A free InVideo alternative for animation you make yourself

InVideo is an AI video generator with a timeline editor: describe a video and its agents write, voice and assemble it from stock footage and AI models, with team editing and handoff to Premiere Pro. Its free plan runs on a few weekly credits, and downloading without a watermark takes a paid plan. smooth.video uses no credits: you place and animate every element yourself, and export for free.

Open the editor

Free
No signup
No watermark

The Website hero template, playing live. Open it in the editor

smooth.video vs InVideo

	smooth.video	InVideo
Price	Free, no paid plan	Limited free credits, then Starter at US$20 a month
Account	Not needed	Required
Watermark	Never	On free plan downloads
How a video gets made	You animate each element on a keyframe timeline	AI agents generate it from a prompt, then you edit on a timeline
Credits	None, nothing is metered	AI generation uses credits
Where your files live	On your computer	In InVideo's cloud
Stock footage and AI models	No	Yes
Handoff to Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro	No	Yes

Price: smooth.videoFree, no paid plan; InVideoLimited free credits, then Starter at US$20 a month
Account: smooth.videoNot needed; InVideoRequired
Watermark: smooth.videoNever; InVideoOn free plan downloads
How a video gets made: smooth.videoYou animate each element on a keyframe timeline; InVideoAI agents generate it from a prompt, then you edit on a timeline
Credits: smooth.videoNone, nothing is metered; InVideoAI generation uses credits
Where your files live: smooth.videoOn your computer; InVideoIn InVideo's cloud
Stock footage and AI models: smooth.videoNo; InVideoYes
Handoff to Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro: smooth.videoNo; InVideoYes

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

When smooth.video fits better

You know what the animation should look like and want to build it exactly: a logo reveal, a title, an animated stat, a product badge, without spending credits or hoping a prompt gets it right.

When InVideo fits better

You want a whole video from a sentence: a script, a voiceover, stock clips and AI-generated shots assembled for you, then refined with a team. smooth.video doesn't generate anything on its own.

How it works

Open smooth.video. No account, no credits.
Start from a template or an empty canvas, and animate your text, images, shapes and video on the timeline.
Export an MP4, a GIF or a transparent WebM, 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 an AI help me in smooth.video?

Yes, from outside: the project format is published at smooth.video/llms.txt, so ChatGPT, Claude or another assistant can write an animation that you open and adjust in the editor.

Does smooth.video have stock footage?

No. Bring your own images, videos and music, or start from a template.

Is there a watermark?

No, never.

Try it before you settle on InVideo.

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