Can I use a Renderforest template in smooth.video?

No, but smooth.video has its own gallery of intros, logo reveals and titles, and every element in them can be changed.

Is my video rendered on a server?

No. The export runs in your browser, so there's no queue and nothing to upload. A long 4K video takes a while on a slower computer.

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.

Renderforest vs Rive

Renderforest 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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Renderforest vs Rive at a glance

	Renderforest	Rive	smooth.video
Price	Free plan, then paid plans with monthly credits	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 Renderforest and Rive before you decide.

Renderforest

Watermark: On free plan exports
Export resolution: 720p on the free and Lite plans, 1080p on Pro, 4K on Business
How you edit: Template scenes, some with fixed, pre-rendered animation
Where your files live: In your Renderforest account
AI video, text-to-speech, stock footage: Yes
Logos and websites: Yes, in the same account

When Renderforest fits better

You want a finished video from very little input: an AI-generated clip, a voiceover read by text-to-speech, stock footage, or a logo and a website made in the same place. smooth.video has none of those.

Renderforest 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 want an intro, a logo sting or an animated title in full HD or 4K without buying a plan, and you'd like to change how things move, not only the text inside a scene.

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 use a Renderforest template in smooth.video?: No, but smooth.video has its own gallery of intros, logo reveals and titles, and every element in them can be changed.
Is my video rendered on a server?: No. The export runs in your browser, so there's no queue and nothing to upload. A long 4K video takes a while on a slower computer.
Is there a watermark?: No, never, at any resolution.
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.