> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.crealix.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fake Text Messages > Voiced chat dramas in Messages, WhatsApp, Instagram or X DM style — with message sounds, time skips and photo evidence. Fake Text Messages animates a chat conversation message by message. Every person has their own voice, each bubble pops in with a send or receive sound, and the chat sits over gameplay or any background you choose. **Best for:** texting-story channels — scams gone wrong, cheating reveals, wrong-number chats, parents vs kids, and anything with a punchline in the last message. ## Step by step **1. Pick the chat app** ![Chat app cards: Messages, WhatsApp, Instagram and X DMs](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/PT9vAPiU_A6ksr_K/images/app/v2/fmt-text-apps.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PT9vAPiU_A6ksr_K\&q=85\&s=91849be3daab9300d2b50a1950445ada) ① Chat app **Messages**, **WhatsApp**, **Instagram** or **X DMs** — the bubbles, colours and header match the real app. Then choose a **Light** or **Dark** theme. **2. Style the chat card** ![Chat card settings with layout, corner radius, opacity, header name and message sounds](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/PT9vAPiU_A6ksr_K/images/app/v2/fmt-text-card.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PT9vAPiU_A6ksr_K\&q=85\&s=1ea925d0d918b3a7c9dab5c9a5f80f97) ① Card grows / Card scrolls · ② Corner radius and opacity · ③ Chat header name · ④ Message sounds * **As messages arrive** (①) — **Card grows** (the card grows with each message, then clears and starts again) or **Card scrolls** (the card keeps one size and the conversation scrolls inside it). * **Corner radius** and **Card opacity** (②) — lower the opacity to let the gameplay show through the card. * **Chat header name** (③) — the name at the top of the chat, for example *Mom 💐*. Leave it empty to show the first person on the left, following their nickname changes. * **Message sounds** (④) — a send or receive sound on every bubble, with a volume slider and a preview of both sounds. A silent chat feels broken, so it's on by default. **3. Write the conversation — or let AI do it** ![Write it with AI panel with idea field, length chips and the With photos switch](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/PT9vAPiU_A6ksr_K/images/app/v2/fmt-text-convo.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PT9vAPiU_A6ksr_K\&q=85\&s=19ccfb74176a347c0de5da062bfa40fe) ① Describe an idea / Paste a conversation · ② The idea · ③ Length · ④ With photos · ⑤ Write the conversation **Write it with AI** has two modes (①): * **Describe an idea** — who is texting, what goes wrong and how it ends. Starters help: *A plumber warns a customer her pipe will burst…*, *A cleaner is accused of stealing a watch…*, *A scammer sends money “by accident”…* * **Paste a conversation** — paste a chat you already wrote. Your wording is kept and **one line becomes one bubble**, exactly as you wrote it. Direct a line with tags like `[angry]`, `[sfx: boom]` or `[voice: Adam]`. Pick the **length** (③, from 30 seconds to 20 minutes), turn on **With photos** (④) if you want the AI to drop “photo evidence” into the chat at the turning point, and click **Write the conversation** (⑤). Writing the script is free; with photos on, the button shows how many photos and the most they can cost — you only pay for the photos you get. **4. Cast who's texting** ![Who's texting with two people, their voices and base voice, and the add message buttons](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/PT9vAPiU_A6ksr_K/images/app/v2/fmt-text-people.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PT9vAPiU_A6ksr_K\&q=85\&s=a1c182f78af4e85e9b3834c25c965119) ① Shuffle voices / Add person · ② Name and side · ③ Voice · ④ Base voice · ⑤ Add message, time skip or nickname change * Every person has a **name** and a **side** (②): **THEM** (bubbles on the left) or **YOU** (bubbles on the right). * Each person keeps their own **voice** (③) for every message they send. **Shuffle voices** (①) recasts everyone at once; **Add person** creates group chats. * **Base voice** (④) sets the delivery: *Texting*, *Unhinged*, *Deadpan* or *Warm*. **Fine-tune** adjusts it further. Save your usual cast under **Chat people** in [My Brand](https://docs.crealix.ai/workspace/my-brand.md). **5. Edit the conversation by hand** Below the people, the **Conversation** list shows every message (up to 24,000 characters, with a running length estimate). Use the buttons (⑤ above): * **Add message** — choose who sends it and type the text. * **Add time skip** — a divider like *2 hours later…* that jumps past the boring part. * **Add nickname change** — rename a contact mid-chat (*Mike* → *Liar 🤥*), a classic reveal moment. **Photo evidence** in the chat is generated by AI from a short description — open a photo to view it, describe it differently to reshoot it, or remove it. **6. Background and music** Pick background gameplay (or upload your own) and music, then **Create video**. ## Writing a chat that works * **The first message is the hook.** *"Why is your location at my sister's house?"* beats *"Hey"*. * **Short bubbles, fast rhythm.** Real people send three short messages, not one long paragraph. * **Use time skips** to jump past boring parts and build tension. * **Save the reveal** — a photo, a nickname change or a final one-word reply — for the end. ## Cost You pay for the **narration** only — plus any AI photos if you turned on **With photos**. Writing the conversation with AI is free. Rendering is charged when you export (or free in your browser). ## Editing The editor has a chat panel to edit messages, people, voices, time skips and the theme after generation. ![Editing a fake text conversation](https://mintcdn.com/crealix/yfyzg4PMuJkMTD23/images/app/editor-fake-text.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=yfyzg4PMuJkMTD23\&q=85\&s=1d2c564f053cb90db48c996c4323b733) ## Tutorial [Fake Text Messages tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/embed/eY5j9bZgEDY) ## Examples [A fake text story from one sentence](https://www.youtube.com/embed/YV8uwHp7zEc) [Texting story over ASMR](https://www.youtube.com/embed/dPbISxKYJAw) This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.