A free Canva alternative for animation

Canva is made for designing a bit of everything, and it can animate a design too. smooth.video is made only for animation: every element sits on a keyframe timeline where you set its position, size, rotation, opacity and color at any moment, and the result exports as MP4, GIF or transparent WebM, with no account and no Pro plan.

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The Product drop template, playing live. Open it in the editor

smooth.video vs Canva

Price
smooth.videoFree, no paid plan
CanvaFree plan, with many templates and features in Canva Pro
Account
smooth.videoNot needed
CanvaRequired
Built for
smooth.videoAnimation only
CanvaEvery kind of design: social posts, slides, print, documents, video
Motion
smooth.videoKeyframes on a timeline: position, size, rotation, opacity, color
CanvaAnimation presets and timing per element
Transparent video
smooth.videoFree, as WebM
CanvaNot available
Where your files live
smooth.videoOn your computer
CanvaIn your Canva account
Library
smooth.videoA gallery of animation templates
CanvaA huge library of templates, photos and graphics

Canva as of September 2026. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.

When smooth.video fits better

The animation is the deliverable: a YouTube intro, a lower third, an animated stat, a Reel. You want exact control over timing, a transparent export to put over video, and no account.

When Canva fits better

You need a flyer, a presentation and a social post that all match, drawn from a huge library of templates, photos and brand assets, with animation as a finishing touch.

How it works

  1. Open smooth.video. No account, nothing to install.

  2. Bring in your images or start from an animation template, and set where each element is at each moment.

  3. Export an MP4, a GIF or a transparent WebM, free and without a watermark.

Start from a template

See all 203 templates

Open one, change the words, export. Every element stays editable.

Logo reveal

1080×1080

A name that pops into place

Bold statement

1080×1920

Three lines, one point

Count-up stat

1080×1080

A number that climbs

Lower third

1920×1080

Name and title, on cue

Quote card

1200×630

A line worth sharing

Product drop

1080×1350

An announcement that lands

Free, full stop
No plan, no trial, no credits, no export limit.
No account
Open the page and the editor is already there.
Nothing is uploaded
Your files are read and rendered by your own browser.
No watermark
Every export is clean, at any size, 4K included.

Questions

Can I bring my Canva designs in?

Yes, as images: download your design or its parts from Canva, add them to a smooth.video scene and animate them there.

Does smooth.video have templates?

Yes, a gallery of ready-made animations, from YouTube intros to sale banners. Each one opens in the editor with every element editable.

Is there a watermark?

No. Every export is free and clean, transparent WebM included.

Canva compared with other tools

Try it before you settle on Canva.

It opens in a tab, works without an account, and exports without a watermark.

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