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 smooth.video export SCORM?

No. It exports video files, which you can upload anywhere a video is accepted.

Does it have characters or avatars?

No. It animates text, images, video, shapes and drawings.

Is there a free trial?

There's no need for one: everything is free, with no time limit and no watermark.

After Effects vs Vyond

After Effects and Vyond 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.

Open the editorFree, no signup, nothing to install

After Effects vs Vyond at a glance

	After Effects	Vyond	smooth.video
Price	From US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, 7-day free trial	From US$58 a month billed yearly, or US$99 billed monthly	Free, no paid plan
Account	Adobe account required	Required	Not needed
Transparent video	Yes	GIF and WebM, on paid plans	Free, as WebM

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

After Effects

Install: Desktop app
How you animate: Keyframes, graph editor, effects and expressions across compositions
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

Vyond

Free option: A trial, with watermarked exports
Export resolution: Up to 1080p
Characters with lip sync, AI avatars: Yes
SCORM export: Yes

When Vyond fits better

You make training or internal videos with characters that talk, need AI avatars, publish to a learning platform as SCORM, or share brand controls across a company. smooth.video has none of those.

Vyond 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 need motion graphics, not characters: a title, a stat, a lower third, a logo reveal or an overlay for a video you're already making, and a yearly contract doesn't make sense for it.

Open the editor

Start from a template

See all 172 templates

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 smooth.video export SCORM?: No. It exports video files, which you can upload anywhere a video is accepted.
Does it have characters or avatars?: No. It animates text, images, video, shapes and drawings.
Is there a free trial?: There's no need for one: everything is free, with no time limit and no watermark.