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Manim: Animating Math with Code

Discover Manim: Python-powered math animation engine behind 3Blue1Brown. Create stunning educational visuals with code. Install guide & examples included.

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Meng Li
Jul 19, 2025
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About one or two years ago, when I was watching 3Blue1Brown videos, I was deeply attracted by those precise and cool animations. Later, I learned that there was a powerful tool behind it—Manim. Today, let's talk about this tool and see how it makes mathematical animations "come alive."

What is Manim

Manim (Mathematical ANIMation) is a programmatic animation engine, originally written by the author of 3Blue1Brown himself to create animations for his educational videos. Later, the community forked it into Manim Community Edition, aiming for better stability, testing, and ease of use.

  • 3b1b/ManimGL: The original version, focused on video effects

  • Manim Community: Community version with friendlier plugins, documentation, and CI

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