Text Message Bubbles documentation
Product pageUpdated 28 May 2026
Overview
Text Message Bubbles is a free DaVinci Resolve template for creating animated iMessage style conversations in seconds, with accurate iMessage fonts and colors, customizable send and receive animations, full color management with gradient controls, and a quality slider. Animations automatically snap to the first frame of your composition, and their speed can be customized by modifying keyframes in the Spline tab. It is fully compatible with both the Free and Studio versions of DaVinci Resolve. Direct image support inside bubbles is not included, but you can enlarge a bubble with empty lines or spaces and manually merge an image over it with a tracker. Developed by sh4rk.
Key facts
- DaVinci Resolve
- DaVinci Resolve 19.0 to 21.1. Works on free and Studio.
- Pricing
- Text Message Bubbles is free. You may use it for personal and commercial projects; redistributing or reselling the template file itself is prohibited.
- How you get it
- You can download it from your library at sh4rkk.com/library after logging in with the email tied to your order. If you prefer not to log in, a download page appears right after checkout where you enter the email you used and download the product instantly.
- Updates
- Updates are free. To update, simply download the latest version again and reinstall it.
- License
- There is no license key and no online activation. The product is just files you install, so there is no machine limit and nothing that can deactivate.
- Performance
- Text Message Bubbles plays back in real time.
- Support
- Support runs on the Paradise Community Discord, or by email at support@sh4rkk.com. Replies land within 1 to 28 hours, and Discord is near instant when sh4rk is online.
Installation
Preparation
- 1Download and extract the 'Text Message Bubbles' package.
- 2Open DaVinci Resolve.
- 3Create a new timeline and switch to the Fusion page.
Automatic install
- 1Open your extracted folder and drag and drop the installer.lua file into the nodes area.
- 2Click OK on the license and the installations.
- 3To verify, open the Fusion page and press Shift + Space to search for 'Message'.
Manual install
- 1From the extracted folder, open the Macros folder.
- 2Copy all the files from inside that folder.
- 3Open DaVinci Resolve's Macros folder.
- 4Create a new folder named 'sh4rk'.
- 5Inside the sh4rk folder, create a new folder named 'Text Message Bubbles'.
- 6Inside that folder, paste the content you copied.
- 7To verify, open the Fusion page and press Shift + Space to search for 'Message'.
Notes
If something goes wrong
If it does not show up after installing, double check the installation method and try the manual installation steps. If it still does not appear, message me on Discord or email me.