Manim
A community-maintained Python framework for creating mathematical animations. observed · 2026-10-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 52.5
- age_days: 2346
- days_rel: 12
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
41722 stars · 3210 forks observed · 2026-10-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.97
Manim Community Edition is a Python library for programmatically creating precise mathematical animations, often used in educational videos. It provides a rich API for drawing shapes, LaTeX formulas, and complex transformations with high-quality rendering.
Use cases
- create animated math videos for teaching calculus or geometry
- visualize mathematical concepts with LaTeX-rendered formulas
- generate programmatic video content for online courses
- produce high‑quality graphics for scientific presentations
- automate the rendering of mathematical diagrams in batch
When to choose
- You need a scriptable, code‑first approach to generate math animations.
- You want tight integration with LaTeX for rendering equations.
- You prefer an actively maintained, community‑driven library with many examples.
- Your workflow runs on Python and you need cross‑platform support.
When to avoid
- You require a WYSIWYG visual editor for creating animations.
- Real‑time interactive graphics or game‑style performance is needed.
- You need native mobile or web deployment without additional tooling.
Facets
library · maturity active
graphics animation video-processing pdf documentation education computer-vision data-visualization python windows cross-platform math-animations latex-support video-rendering community-driven plugin-system linux macos
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim · fetched 2026-10-21 · 670c5824dbf8
- homepage: https://www.manim.community · fetched 2026-09-14 · 4294d6b71fd7
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/manim/json · fetched 2026-09-14 · 9d052be893a9
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/manim-voiceover/json · fetched 2026-09-14 · b1cb72116715
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/manimpango/json · fetched 2026-09-14 · e86e1ecafa6e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ManimCommunity/manim | main | 95 |
| ManimCommunity/manim-voiceover | plugin | 73 |
| ManimCommunity/ManimPango | backend | 88 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ManimCommunity/manim")
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