Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 13, 2019
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	SMSI
Entity Registrant Name	SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000948708
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,067,956