Chatimator

Changelog

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August 26, 2026

Chatimator Pro

  • Chatimator Pro is here: $5.99/month (via PayPal) for unlimited exports at 1080p 60fps with no watermark, every device frame (iPhone 15/16 Pro & Pro Max, iPhone 13/14, Pixel 8/9, Galaxy S24), lock-screen notification videos, 200 AI scripts per day and priority support.
  • New free plan: sign in with Google and get 1 export per month (720p, small watermark), 10 AI scripts per month and the iPhone SE frame, on iMessage, WhatsApp and Instagram DM.
  • The editor stays free to try without an account — write chats and preview the full animation; a free account is now needed to export.
  • Rendering still happens entirely in your browser on every plan — your conversations never touch a server.

August 17, 2026

Lock-screen notifications

  • New Lock screen style: an iOS lock screen with padlock, date, big clock, flashlight/camera buttons — and notification cards that drop in one by one with the alert tone.
  • Per-card app (phone, messages, chat, DM, bank, mail, custom with your own icon), sender avatar with app badge, title, body and free-text relative time — any language.
  • Custom wallpaper and date line; the stack scrolls up as it outgrows the screen.
  • AI script generator writes whole notification stacks from a one-line premise.
  • Render API: `platform: "notifications"` with `message.notification` and `lockScreen` — see docs/render-api.md.

July 19, 2026

AI writes the script

  • AI script generation: describe the story in a sentence and get a complete conversation — named cast, short punchy bubbles, dramatic pauses, reactions and a punchline or cliffhanger ending.
  • Works for 1:1 and group chats; group scripts get 3–4 participants with distinct voices.
  • Your platform, style and colors are kept — the script drops into whatever look you've set up, and every message stays editable.
  • Free with a daily limit; free accounts get a higher one. Only the topic you type is sent to generate the script — your chats still never leave the browser.

July 18, 2026

Realism week: keyboards, sounds & voice notes

  • On-screen keyboard typing: iOS and Android keyboards type outgoing messages live, with human rhythm (~8 chars/sec, natural variation), punctuation pauses and hesitations.
  • Typos & corrections: realistic adjacent-key mistakes that get noticed, backspaced and fixed — deterministic per message, so exports are reproducible.
  • Emoji behave like a phone: a pause to open the emoji panel, then the emoji lands whole in one tap.
  • Voice notes redesigned per platform: WhatsApp's avatar + mic badge + waveform + progress dot; slim rows for iMessage and Instagram.
  • Licensed real recordings as default message sounds, with custom sound upload for exact tones; per-keystroke keyboard clicks in exports.

July 17, 2026

iOS/Android switch, groups, media & per-message control

  • Device switch: WhatsApp and Instagram render with iOS or Android chrome — status bar, back arrow and fonts follow.
  • Group chats: unlimited members with names, avatars and colors; platform-correct sender labels; group headers with stacked avatars.
  • Photo, video and voice messages; emoji reactions; quoted replies; per-message timestamps with inheritance and strict validation.
  • Inline message cards mirroring the chat, with time and Wait chips — plus a redesigned, simpler editor.
  • Fully responsive: tabbed mobile editor with touch-friendly controls.

July 16, 2026

Chatimator launches

  • Animated fake chat videos free: 1080p 60fps MP4 export with no watermark, rendered entirely in the browser via WebCodecs.
  • Pixel-faithful iMessage, WhatsApp and Instagram DM skins in dark and light.
  • Typing indicators, spring bubble animations, auto-scroll and message sounds.
  • 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 formats with customizable backdrops; PNG screenshot export; templates and autosave.