A FlipaClip alternative for your computer
FlipaClip is a frame-by-frame drawing app for phones and tablets: draw each frame with onion skin, stack layers, add sound, and export a video or a GIF. There's no official web or Windows version, and the free app has ads and a watermark. smooth.video isn't a drawing app and animates a different way: you place text, images, shapes and drawings, move them at points in time, and it makes the frames in between.
smooth.video vs FlipaClip
| smooth.video | FlipaClip | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no paid plan | Free with ads, FlipaClip Plus to remove them |
| Watermark | Never | On the free version |
| Account | Not needed | Not needed |
| Platform | A browser on your computer | iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook and Apple silicon Macs |
| How you animate | Keyframes: move an element at points in time, the frames between are made for you | Frame by frame: draw every frame, with onion skin |
| Drawing | A simple brush that makes an image | Brushes, layers and stylus support |
| Export size | Any size, 4K included | Up to 1920×1920 with Plus |
| Transparent export | WebM video, PNG and WebP | GIF and PNG sequence |
FlipaClip as of September 2026. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.
How it works
- 1
Open smooth.video on your computer. Nothing to install.
- 2
Draw a shape or import your artwork, and set where it starts and where it goes: smooth.video makes the frames in between.
- 3
Export an MP4, a GIF or a transparent WebM, without a watermark.
Start from a template
See all 164 templatesWhen smooth.video fits better
You're on a computer, and your animation is things that move rather than drawings that change: a title, a logo, a sticker, a photo, a character cut into pieces that slide and turn.
When FlipaClip fits better
You want to draw: a character that walks, a flipbook, a rotoscoped clip, frame after frame with a stylus and onion skin. smooth.video has no frame-by-frame drawing.
Questions
- Is there a FlipaClip for PC?
- FlipaClip is made for phones, tablets, Chromebooks and Apple silicon Macs, with no official web or Windows version. smooth.video runs in a recent browser, on Windows too.
- Can I draw in smooth.video?
- Yes, with a simple brush: the drawing becomes an image you can move, scale, rotate and fade. You can't draw a different picture on every frame.
- Is there a watermark?
- No, and there are no ads.