A practical Snapchat mockup guide
Turn a photo into a Snapchat-style story.
Frame your photo, add a caption, and customize the profile and phone overlays. Create a still-image story for a concept, lesson, or creative project.
Choose a starting point
Choose Blank, Announcement, Day in my life, Countdown, Q&A, Promo, or Event. Each template provides editable fictional text and a background color palette. Countdown and Q&A are caption examples, not a running timer or an interactive question sticker.
New snap and template changes ask before replacing your current work. Undo template restores the previous snap during this visit. Templates replace the photo, caption, profile, and screen settings together.
This tool makes a Snapchat-style screenshot. It does not connect to Snapchat, publish a story, or send a chat. For a feed-post layout, try the Instagram Post Generator.
Frame your photo
In the Snap tab, choose Upload snap photo. PNG, JPG, WebP, and GIF files smaller than 20 MB are supported. Animated images become still images. Photos are processed in your browser with a maximum edge of 3,000 pixels; they are not uploaded to an application database.
The framing dialog opens after the photo is ready. Zoom from 100% to 300% and adjust horizontal and vertical position. The photo fills the entire story screen, so some edges of landscape or square images are cropped. A portrait photo usually needs less cropping.
Apply framing saves the composition. Cancel keeps the previous framing; after a new upload it keeps the new photo centered. Adjust photo framing reopens the controls, and Reset framing restores the centered, full-screen crop. Framing is non-destructive within the browser-processed image, so you can reposition it later.
Without a photo, choose Autumn, Midnight, Forest, Rose, Golden hour, or Charcoal. Removing the photo restores the selected gradient background. Top and bottom shading helps keep the profile and reply overlays readable on a bright photo.
Position the caption
Turn on Show caption bar, then enter up to 80 characters and six explicit lines. The input grows with your text. The preview wraps longer lines within a translucent black bar, and the text remains centered.
Choose Top, Middle, or Bottom. The caption stays between the profile and reply areas. Turn off Show caption bar to create a photo-only story; your caption text stays in the draft.
Click the caption in the live preview to focus its editor. Click the photo to locate upload and framing controls. Dashed editing outlines are guides only and are excluded from your downloaded PNG.
Customize the profile and phone
Edit Name and Time in the Snap tab. Time is a display label such as Just now, 2h, or Yesterday; it does not update automatically. Long profile labels are shortened visually to keep them inside the phone screen.
Open Settings to upload a profile picture, show a gold verification star, and toggle the colored story ring. Profile images are processed locally to a maximum edge of 400 pixels and displayed in a circular crop. Clicking the avatar in the preview opens these settings.
| Setting | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Phone layout | iPhone or Android status and navigation details |
| Show phone frame | Adds or removes the rounded dark device border |
| Phone bar and story progress | Shows or hides the top device status and progress line together |
| Device time | A manually entered time label |
| Battery | The displayed battery level, from 0 to 100% |
| Story progress | How much of the progress line is filled |
| Show reply bar | The camera icon and reply field at the bottom |
| Reply placeholder | The text inside that reply field |
These controls are visual details, not a working camera, real verification, or an interactive chat. The story keeps a fixed portrait shape; it does not grow like a conversation mockup.
Download your snap
Download PNG opens a dialog with settings on the left and the finished snap on the right on desktop. Preview and export use the same drawing logic, including your photo framing, caption, avatar, and enabled overlays.
| Resolution | PNG dimensions |
|---|---|
| Standard · 2× | 720 × 1,480 pixels |
| High · 3× | 1,080 × 2,220 pixels |
| Ultra · 4× | 1,440 × 2,960 pixels |
The default is High · 3×. Exports have no added watermark and exclude all editor controls. Higher resolution keeps text and drawn icons sharp, but cannot restore detail missing from a small or blurry uploaded photo. Emoji shapes may differ across operating systems.
Common questions
Is the Snapchat post generator free?
Yes. Edit and download your snap without an account or payment.
Can I create a Snapchat video or a working story?
No. The result is a static PNG image. The story progress, reply field, and camera icon are visual elements. There is no video, audio, publishing, or account integration.
Why is part of my photo cropped?
Photos fill the fixed portrait screen. Adjust photo framing lets you select the visible area without leaving empty edges. Use a portrait image and keep important subjects away from the profile and reply overlays.
Where is my draft saved?
Auto-save writes your photo, avatar, caption, framing, and settings to this browser's local storage when available. Save draft writes manually. Turning auto-save off stops automatic writes for the current visit; it does not remove a previously saved draft.
Large photos or browser restrictions can prevent saving. If you see Draft in memory, download your PNG before leaving. Clear this website's browser storage to remove saved drafts. Drafts do not sync between devices, and we cannot retrieve them remotely.
Are my photos uploaded?
Image processing, preview rendering, and PNG generation happen locally in your browser. The site uses hosting and analytics services as explained in our privacy policy.
Is this an official Snapchat tool?
No. Fake Generator is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Snap Inc. Use fictional identities or photos you have permission to use, label mockups when sharing them, and follow our responsible use policy.