install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install manim

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#manim

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/manim/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install manimce

Chocolatey community package catalog · manimce · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

Animation engine for explanatory math videos

Project links

Commands and aliases

manim
manimce

history

Project history and usage

Manim is a Python animation engine for creating explanatory math videos programmatically. The Homebrew formula packages the Manim Community Edition, the community-maintained version of the tool associated with Grant Sanderson's 3Blue1Brown math videos.

Project history

The original `3b1b/manim` repository was created in March 2015 and is described as an animation engine for explanatory math videos. The Manim Community README says the community edition was forked from Grant Sanderson's original 3Blue1Brown tool and is recommended by the community project for continued development, improved features, stronger documentation, and more active community maintenance.

The ManimCommunity/manim repository was created in May 2020 under the ManimCommunity organization. Its README describes Manim as an engine for precise programmatic animations and points users to the original 3Blue1Brown repository when they want to study how Grant Sanderson makes his videos.

Adoption history

Manim's adoption is closely tied to educational math video production, Python notebooks, and reproducible animation scripts. The official README links to PyPI, Docker Hub, Binder examples, a Discord server, a Reddit community, and Read the Docs documentation, which shows a broad community packaging surface beyond a single source checkout.

By 2026 the community repository had tens of thousands of GitHub stars and thousands of forks, while the original 3Blue1Brown repository remained even larger. That split is important for package users: formulae and Python packages generally target the community edition, while the 3Blue1Brown repository is still a separate upstream lineage.

How it is used

Typical usage defines a Python `Scene` class, then runs a command such as `manim -p -ql example.py SquareToCircle` to render and preview an animation. The documentation also covers CLI flags, `manim.cfg` files, the global `config` object, Docker usage, and a `%%manim` IPython magic for Jupyter workflows.

Why package nerds care

Manim is package-nerd interesting because it combines a Python API, a CLI renderer, native graphics and video dependencies, optional Docker packaging, notebook integration, and a historically visible fork distinction between 3Blue1Brown's original code and the community edition.

Timeline

2015: Original 3Blue1Brown Manim repository created.
2020: Manim Community repository created.
2025: v0.19.0 community release published.
2026: v0.20.1 community release published.

Related projects

3b1b/manim is the original Grant Sanderson repository.
ManimCommunity/jupyter_examples provides Binder-backed notebook examples linked from the official README.
The community project publishes a Docker image as `manimcommunity/manim`.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:video

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 13 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: <scene-directory>/manim.cfg~/.config/manim/manim.cfg
macOS: <scene-directory>/manim.cfg~/.config/manim/manim.cfg
Windows: <scene-directory>/manim.cfgUserDirectory/AppData/Roaming/Manim/manim.cfg

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`manim`	cli	global executable
`manimce`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.20.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.manim.community

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.manim.communitynone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:manim
Version	0.20.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/manim
Homepage	https://www.manim.community
Repository	https://github.com/ManimCommunity/manim
Upstream docs	https://docs.manim.community/en/stable
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/dc/3b/ad54ce02f3e95d17d016cb1254708ae3795b60d5661f3b2085655940a565/manim-0.20.1.tar.gz
Dependencies	cairo, ffmpeg, fontconfig, freetype, gettext, glib, harfbuzz, numpy, pango, pillow, py3cairo, python@3.14, scipy
Build dependencies	cmake, ninja, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	manim
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

manim

nix profile install nixpkgs#manim

normalized package name match
Matched by: Manim

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/manim/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Chocolatey92%

manimce

choco install manimce

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Manimce

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: manimce from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','lunacy'

package graph

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/manim.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
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