3b1b/manim
Animation engine for explanatory math videos observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
78/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 28.5
- age_days: 4182
- days_rel: 628
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
92083 stars · 7587 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Manim (ManimGL) is a Python animation engine for creating precise programmatic animations, originally built by the author of 3Blue1Brown for explanatory math videos. It renders mathematical scenes with LaTeX, OpenGL, and FFmpeg into video files.
Use cases
- animate math explanations for videos
- create 3blue1brown-style educational animations
- programmatically render mathematical scenes to video
- visualize calculus and linear algebra concepts
- make animated diagrams for teaching
- render LaTeX equations with animation
When to avoid
- you want a community-maintained, better-documented version (use Manim Community edition instead)
- you need a GUI-based animation tool without coding
- you only need simple chart animations where a plotting library suffices
Facets
library · maturity active
animation graphics data-visualization video-processing education mathematics graphics developer-tools python windows cross-platform math-animation explanatory-videos opengl latex 3blue1brown manimgl linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/3b1b/manim · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0460908284d2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3b1b/manim | main | 78 |
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