Does smooth.video generate subtitles?

No. You can type captions as text elements and time them on the timeline, but nothing is transcribed automatically.

How long are my projects kept?

They stay in your browser until you clear its data. Save any of them as a .smooth file to keep a copy or open it on another computer.

A free alternative to Kapwing

Kapwing is an online video editor for teams: AI subtitles, translation and dubbing, a stock library, brand kits and real-time collaboration. On its free plan, exports are 720p with a watermark, 4 minutes per video, and projects are deleted after 3 days. smooth.video focuses on animation and is free outright: no watermark, any resolution, and projects that stay in your browser.

Open the editorFree, no signup, nothing to install

smooth.video vs Kapwing

	smooth.video	Kapwing
Price	Free, no paid plan	Free plan, then Pro from US$16 a month billed yearly
Account	Not needed	Required to save a project
Watermark	Never	On free plan exports
Export resolution	Any size, 4K included	720p on the free plan, 1080p and 4K on Pro
Projects	Kept in your browser, and as .smooth files	Deleted after 3 days on the free plan
Where your files live	On your computer	In Kapwing's cloud
AI subtitles, translation, dubbing	No	Yes
Real-time collaboration	No	Yes

Kapwing 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 an empty canvas, and animate text, images, shapes and video on the timeline.
3
Export an MP4, a GIF or a transparent WebM, at any size and without a watermark.

Start from a template

See all 164 templates

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

When smooth.video fits better

You're making the animated pieces of a video, like titles, lower thirds, logo stings or animated stats, want them at full quality without a watermark, and don't need a team workspace.

When Kapwing fits better

You edit talking videos and need subtitles, translations or dubbing in many languages, or several people edit and comment in the same project. smooth.video has no subtitle generator and no shared workspace.

Questions

Does smooth.video generate subtitles?: No. You can type captions as text elements and time them on the timeline, but nothing is transcribed automatically.
How long are my projects kept?: They stay in your browser until you clear its data. Save any of them as a .smooth file to keep a copy or open it on another computer.
Is there a watermark?: No, never.