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3b1b/manim

Animation engine for explanatory math videos observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/3b1b/manim · Python · MIT (permissive) 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

Full methodology

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

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Member repositories

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