiceover to a chat story?

Not in the maker: the MP4 is silent. Put it on your timeline in your editor and add the music or voiceover there. Because the timing comes from the text, read the messages aloud at the same pace and they'll line up.

What size is a chat story video for TikTok?

1080×1920, the 9:16 shape this page opens on. The same story can be downloaded at 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9 from the Format panel, and the chat card is laid out again for each shape.

Is the text message video maker free?

Yes. It's free to use and free to download, with no account, no email address and no watermark on the video. There's no limit on how many you make.

What format and resolution is the video?

An MP4 with H.264 video, at 1080p in the shape you choose: 1080×1920 (9:16) for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1920×1080 (16:9) for YouTube, 1080×1080 (1:1), or 1080×1350 (4:5) for the Instagram feed. You can export at 30 or 60 frames per second.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The chat video is drawn and encoded on your own device, using your browser's built-in video encoder. Nothing is sent to a server and there's no render queue.

Can I use the chat video in client work, ads or monetized videos?

Yes. The video you download is yours to use in personal and commercial projects, with no attribution needed.

Can I match my brand, add my logo or change the design?

Not in the free maker, which is deliberately simple. That's what Rescroll's AI motion graphics are for: describe the graphic you want in plain English, attach your logo, fonts or a screenshot of your style, and it's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the word you say. Ask for any change in the chat. It's part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

More free tools

Other graphics you can make here.

All free, all made in your browser, all without a watermark. See every free tool.

Subscribe button

A pointer presses Subscribe, the button turns to Subscribed and a bell rings beside it. Alone, or in a bar with your channel's name.

Follow button

A profile chip with your username and initials. A fingertip taps Follow and the button turns to Following with a tick. As a pill, or a card with a follower count.

Comment reply overlay

The “replying to a comment” sticker as a clip: a speech bubble with an avatar, a small line and the comment, which pops in and holds.

Notification animation

Three phone notifications stacking up one after another on glass cards, each with its own app tile, title and message.

Social post animation

A post card with an avatar, name, handle and text, then a heart that pops while the like count ticks up.

Incoming call

A call screen that rings for three seconds, then gets answered: the buttons change and a call timer starts.

Keep reading

Where to go next.

Text message video

Back to the text message video maker, with everything it can do.

AI motion graphics

Counters, charts, app screens and maps designed from a description, on your own video and timed to your words.

AI video editor

The whole edit from a sentence: silences and bad takes cut, captions, color, zooms and graphics.

Rescroll vs After Effects

When to keyframe a graphic yourself, and when to describe it instead.

Rescroll vs CapCut

Preset text animations against graphics designed for each moment. Often used together.

Your next video,
edited like the top 1%.

Drop it in. Say what should appear. Read the plan, press Build, and export the finished video — no After Effects, no editor, no template.

Make your first graphic

Part of Pro, Ultimate and Scale · Export is free · Failed builds are refunded