Premation vs Jitter
Jitter is a browser-based motion design tool aimed at designers who want animated social posts, UI mockups and short videos quickly, with templates, presets and team collaboration.
Across the 9 areas below, Jitter is ahead on 2, the two are level on 0, and Premation is ahead on 7. The 2 are listed first: a comparison you can trust is one that says where it loses.
Pick Jitter if
- You want something that works in a browser tab with nothing to install, and your team edits together.
- Most of what you make starts from a template and needs to be done in minutes, not shaped keyframe by keyframe.
- You are coming from Figma rather than from After Effects and want that kind of interface.
Pick Premation if
- You want depth: a full graph editor, expressions, text animators with selectors, a real effect stack, 3D, rigging.
- You edit footage as well as graphics: source monitor, razor, transitions, captions, motion tracking.
- You want to work offline, own the files, and pay nothing.
Feature by feature
- Getting started
- JitterBrowser, templates, presets, a Figma-like feel
- PremationDesktop install, Start-screen templates, an interactive tour, After Effects' shortcuts
- Jitter
- Jitter's first ten minutes are easier. Premation's depth is the trade.
- Collaboration
- JitterShared team workspace in the browser
- PremationLocal files; optional cloud sync of projects, no live multi-user editing
- Jitter
- Keyframes and easing
- JitterKeyframes with easing presets and curves
- PremationPer-keyframe interpolation, value and speed graph editor, modifier stacks, expressions
- Premation
- Text
- JitterText animation presets
- PremationFull text animator model with range and wiggly selectors, per-character 3D, captions from audio
- Premation
- Effects and compositing
- JitterA limited effect set
- Premation183 effects, all 38 blend modes, mattes, adjustment layers
- Premation
- 3D and rigging
- JitterNot available
- PremationClassic 3D with cameras and lights; bones, IK and puppet rigging
- Premation
- Video editing
- JitterVideo layers, not an editing loop
- PremationSource monitor, in/out points, razor, slip, slide, transitions, motion tracking
- Premation
- Export
- JitterMP4, GIF, Lottie and similar
- Premation18 formats including alpha, ProRes, HDR, EXR, Lottie, SVG and editorial hand-offs
- Premation
- Price and licence
- JitterFree tier with watermark or limits; paid plans
- PremationFree, open source, no account
- Premation
The Premation column is checked against the editor’s source at v0.7.0. The Jitter column describes the product as its own site and documentation presented it on 2026-09-06; if something there has changed, tell us and this page changes.