An Instagram inbox says a lot at a glance: who sent a reel, who is typing, whose story ring is still unseen and which chats are waiting with unread messages.
The Fake Instagram Chat List Generator by FakeDetail builds that screen for you: a realistic Instagram chat list with your own profiles, messages, notes and times, ready to download as an image or a video.
No design software and no coding. Choose what each chat shows, watch the Preview change as you type, and download the result.
It runs in your browser, on any device.
A chat list looks simple, but the small details make it convincing: the story rings, the verified badges, the blue dots of unread chats, the muted and pinned icons and the time of the last message.
This Instagram chat list maker lets you set each of them yourself, chat by chat, and arrange the list in the order you want.
Every chat in the list, the notes row above it, and the phone screen around it.
Start with the person or group the chat belongs to:
Choose what the chat's second line says, the way Instagram writes it:
Mark the chat as seen or unseen. An unseen chat shows in bold with a blue dot, and a count turns its text into "2 new message" or "4+ new message".
Write the time the way Instagram shows it: now, 5m, 1h, 1d or 1w.
Small marks make a list feel real:
Rename the account at the top, share your own note, change your picture and add friends' notes with a song, a singer or a short text. Drag the notes to change their order.
The chat list is only part of the picture. Display Settings control the phone screen around it, and you can keep your favourite combination as a Saved Preset.
Switch between the Android and the iPhone look of the Instagram chat list, in light mode or dark mode.
Set the status bar at the top of the screen, or hide it:
The bottom bar can be hidden too, or show the red dot of unread chats on its messages icon.
Top Bar Settings: the account name at the top, your note and your picture.
Notes: add a friend's note to the row above the chats.
Every chat in the Preview can be edited, deleted or dragged to a new place. Save the list with "Save This Chat" to come back to it later, and start another one with "New Chat".
Saved chat lists and saved presets stay in your browser.
Download the screen as an HD image in the format and quality you choose, or as a full-screen image of the whole list.
Screen Recording turns the list into a short video: the chats arrive one by one at the top of the list, as they do in the app.
Anyone who needs an Instagram inbox mockup without building one from scratch.
Content Creators : Build Instagram-style visuals for reels, thumbnails, skits, stories and posts.
Meme Makers : Set up the inbox a joke needs, from a wall of unread chats to a celebrity in your DMs.
UI/UX Designers : Sketch chat-list concepts quickly before a full design.
App Designers & Developers : Show how a messaging feature could look on a real screen.
Educators and Trainers : Explain online safety, messaging habits or app features with a clear example.
Marketing Teams : Add context to campaigns, presentations and product stories.
It takes only a few steps:
Choose Your Layout
Pick Android or iPhone in Display Settings, and set the status bar, the footer and dark mode.
Create the Profile
Add a profile picture and a username, and choose the story ring.
Set the Chat Options
Pin, mute, group, active or verified: switch on what the chat should show.
Write the Message
Choose the message type and status, write the text and add the time, such as 5m or 2d.
Build the List
Send as many chats as you need, then edit, delete or drag them in the Preview, and add notes above them.
Save, Download or Record
Save the list for later, download it as an image or record it as a video.
Yes. Drag the chats into any order, mark a chat as active to show the green dot, and write the time of the last message, from "now" to weeks ago.
Yes. Switch Dark Mode on or off in Display Settings, on the Android and on the iPhone layout.
The generator is made for jokes, memes, mockups, stories and presentations, where it helps to show an idea. It is not associated with Instagram or Meta in any way.
The images it makes are not real Instagram screens and should not be presented as proof of a real conversation.
This tool is not intended for creating fake evidence, scams, impersonation, harassment or deceptive content.
Set up the chats, pick the layout and export the screen when it looks right. For a single conversation, try the Fake Instagram Chat Generator.
Start creating your chat list today.
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