Can I animate a chart from a spreadsheet?

No, you type the values in. smooth.video suits a handful of figures; for charts built from real data, Cavalry is the better fit.

Can I open Cavalry projects?

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

Do I need to install anything?

No. The editor and every export run in your browser.

A simpler, browser-based alternative to Cavalry

Cavalry is professional procedural motion design software: duplicators, behaviours, rigging, animation driven by spreadsheets, and scripting. Since Canva bought it in 2026 it's free for individuals, as a desktop app for Mac and Windows that signs in with a Canva account. smooth.video is much simpler: open a tab, put text, images and shapes on a timeline, and export, with no install and no account.

Open the editorFree, no signup, nothing to install

smooth.video vs Cavalry

	smooth.video	Cavalry
Price	Free	Free for individuals
Install	Nothing, runs in the browser	Desktop app for Mac and Windows
Account	Not needed	Canva account required
How you animate	Presets and keyframes on one timeline	Keyframes plus procedural tools: duplicators, falloffs, behaviours
Transparent video	WebM	WebM, ProRes 4444, plus APNG, GIF and WebP
Animation driven by spreadsheets	No	Yes
Rigging, dynamics, scripting	No	Yes
Lottie and SVG export	No	Yes

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

How it works

1
Open smooth.video in your browser. Nothing to install.
2
Start from a template or an empty canvas, and animate text, images and shapes on the timeline.
3
Export an MP4, a GIF or a transparent WebM.

Start from a template

See all 164 templates

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

When smooth.video fits better

You need an animated title, a logo reveal or a social post today, on any computer, including one where you can't install software, and you don't need procedural systems to get there.

When Cavalry fits better

You build complex motion design: hundreds of shapes driven by one rig, charts animated from a spreadsheet, dynamics, scripts, or Lottie and ProRes deliverables. smooth.video has none of that.

Questions

Can I animate a chart from a spreadsheet?: No, you type the values in. smooth.video suits a handful of figures; for charts built from real data, Cavalry is the better fit.
Can I open Cavalry projects?: No. smooth.video opens its own .smooth files and imports images, video, audio and layered PSD files.
Do I need to install anything?: No. The editor and every export run in your browser.