Free Auto-Multicam for Premiere Pro
Smoothy is a free, open-source multicam tool for Premiere Pro. It listens to your audio, detects who is speaking, and switches camera angles for you — in a new rough-cut sequence. No subscription, no watermark, nothing uploaded.
Supports Premiere Pro 25.x/26+ · Apple Silicon Mac · Windows x64 · View source
Manual multicam is hours of watching
Syncing angles is the easy part. The hard part is sitting through the entire recording so you can cut to the right camera every time someone starts talking. A 60-minute two-person podcast means an hour of real-time review and many cuts. Smoothy automates a first pass, then hands you the timeline to refine.
How auto-switch multicam works
Four steps from raw angles to a rough cut.
1. Map audio to cameras
In the desktop app, assign each speaker's audio track to its camera angle. Speaker A on Audio Track 1 → Angle 2, and so on.
2. Set your cut rules
Choose a minimum cut duration (2–3 seconds keeps quick exchanges from turning into a machine-gun edit) along with hold time and J-cut timing.
3. Run auto-switch
Smoothy analyzes the selected microphone tracks and creates a new camera-switching sequence from source media. Existing effects and titles are not copied.
4. Refine the rough cut
Review the new rough cut for overlap, reaction shots and timing. Results and processing time depend on the recordings and hardware.
Free vs paid vs doing it by hand
Same core job: cameras that follow the speaker.
| Smoothy (free) | Paid auto-multicam | Manual editing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $0 — free forever | Monthly subscription | Your time (hours per episode) |
| Open source | Yes (MIT, on GitHub) | No | — |
| Auto-switch by speaker | Yes | Yes | No |
| Runs locally (no upload) | Yes | Varies | Yes |
| Account required | No | Usually yes | No |
| Timeline integration | New sequence via CEP panel | Native | Manual |
| Watermarks | None | None | None |
Competitor features and pricing change over time — check their sites for current details.
Great for
- Podcasts with one microphone and one camera per host
- Interview and talking-head footage with 2–4 angles
- Streams and remote podcasts with separate local recordings per guest
- Editors who process multiple multicam episodes every week
Not for
- Footage where every mic is already mixed down to a single audio track
- Creators who want a fully finished edit with no human review
- Resolve users — the DaVinci bridge is coming soon, not shipped
Auto multicam FAQ
Is Smoothy really a free plugin for auto multicam in Premiere Pro?
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Yes. Auto-switch multicam is part of the free, open-source Smoothy desktop app. It is licensed MIT, costs $0, needs no account and has no watermark or trial limit. Studio, the optional cloud AI add-on, is separate and never required for multicam.
What kind of multicam workflow does Smoothy support?
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It uses separate microphone tracks mapped to enabled cameras to make a speaker-based rough cut. It creates a new sequence from source media, so existing effects and titles are not copied. Review a representative recording to judge whether that workflow fits your project.
How does automatic camera switching actually work?
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Smoothy analyzes the audio tracks in your sequence to detect which speaker is active over time. When the active speaker changes, it places a cut and switches to that speaker's camera angle. It works on clear single-speaker segments, which is the vast majority of podcast and interview content.
Do I need separate audio tracks?
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Yes. Each speaker needs their own audio track so Smoothy can tell them apart. Most podcast setups with individual microphones already meet this. If all speakers are mixed to one track, this tool does not have the separate microphone inputs it needs.
Does Smoothy upload my footage?
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No. Multicam analysis, silence removal, captions and compression all run locally on your computer. Only Studio's optional cloud AI sends audio or text, and only when you choose to use it.
Which versions of Premiere Pro are supported?
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Smoothy installs as an Adobe CEP extension and supports Premiere Pro 25.x and 26+ (including Premiere Pro 2026). DaVinci Resolve support is not shipped yet and is marked coming soon.
How do I set the minimum cut length?
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Set a minimum cut duration in the desktop app — a few seconds can be a useful starting point for conversational footage. It prevents the edit from cutting back and forth during fast back-and-forth exchanges while leaving the final editorial decisions to you.
What does the auto-switch get wrong?
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Cross-talk, where two speakers overlap, is resolved by volume and may need a tweak. Reaction shots and B-roll coverage are editorial choices, so you still decide those. The tool produces the rough cut; you refine the story.
Cut your next multicam episode in minutes
Free, open source, and it never uploads your footage.
Questions? Join the Discord or read the full multicam guide.