Can I open After Effects or Premiere Pro projects?

No. smooth.video opens its own .smooth projects, and imports images, video, audio and layered PSD files.

Can I use the exports in Premiere Pro or After Effects?

Yes, as regular video files. MP4 imports everywhere; for transparency, export a WebM and check that your version reads it.

Yes. It runs in your browser with no server doing the work, so there's no subscription and no watermark.

Can I post the video to Instagram or TikTok?

Yes. Export a 1080×1920 MP4, send it to your phone and post it like any other video.

Can I change the timing of a template?

Yes, all of it: drag any element along the timeline, change its entrance, or move it at any point in time.

After Effects vs Mojo

After Effects and Mojo side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.

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After Effects vs Mojo at a glance

	After Effects	Mojo	smooth.video
Price	From US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, 7-day free trial	Free version, Pro at US$17.99 a month or US$69.99 a year on iOS	Free, no paid plan
How you animate	Keyframes, graph editor, effects and expressions across compositions	Animated templates you fill in	Presets and keyframes on one timeline

As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of After Effects and Mojo before you decide.

After Effects

Install: Desktop app
Account: Adobe account required
Transparent video: Yes
3D, visual effects, tracking: Yes
Plugins and scripting: Yes

When After Effects fits better

You need 3D, particles, motion tracking, rotoscoping, compositing over footage, expressions or plugins, or you hand project files to a studio that works in After Effects. smooth.video does none of that.

After Effects vs smooth.video

Mojo

Watermark: On the free version
Templates: Pro templates need a subscription
Where you make it: iOS and Android apps
Sizes: Story, portrait, square and landscape
Auto captions, trending audio, AI video: Yes

When Mojo fits better

You make Stories and Reels on your phone in a few taps, with trending audio, auto captions and a large template library at hand. smooth.video has no mobile app.

Mojo vs smooth.video

When smooth.video fits better

You need a title, a lower third, a logo sting or an animated stat for this week's video, you don't open After Effects every day, and a monthly subscription for a few seconds of animation doesn't add up.

You work on a computer, want the motion to be your own rather than a template's, or need the same animation in several sizes, for free and without a watermark.

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Logo reveal

1080×1080

A name that pops into place

Lower third

1920×1080

Name and title, on cue

Bold statement

1080×1920

Three lines, one point

Product drop

1080×1350

An announcement that lands

Count-up stat

1080×1080

A number that climbs

Quote card

1200×630

A line worth sharing

Questions

Can I open After Effects or Premiere Pro projects?: No. smooth.video opens its own .smooth projects, and imports images, video, audio and layered PSD files.
Can I use the exports in Premiere Pro or After Effects?: Yes, as regular video files. MP4 imports everywhere; for transparency, export a WebM and check that your version reads it.
Is it really free?: Yes. It runs in your browser with no server doing the work, so there's no subscription and no watermark.
Can I post the video to Instagram or TikTok?: Yes. Export a 1080×1920 MP4, send it to your phone and post it like any other video.
Can I change the timing of a template?: Yes, all of it: drag any element along the timeline, change its entrance, or move it at any point in time.
Is there a watermark?: No, and no template is locked.