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.

There is no server doing the work: the editor and every export run in your browser, so one more user costs nothing to serve.

Can smooth.video export Lottie or .riv files?

No. It exports video (MP4 and WebM), GIF and images.

Can I put a smooth.video animation on a website?

Yes, as a video or a GIF. It plays the same way for everyone, without reacting to the cursor or to clicks.

Jitter vs Rive

Jitter and Rive 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.

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Jitter vs Rive at a glance

	Jitter	Rive	smooth.video
Price	Free plan, then paid plans per editor	Free plan, then Cadet at US$9 per seat a month billed yearly	Free, no paid plan
Account	Required	Required	Not needed

As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Jitter and Rive 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.video

Rive

Exports on the free plan: None
Output: .riv files for runtimes, plus video and images
Interactivity and state machines: Yes
Runtimes for apps, websites and games: Yes
Rigging, meshes, real-time collaboration: Yes

When Rive fits better

The animation lives in a product and reacts to people: a button that responds to hover, a character that follows the cursor, a loading state driven by your app's data. That takes a runtime, and smooth.video doesn't have one.

Rive vs smooth.video

When 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.

The animation ends up in a video, a post, an email or a slide, and plays the same way every time: a logo reveal, a product teaser, an animated stat, a GIF.

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Logo reveal

1080×1080

A name that pops into place

Lower third

1920×1080

Name and title, on cue

Bold statement

1080×1920

Three lines, one point

Product drop

1080×1350

An announcement that lands

Count-up stat

1080×1080

A number that climbs

Quote card

1200×630

A line worth sharing

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.
Can smooth.video export Lottie or .riv files?: No. It exports video (MP4 and WebM), GIF and images.
Can I put a smooth.video animation on a website?: Yes, as a video or a GIF. It plays the same way for everyone, without reacting to the cursor or to clicks.
Is there a watermark?: No, on any format.