Jitter vs Adobe Animate
Jitter and Adobe Animate 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.
Jitter vs Adobe Animate at a glance
| Jitter | Adobe Animate | smooth.video | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan, then paid plans per editor | US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, 7-day free trial | Free, no paid plan |
| Account | Required | Adobe account required | Not needed |
As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Jitter and Adobe Animate before you decide.
Jitter
- Watermark
- On free plan exports
- Export resolution
- 720p on the free plan, 1080p on Pro, 4K on Max
- Transparent video
- Max plan and above
- Files
- 3 workspace files on the free plan, unlimited drafts
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
- Figma import
- Yes
- Lottie export
- Yes
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.
Jitter vs smooth.videoAdobe Animate
- Install
- Desktop app for Windows and macOS
- Development
- Maintenance mode: fixes, no new features
- How you animate
- Frame-by-frame drawing, tweens, bone rigging
- Interactive output
- HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, SVG, sprite sheets
- Photoshop files
- PSD and Illustrator layers imported
When Adobe Animate fits better
You draw frame by frame, rig characters with bones, or deliver interactive HTML5 Canvas content, games or sprite sheets. smooth.video does none of that.
Adobe Animate vs smooth.videoWhen 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.
You used Animate for banners, animated logos or social posts, you'd rather not pay for a tool that no longer gets new features, and your animation is made of text, images and shapes that move rather than drawings.
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- 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.
- Is Adobe Animate discontinued?
- No. Adobe announced its end in February 2026 and reversed the decision the next day: Animate stays available, with security and bug fixes but no new features.
- Can I open .fla files?
- No. Export your artwork from Animate as PNG images, then animate them in smooth.video.
- Can I make HTML5 banner ads?
- Not as HTML5: smooth.video exports video, GIF and images. Where an ad slot takes a GIF or an MP4, a banner made here works.