ManimCommunity/manim
A community-maintained Python framework for creating mathematical animations. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 85
- 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: 47
- age_days: 2298
- days_rel: 23
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
40481 stars · 3054 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Manim Community Edition is a Python framework and animation engine for programmatically creating precise mathematical animations and explanatory videos, originally inspired by 3Blue1Brown's video tooling. It renders scenes composed of shapes, LaTeX equations, and transformations into high-quality videos.
Use cases
- create animated math explainer videos with python
- animate latex equations and formulas
- make 3blue1brown style educational videos
- programmatically generate geometry and graph animations
- visualize mathematical concepts for teaching
- render animated diagrams for lectures
When to choose
- you want precise, code-driven math animations rendered to video
- you need LaTeX equation rendering in animations
- you want an actively maintained community version with good docs
When to avoid
- you need real-time interactive animation or a GUI editor
- you want simple drag-and-drop video editing without coding
- you need lightweight chart plotting rather than animated video
Facets
library · maturity active
animation graphics data-visualization mathematics education graphics data-visualization python cross-platform cli math-animations latex video-generation 3blue1brown explanatory-videos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim · fetched 2026-08-28 · 670c5824dbf8
- homepage: https://www.manim.community · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4294d6b71fd7
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/manim/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9d052be893a9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ManimCommunity/manim | main | 94 |
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