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 download my video for free?

Yes, always: as an MP4, a WebM, a GIF or a still image, at the size you set.

Can I add a voiceover?

Yes, recorded elsewhere: add the audio file and line it up on the timeline. There's no text-to-speech.

After Effects vs Wideo

After Effects and Wideo 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 Wideo at a glance

	After Effects	Wideo	smooth.video
Price	From US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, 7-day free trial	Free plan, then Basic at US$19 a month billed yearly, or US$59 monthly	Free, no paid plan
Account	Adobe account required	Required	Not needed

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

After Effects

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

Wideo

Download as a file: Paid plans only: MP4 and GIF
Watermark: Wideo branding on the free plan
Export resolution: Up to 1080p, on Pro
Video length on the cheapest plans: 1 minute free, 90 seconds on Basic
Interactive videos, text-to-speech: Yes

When Wideo fits better

You make marketing videos and presentations as a team, want interactive videos or an AI voice, generate videos from a spreadsheet through Zapier, or publish straight to YouTube or HubSpot.

Wideo 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 want a short animated video as a file you can put anywhere, today, in full HD or 4K, without a plan and without branding.

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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 download my video for free?: Yes, always: as an MP4, a WebM, a GIF or a still image, at the size you set.
Can I add a voiceover?: Yes, recorded elsewhere: add the audio file and line it up on the timeline. There's no text-to-speech.
Is there a watermark?: No, never.