A free alternative to Jitter
Jitter is a polished motion design tool made for teams, with real-time collaboration, Figma import and Lottie export. If you work on your own and just need an animation exported, with no account and no paid plan, smooth.video covers the essentials for free: text, images, video and shapes on a keyframe timeline, exported as MP4, GIF or WebM.
smooth.video vs Jitter
| smooth.video | Jitter | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no paid plan | Free plan, then paid plans per editor |
| Account | Not needed | Required |
| Watermark | Never | On free plan exports |
| Export resolution | Any size, 4K included | 720p on the free plan, 1080p on Pro, 4K on Max |
| Transparent video | Free, as WebM | Max plan and above |
| Files | As many as you like, kept in your browser | 3 workspace files on the free plan, unlimited drafts |
| Real-time collaboration | No | Yes |
| Figma import | No, PSD import instead | Yes |
| Lottie export | No | Yes |
Jitter as of September 2026. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.
How it works
- 1
Open smooth.video. No account, nothing to install.
- 2
Start from a template or from scratch, and move things at points in time: smooth.video animates everything in between.
- 3
Export an MP4, a GIF or a transparent WebM, at any size, without a watermark.
Start from a template
See all 164 templatesWhen smooth.video fits better
You need a logo reveal, an animated post, a lower third or a YouTube intro, you want it today, and you'd rather not sign up for another tool or pay to remove a watermark.
When Jitter fits better
You design in Figma and want your frames brought straight in, several people work in the same file, or you ship Lottie animations in an app or a website. smooth.video does none of those.
Questions
- Can I import Jitter or Figma files?
- No. smooth.video imports images, video, audio and layered Photoshop files.
- Can an AI assistant make the animation for me?
- Yes. A smooth.video project is a plain JSON scene, and its whole format is published at smooth.video/llms.txt. Point ChatGPT, Claude or another assistant at it, describe your animation, and open the file it gives you in the editor.
- How can it be free?
- There is no server doing the work: the editor and every export run in your browser, so one more user costs nothing to serve.