💬 Chat Message Simulator

A powerful React application for creating, customizing, and exporting high-quality chat conversation mockups.

🌐 Live Demo

Try it now at https://quead.github.io/

✨ Features

• 🎨 Multiple Layouts: Authentic recreations of popular messaging apps including WhatsApp, iMessage, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and Tinder.
• 🌓 Light & Dark Modes: Full support for light and dark themes across all layouts.
• ⚡ Live Preview: Real-time rendering of your conversation as you build it.
• 🖼️ High-Quality Export: Download your creations as PNG or JPEG images with custom scaling.
• 👥 Participant Management: Add multiple users with custom avatars and names.
• 📱 Responsive Design: Works seamlessly on desktop and mobile devices.
• 🖱️ Drag & Drop: Reorder messages easily (powered by dnd-kit).

📱 Supported Platforms

Platform	Light Mode	Dark Mode
WhatsApp	✅	✅
iMessage	✅	✅
Facebook Messenger	✅	✅
Snapchat	✅	✅
Tinder	✅	✅
Instagram	✅	✅

🛠️ Tech Stack

Built with modern web technologies for performance and developer experience:

• Framework: React 19
• Build Tool: Vite
• Language: TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• State Management: Zustand
• UI Components: Radix UI & Lucide React
• Export: html-to-image

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher recommended)
• npm, yarn, or pnpm

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/chat-message-simulator.git
   cd chat-message-simulator

2. Install dependencies

   npm install
   # or
   yarn install

3. Start the development server

   npm run dev
   # or
   yarn dev

4. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5173

📂 Project Structure

src/
├── components/
│   ├── chat/          # Chat visualization components
│   ├── editor/        # Editor interface components
│   ├── export/        # Export functionality
│   ├── layout/        # App layout and navigation
│   └── ui/            # Reusable UI components (Radix + Tailwind)
├── constants/         # Layout definitions and presets
├── layouts/           # Platform-specific layout wrappers
├── store/             # Global state (Zustand)
└── utils/             # Helper functions

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.