# Install manim with Homebrew, Nix, chocolatey Animation engine for explanatory math videos. Version 0.20.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:manim ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install manim ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#manim ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/manim/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install manimce ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: manimce from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','lunacy' ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:manim - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.20.1 - **Source summary:** Animation engine for explanatory math videos - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - manim (cli) - manimce (cli) - manim (alias) - manimce (alias) ## Dependencies - cairo - ffmpeg - fontconfig - freetype - gettext - glib - harfbuzz - numpy - pango - pillow - py3cairo - python@3.14 - scipy ## Build dependencies - cmake - ninja - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.20.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.manim.community - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Linux: /manim.cfg, ~/.config/manim/manim.cfg - macOS: /manim.cfg, ~/.config/manim/manim.cfg - Windows: /manim.cfg, UserDirectory/AppData/Roaming/Manim/manim.cfg ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - manim: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ma/manim/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - manimce: installed executable or alias match | Chocolatey community package catalog: manimce from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','lunacy' ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ffmpeg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ffmpeg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fontconfig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fontconfig/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [harfbuzz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/harfbuzz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [numpy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/numpy/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gifski](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gifski/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: animation, cli, media. - [streamlink](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/streamlink/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, python, video. - [synfig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/synfig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: animation, cli, media. - [vapoursynth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vapoursynth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, python, video. - [ab-av1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ab-av1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [alass](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alass/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [aom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, video. - [apng2gif](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apng2gif/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: animation, cli, media. - [mlt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mlt/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, ffmpeg, fontconfig, freetype, gettext. - [dvr-scan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dvr-scan/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, ffmpeg, media, numpy, pillow. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/manim.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/manim.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph