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ManimCommunity/manim

Manim is a Python library for creating mathematical animations and visualizations. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for defining scenes, animating objects, and rendering high-quality video or interactive outputs. The system supports both Cairo and OpenGL rendering backends, offering hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and advanced shader effects. It includes a modular architecture with dedicated modules for mobjects, animations, and configuration management, alongside a robust CLI for project scaffolding and environment validation.

65.7

Adequate · 2 August 2026

63k

lines of production code

Python

primary language

6

bus factor · 542 authors in all

3

measurements over time

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How it got here

2015–2020 · Architecture and test suite modernization

This period focused on restructuring the codebase into a modular package with improved import paths and a centralized configuration system. Significant effort was also dedicated to expanding the test suite with comprehensive graphical unit tests and utility scripts to support development workflows.

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2021–2023 · OpenGL backend and CLI modernization

This period focused on introducing a new OpenGL rendering backend and rewriting the associated shader pipeline to support hardware-accelerated, high-quality 3D graphics. Simultaneously, the project modernized its command-line interface by refactoring it with Click and adding new configuration and health-check subcommands. The work was heavily supported by extensive test coverage for the new rendering systems, mobject modules, and CLI tools.

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  • The description of this project is derived from its own commit history, not from its README.
  • The score is its highest published measurement, taken on 2 August 2026 at a pinned commit. It is not a live figure and does not change until the project is measured again.
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  • Scored under rubric rubric-2026.08.18. Score the same commit under that rubric and you get the same number.
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