A Rive alternative for animations you export as video

Rive builds interactive animations that run inside apps, websites and games: state machines, data binding, skeletal rigging and open-source runtimes for most platforms. Its free plan lets you design but not export: runtime files, video and images all start on a paid plan. If what you need is a video file rather than an interactive one, smooth.video makes it and exports MP4, GIF or transparent WebM, free and with no account.

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smooth.video vs Rive

	smooth.video	Rive
Price	Free, no paid plan	Free plan, then Cadet at US$9 per seat a month billed yearly
Exports on the free plan	All of them: MP4, WebM, GIF, PNG, JPG, WebP	None
Account	Not needed	Required
Output	Video and image files	.riv files for runtimes, plus video and images
Interactivity and state machines	No	Yes
Runtimes for apps, websites and games	No	Yes
Rigging, meshes, real-time collaboration	No	Yes

Price: smooth.videoFree, no paid plan; RiveFree plan, then Cadet at US$9 per seat a month billed yearly
Exports on the free plan: smooth.videoAll of them: MP4, WebM, GIF, PNG, JPG, WebP; RiveNone
Account: smooth.videoNot needed; RiveRequired
Output: smooth.videoVideo and image files; Rive.riv files for runtimes, plus video and images
Interactivity and state machines: smooth.videoNo; RiveYes
Runtimes for apps, websites and games: smooth.videoNo; RiveYes
Rigging, meshes, real-time collaboration: smooth.videoNo; RiveYes

Rive as of September 2026. Plans change, so check theirs before you decide.

When smooth.video fits better

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.

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.

How it works

Open smooth.video. No account, nothing to install.
Add text, images, shapes or video, and animate them on the timeline.
Export an MP4, a GIF or a transparent WebM, free.

Start from a template

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Open one, change the words, export. Every element stays editable.

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

Free, full stop: No plan, no trial, no credits, no export limit.
No account: Open the page and the editor is already there.
Nothing is uploaded: Your files are read and rendered by your own browser.
No watermark: Every export is clean, at any size, 4K included.

Questions

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.

Try it before you settle on Rive.

It opens in a tab, works without an account, and exports without a watermark.