How to Make an iMessage Screenshot

To make an iMessage screenshot, open the iMessage Generator, type the conversation line by line, and set who said what — blue bubbles for you, gray (or green) for them. Set the contact name, the time, and a Delivered or Read label, then export at true iPhone resolution. It all happens in the browser, around a conversation you write.

Write the conversation

The core of a Messages screen is the back-and-forth. Add each message and mark it as sent or received: your messages sit on the right in blue, theirs on the left in gray. If the thread is with someone on Android, set your side to green instead — that is the detail that makes it read as a real cross-platform chat. Blue versus green explains when each is correct.

Set the header and time

The top of the screen names the contact and the status bar shows the time. Fill in the name the way it would actually appear — a saved contact, or a bare phone number for someone not in your contacts — and set the clock. Small mismatches here are what make a screenshot look off; the generator keeps them editable so you can get them right.

Add the status labels

Under the last message, iOS shows a small label — Delivered or Read — and a typing indicator can sit at the bottom while the other person replies. These are the touches that sell the moment. What each label means, and when none appears, is covered in Delivered vs Read.

Light or dark, then export

Choose light or dark to match where the screenshot will live, then export at the device's real resolution so it stays sharp at full size. The exact pixel dimensions per model are in iPhone screenshot sizes for every model. As always, build at the target size rather than scaling a small image up.

How do you make an iMessage conversation screenshot?

Add each message and mark it sent or received, name the contact, set the time, add a Delivered or Read label, pick light or dark, and export at real resolution — all in the iMessage generator, with no design tool and no real phone required.