How to Use GTAW ChatTool
GTAW ChatTool turns a GTA World UCP or Assistant log into clean, editable chat that you can place directly onto a GTA screenshot.
1 · Paste your log
Open Chat Formatter and paste your GTAW UCP or Assistant log into the Import box.
If you're using a GTAW Assistant log, enter your character name so the tool can format your side of phone conversations correctly.
Press Load log.
2 · Pick who and what you want
Use Characters to choose who you want included. If there are lots of names, use the search box.
Only selects just that character. You can also use All, None, Select visible and Deselect visible.
You can filter in-person RP, phone calls, messages, OOC, system lines and use the time range to narrow down a scene.
3 · Clean up the Filtered Log
Your result appears in Filtered Log. This is editable, so delete unwanted lines, fix typos, shorten lines or condense the scene. The preview updates as you edit.
Changing a filter rebuilds the filtered text from your original log, so do your final manual edits after filtering.
4 · Add it to Screenshot Composer
Press Add to Screenshot Composer. Your edited chat is added to the Composer as a movable chat segment.
5 · Add your GTA screenshot
In Screenshot Composer, press Upload GTA screenshot and choose your image. Click and drag the chat block to position it.
6 · Choose your screenshot size
Fill / crop fills the whole canvas but may crop the edges.
Fit entire image keeps the whole screenshot visible but may leave unused space if its shape doesn't match the selected output size.
7 · Add more than one chat segment
To add another part of the conversation to the same screenshot, go back to Chat Formatter, filter/edit the next part and press Add to Screenshot Composer again.
It appears as another independent segment. Each segment can be moved separately.
8 · Adjust your chat
Each segment can have its own name, font size, chat width, background opacity, timestamps, visibility and position. You can also duplicate or delete segments.
9 · Export
When everything is positioned how you want it, press Export finished PNG.
The exported image uses the canvas size you selected, regardless of the size of the preview in your browser.
Autosave & New Project
Your current workspace is retained locally in your browser, so you can switch between Formatter and Composer without losing progress.
New Project clears the current workspace and starts fresh. History has been temporarily removed while its saving system is reworked.
Found a bug?
GTAW ChatTool is still in active development. If something is formatted incorrectly or doesn't work, contact Welsh on the GTA World Forums.
If possible, include a screenshot and a few lines from the original log that caused the problem.