Instagram Story Generator — Fake Story Mockup Maker

What is an Instagram story generator?

An Instagram story generator draws a 9:16 story frame as an image: your photo behind it, the profile row and progress bar on top, and the stickers a real story carries — a poll, a question box, a location or a mention. You can build several frames and export each one. Nothing is posted to Instagram.

A story mockup is the one social format that is hardest to screenshot usefully, because a real story is gone in a day. Teachers and trainers use one to put a story on a slide and keep it there; designers use one to show how a campaign reads in the format most people actually see it in; anyone planning a story can lay out the sequence first and see whether the text fits above the reply bar before shooting anything.

Features of the Instagram story generator

Full 9:16 frame with the profile row, progress bar and reply bar in the right places.
Stickers that matter: poll, question box, countdown, location and mention.
Several frames, so a sequence can be laid out and exported one by one.
Music and link rows, the two details that date a story mockup fastest if they are missing.
Your own photo behind it, cropped to the frame, never leaving the browser as you work.
HD 1080 × 1920 download, the exact size the platform uses.

How to make an Instagram story

The Instagram story generator builds a fake story mockup — the full-screen 9:16 frame with its whole overlay — in your browser. No install, no account.

Add the picture. A photo filling Instagram's 9:16 story frame. Yours is resized in the browser to fit it.
Set the account. Username, avatar and the time since posting, in the header above the progress bars.
Set the frames. The segmented bar across the top shows how many frames the story has and which one you are on — the detail that says "story" rather than "post".
Add stickers. Polls, questions, music, location, mention, countdown and the rest, placed where you want them.
Add text. In Instagram's own story fonts, over the photo.
Download. Tick the responsible-use box, choose 2×, 3× or 4×, and take a PNG or a PDF.

How to use the Instagram story generator for schools

A real story is gone in a day, which makes it the hardest format to teach with and the most useful one to be able to keep.

What disappearing changes. Put a story on a slide and leave it there — then discuss how differently people post when they think nothing is kept.
Polls and pressure. Build a poll sticker with a loaded question and ask what the format does to an honest answer.
Online safety. A location sticker on a story is the clearest way to show how much a casual post gives away.
Online classes. Export at 1080 × 1920 and the frame fills a phone exactly, which is where students will see it.

Label it as a mockup wherever it goes beyond the classroom.

Story design tips

What makes a story mockup read as a story.

Get the progress bar right. It is the one thing that separates a story from a post. Five segments with the second one filled says more than any caption.
One sticker, maybe two. A poll or a question, not both plus music plus a countdown. Real stories are not that crowded.
Keep the text in the middle third. The header sits over the top and the reply bar over the bottom, so anything important there gets covered.
Vertical, always. 9:16. A landscape photo letterboxed into the frame loses it immediately.
Casual beats composed. Stories are the least polished thing on Instagram. A studio photograph reads as an advert.
Export at 3× or 4×. Full-screen images show compression first, and a story is all image.

Every image carries a hidden origin mark the verification tool reads from the original file.

Instagram story examples

What an Instagram story mockup is used for.

Marketing and campaign pitches. A proposed story in context — with the poll, the swipe, the music — before anything is shot.
Media-literacy teaching. Stories disappear in a day, which makes them the hardest format to bring into a classroom and the easiest place for an unchecked claim to sit.
Advertising-disclosure lessons. A paid story with and without its label.
App and web design. A placeholder story inside a mockup, at the resolution a slide needs.
Creator planning. Trying a layout, sticker and text placement before posting for real.
Fiction and film. On-screen content for a production.

Related: the Instagram post generator and the Instagram DM generator. All three share one editor, so a post, its story and the conversation around it stay consistent.

FAQ

Is the Instagram story generator free?

Yes, with no sign-up. Every feature, including HD downloads, works as a guest.

Can I add poll and question stickers?

Yes, along with music, location, mention and countdown stickers, placed where you want them.

Can I show several frames?

Yes. The segmented progress bar sets how many frames the story has and which one is showing.

Can I use my own photo?

Yes. It is resized in your browser to the 9:16 story shape; your original file is not what reaches us.

What size is the export?

9:16 at 2×, 3× or 4×, as PNG or PDF. 4× is sharp enough for print and large screens.

Is my story uploaded anywhere?

You edit it in your browser and nothing is sent while you work. Downloading sends the finished image to us once, to be signed, and we keep a record of it. Nothing is ever posted to Instagram. See the privacy policy.

Can I publish these images?

For teaching, training, design and clearly-labelled parody, yes. Never to deceive or impersonate — see responsible use.

Disclaimer

Stories made here were never published to Instagram. A real story disappears, which makes a mockup impossible for anyone else to verify after the fact, so label it clearly. Zeoob is an independent education tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by any platform it imitates. Use the images for teaching, training, design, documentation and clearly labelled parody — never to deceive or impersonate. Every download carries a hidden origin mark that the verification tool reads back, and responsible use sets out where the line sits.

Instagram Story Generator: Create Fake Story Mockups Online