# JacquesLucke/animation_nodes

Node based visual scripting system designed for motion graphics in Blender.

Repository: https://github.com/JacquesLucke/animation_nodes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/animation_nodes
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: blender, python, animation-nodes
Last push: 2026-07-07T08:05:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4358, "days_push": 57, "days_rel": 585, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2377, forks 351 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:42.072789+00:00)

## What it is
Animation Nodes is a node-based visual scripting system designed for motion graphics in Blender. It lets artists create procedural animations through a visual node graph instead of writing code.

## Use cases
- create procedural motion graphics animations in Blender
- animate text and logos with node-based effects
- build data-driven animations without scripting
- generate dynamic particle and object animations
- automate repetitive animation tasks in Blender
- create audio-reactive visualizations

## When to choose
- you need procedural or data-driven animation in Blender
- you want visual node-based scripting instead of Python code
- you produce motion graphics like kinetic typography or infographics

## When to avoid
- you need animation tools outside of Blender
- you only need simple keyframe animation that Blender handles natively
- you need a general-purpose game or video editing tool

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: animation, graphics, plugin-system
- domain: graphics, media
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: blender-addon, motion-graphics, node-based, visual-scripting, procedural-animation, game-development, automation, blender

## Member repositories
- JacquesLucke/animation_nodes (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.072789+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:34:55.165001+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JacquesLucke/animation_nodes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.072789+00:00, sha 41e5e1503785)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.