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.
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 |
Rive 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
Add text, images, shapes or video, and animate them on the timeline.
- 3
Export an MP4, a GIF or a transparent WebM, free.
Start from a template
See all 164 templatesWhen 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.
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.