Can I use a smooth.video animation in CapCut?

Yes. Export an MP4 and import it into your CapCut project like any other clip.

Can I edit my footage in smooth.video?

Only lightly: add a video file to the scene and put text, shapes and images on top. For cutting and arranging footage, a video editor is the better tool.

Do I need to sign in?

No. Your projects stay in your browser, and you can save any of them as a .smooth file.

Can smooth.video open or export Lottie files?

Neither. It imports images, video, audio and layered PSD files, and exports video, GIF and images.

Can I use photos and video in my animation?

Yes. Add images, video clips and audio to the scene next to your text and shapes.

Do I need an account?

No. Your projects stay in your browser, and you can save any of them as a .smooth file.

CapCut vs LottieFiles

CapCut and LottieFiles 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

CapCut vs LottieFiles at a glance

	CapCut	LottieFiles	smooth.video
Price	Free version, with CapCut Pro for premium features	Free plan, then paid plans billed yearly	Free, no paid plan

As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of CapCut and LottieFiles before you decide.

CapCut

Account: Sign-up asked for in the online editor
Export resolution: Up to 1080p free, 4K and 60 fps with Pro
Premium templates, effects and fonts: Pro needed to export them
Built for: Editing videos: cuts, transitions, filters, effects
Phone and desktop apps: Yes
AI tools, music and sticker library: Yes

When CapCut fits better

You're editing footage: cutting clips, adding transitions, filters, trending sounds and effects, on your phone as much as on a computer. smooth.video isn't a video editor, and it has no app.

CapCut vs smooth.video

LottieFiles

Output: Lottie and dotLottie, plus MP4, WebM, MOV and GIF
Where your files live: In your LottieFiles workspace
Video and audio in the scene: No
Interactive state machines: Yes
Lottie players for apps and websites: Yes
After Effects and Figma plugins: Yes

When LottieFiles fits better

The animation ships inside an app or a website and should stay tiny, sharp at any size, recolourable with themes, or interactive. That's what Lottie is for, and smooth.video doesn't export it.

LottieFiles vs smooth.video

When smooth.video fits better

You need the graphics, not the edit: an animated title, a stat, a logo reveal or a lower third, in 4K or on a transparent background, and you'd rather not unlock Pro for a font or a template.

The animation goes in a video, a social post, an email or a presentation rather than in an app: a logo reveal, a Reel, an animated banner, a lower third. You want a video file, maybe with photos or footage in it.

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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 use a smooth.video animation in CapCut?: Yes. Export an MP4 and import it into your CapCut project like any other clip.
Can I edit my footage in smooth.video?: Only lightly: add a video file to the scene and put text, shapes and images on top. For cutting and arranging footage, a video editor is the better tool.
Do I need to sign in?: No. Your projects stay in your browser, and you can save any of them as a .smooth file.
Can smooth.video open or export Lottie files?: Neither. It imports images, video, audio and layered PSD files, and exports video, GIF and images.
Can I use photos and video in my animation?: Yes. Add images, video clips and audio to the scene next to your text and shapes.
Do I need an account?: No. Your projects stay in your browser, and you can save any of them as a .smooth file.