Can I make a video with a transparent background?

Yes. Set the scene's background to Transparent and export a WebM: the transparency is kept in the file.

Can smooth.video add subtitles automatically?

No. Type your captions as text elements and place them on the timeline.

A free alternative to VEED

VEED is an online video editor with an AI studio: automatic subtitles, translation into more than 50 languages, dubbing, text-to-speech and a screen recorder. Its free plan exports at 720p with a watermark, and its exports are never transparent. smooth.video is a free animation tool: text, images and shapes on a keyframe timeline, exported in 4K or on a transparent background, with no account.

Open the editorFree, no signup, nothing to install

smooth.video vs VEED

	smooth.video	VEED
Price	Free, no paid plan	Free plan, then Creator from US$12 a month billed yearly
Account	Not needed	Required to export
Watermark	Never	On free plan exports
Export resolution	Any size, 4K included	720p free, 1080p on Creator, 4K on Pro
Transparent video	Free, as WebM	Not available
Motion	Keyframes on a timeline, plus entrances and exits	Enter and exit animation presets
Automatic subtitles, translation, dubbing	No	Yes
Screen and webcam recorder	No	Yes

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

How it works

1
Open smooth.video. No account to create.
2
Pick a template or an empty scene, set the background to Transparent if it goes over footage, and animate your text and images.
3
Export a transparent WebM or an MP4, in any size up to 4K.

Start from a template

See all 29 templates

Subscribe button

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One tap, subscribed

Bold captions

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A few words at a time

Social handle

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Your @ in the corner

Progress bar

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A chapter, and how far along

Countdown

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3, 2, 1, go

Live badge

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LIVE, a viewer count, a title

When smooth.video fits better

You need an overlay, a title or a lower third with a transparent background, or a short animation in 4K, and you'd rather not pay for a plan to get it without a watermark.

When VEED fits better

You make talking videos that need subtitles, translations or an AI voice, or you record your screen and webcam and edit in the same place. smooth.video does none of that.

Questions

Can I make a video with a transparent background?: Yes. Set the scene's background to Transparent and export a WebM: the transparency is kept in the file.
Can smooth.video add subtitles automatically?: No. Type your captions as text elements and place them on the timeline.
Is there a watermark?: No, at any resolution.