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Instagram story generator

Build a fake Instagram story template with photo, text, and chrome, then download a PNG. Local-first. No signup.

What is an Instagram story generator?

An Instagram story generator builds a fake Instagram story template—9:16 media, progress bar, username header, and reply chrome—and exports it as a picture. Use this free local-first mockup for drafts and jokes. It does not publish to Instagram and it is not a screenshot from a real account.

Instagram story generator features

A local fake Instagram story template.

  • 9:16 phone frame

    Progress bar, header, story media, and reply bar like a story screenshot.

  • Text styles

    Classic, Modern, and Strong overlays with adjustable color.

  • Close Friends & verified

    Optional green Close Friends label and blue verified badge.

  • PNG export

    Download or copy the story. No watermark.

How to make a fake Instagram story template

From a blank frame to a PNG.

  1. Start from a template or blank

    Use a quick preset for birthday, hard launch, or late-night thought, or fill every field yourself.

  2. Add media and chrome

    Upload a story photo or keep a gradient, set username, time, location, and badges.

  3. Export the picture

    Download a PNG or copy it for a joke, storyboard, or deck.

Tips for story mockups

Cleaner fake Instagram stories.
  • 01

    Keep text short

    One or two lines read more like a real story overlay.

  • 02

    Match full vs square

    Full cover looks like a photo story; square leaves the gradient visible around the image.

  • 03

    Use Close Friends sparingly

    The green label is a strong signal—only turn it on when the joke needs it.

  • 04

    Label it as a mockup

    If you publish the image, make it clear the story was composed, not taken from the app.

Great for

When an Instagram story generator helps.

  • Jokes and pranks

    Illustrate a bit with a story-style phone frame.

  • Campaign drafts

    Preview story copy and crop before you post for real.

  • Decks

    Show sample story creative without logging into an account.

Why use this Instagram story generator

Fast local story mockups.

  • Local-first

    Photos and text never leave the browser for this tool.

  • Free

    Unlimited templates with no signup and no watermark.

  • Instant preview

    Every field updates the phone frame immediately.

  • Sharp PNG

    Export at 2× so overlay text stays crisp.

Technical notes

How this story mockup is drawn.
Frame
A 320px-wide 9:16 phone story: status time, progress segments, header, media, reply bar.
Images
Avatar and story photo are read with FileReader as data URLs. No photo uses a gradient fill.
Export
html-to-image captures the frame as a 2× PNG.
Privacy
Client-side only—no network upload.

Sources & References

Instagram Stories background and local image capture.
  • “In August 2016, Instagram launched Instagram Stories, a feature that allows users to take photos, add effects and layers, and add them to their Instagram story. Images uploaded to a user's story expire after 24 hours.”
    — Wikipedia — Instagram

    Wikipedia — Instagram Stories: Background on the Stories format this mockup visually echoes. This page is not affiliated with Instagram or Meta. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram#Instagram_Stories

  • “Generates an image from a DOM node using HTML5 canvas and SVG.”
    — bubkoo/html-to-image

    html-to-image: Client-side capture used to download or copy the story frame as PNG. github.com/bubkoo/html-to-image

Frequently Asked Questions

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